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Our unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family. Join us in making an impact in our vibrant seniors' communities.

Welcome to Optima Living

Optima Living was founded in 2007 when Karim Kassam and Farid F. Damji, two friends with a deep commitment to caring for seniors in their lives, crossed paths while working at the provincial health authority. They began dreaming of a way to welcome other seniors into a different circle of care that truly honoured their own parents and grandparents, who had served as such sources of inspiration.

At Optima Living, we're committed to creating an environment where both our residents and team members feel genuinely at home. We believe that to provide seniors with a true home-like experience, it's just as important that our staff feel supported, valued, and appreciated. That's why we focus on fostering a workplace where your career goals, personal aspirations, and family needs are respected. Diversity works here, and we celebrate the unique perspectives each team member brings. At Optima Living, you'll find a welcoming, inclusive environment where your contributions truly make a difference every day.

Let us welcome you home™

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long-Term Care, and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live and work in Western Canada.



About Us

Since then, our co-founders' vision of a truly homelike place for seniors has grown to more than a three dozen Optima Living communities serving thousands of seniors and their families across Alberta and British Columbia. At every decision-point and in every community, our North Star is Let us welcome you home. For our residents, home, is where they feel; safe, respected, where their voice are heard, views matter, and they have freedom of choice. For our employees, as part of the Optima Living family, you will support the residents with your compassion, your skills, and your enthusiasm.

Let us welcome you home: It's our invitation to you. And it's our North Star, guiding everything we do.


Mission Let us welcome you home™ Our mission is to provide home-style living for seniors. We seek to provide the best quality of life possible by enabling each resident to experience a full and independent lifestyle.
Vision A resident-centred approach We envision every person feeling at home. Here at Optima Living, we feel it is an honour to work with you and we advocate a resident-centred approach where you, the resident, are the focus of all our endeavours.
Values Respect, Dignity, Collaboration
We respect you We actively listen to provide a dignified and welcoming home where everyone feels comfortable and supported to live their best life.
We uphold your dignity We respect what you say and support your right to make choices yourself.
We do the right thing We are passionate about doing right by you every day.
We work together We work with one another to create an empowering, inviting, and person-centred home, uplifted by the diversity we create as a community.

Work With Us

Do you share Optima Living's vision for the future of seniors' communities? Join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors every day. We would love for you to join us!


Come Join Us

We care about our people and we invest in them by providing competitive benefits, work-life balance, and many opportunities to learn and grow.


"Optima is a place where we can really affect change and make life better"
Allison Schindler - Regional Director, Memory Care, Lifestyles & Programs
"Optima has been really great at keeping up with the times, which is something you don't always see with older adults. We have so much to look forward to, whether I'm here or somewhere else withing Optima. I believe in it, and I'm truly excited to be a part of it."
Kailey Brown - Activity Director/Health and Wellness, Lewis Estates
"For me, this job is very fulfilling, it's essential"
Karl Ducasi - Environmental Services Supervisor, Lewis Estates
"Everybody knows everybody. They know when a new face is around. We truly are a family around here."
Kyla Teolis - LPN, Country Cottage