Living at house of compassion

House of Compassion provides permanent supportive housing for adults living with serious and persistent mental illness. We offer a shared home, three meals daily, 24-hour residential staff presence, daily structure, and a supportive community.

Our goal is to help residents experience the stability, dignity, belonging, and practical support that make long-term community living possible.

Our Support Model

House of Compassion is a warm, home-like, non-clinical supportive-housing community. Our staff provide day-to-day residential support, encouragement, structure, meals, and a caring presence around the clock.

We work in partnership with residents, their families where appropriate, and external community providers to help ensure each resident has the support needed to live successfully at HOC.

HOC staff can support residents in following their medication schedules and maintaining daily routines. Clinical, medical, psychiatric, and personal-care services are provided through residents’ external health-care and community-support providers.

Working With External Supports

Residents have an active external case manager and/or care team to support their individual needs. Referrals identify the providers responsible for ongoing psychiatric care, medical care, medication needs, crisis support, and any personal-care, addictions, or other specialized services.

This partnership allows HOC to focus on what we do best: providing a stable, supportive home and a welcoming community, while residents remain connected to the appropriate professional care and services in the wider community.

Finding the Right Fit

HOC is best suited to people who can live safely in a non-clinical, shared-home setting with residential support and active external care-team involvement.

Some people may be better served in a setting that offers on-site nursing or clinical care, intensive personal-care support, medically monitored residential treatment, one-to-one supervision, regular staff accompaniment in the community, or specialized active addictions services.

Each referral is reviewed individually and thoughtfully. Our aim is to ensure that residents joining the HOC community can be well supported, feel at home, and thrive over the long term.

How to Apply

Referrals to House of Compassion are made through The Access Point, Toronto’s centralized access point for supportive housing and community mental-health services.

To apply or learn more, visit The Access Point, call 416-640-1934 or toll-free 1-888-640-1934, or email info@theaccesspoint.ca. The Access Point is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applicants may apply directly, or a family member, service provider, or other professional may make a referral with the applicant’s consent.