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 Help for Caregivers
Hands-on Senior Home Care Services, In-home Nursing & Caregiving,
Meal Preparation, Housekeeping, & Shopping Services
 
Separated into five broad areas:
  • Combined Services - including Nursing, Personal Care, and Home Support Services
  • Health Care - Nursing, Personal Care
  • Home Support Services - Housekeeping, Meals, Laundry, Companions, Errands, Transportation
  • Individual Case Managers/Advocacy - organization of care services for an individual
  • Recruitment Agencies - live-in caregivers that may or may not provide nursing and/or home support services

 

 

 
 
 
Combined Services – Nursing, Personal Care, Home Care, Housekeeping, Meals, Errands, Companions
 
 
Access Health Services   #1 - 22337 Dewdney Trunk Road,
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3J3. 604-467-1135 or 604-942-5509. Providing Registered Nurses, Care Aides, Homemakers, Cleaners, Companions, 24 Hour Live-in Care, Personal Care, Transportation, Palliative Care, Foot Care, and more. Serving clients in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Tri-Cities, Burnaby and New Westminster.
 
All Nursing Home Health Services Inc. 604-488-9323. Provides nursing and home support services including: Nursing • Personal Care Aides • Homemaking & Housekeeping • Companions / Sitters • Rehabilitation • Live-in Care Givers • Nannies. Services offered in the Lower Mainland.
 
Bayshore Home Health 414 - 750 Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1H3. 604-873-2545. Services include registered nurses, personal care, family relief, homemakers, senior care, shopping, meal preparation, companions, palliative care.
 
CareCo Health Services Mission & Abbotsford 604-826-9980, Chilliwack: 604-795-9950, Greater Vancouver, Langley, White Rock, Agasiz, Hope: Toll Free 1-877-433-5333. Homemakers • Companions • Certified Nursing Aides •Licensed Practical Nurses • Registered Nurses • Psychiatric Nurses.
 
Classic Caregivers Ltd. Vancouver Branch: 1550 - 1200 West 73rd Avenue Vancouver BC V6P 6G5. 604-263-3621 or 1-888-263-5168. Hourly or live-in nurses, care aides, rehabilitation aides, daily living support, homemaking meals, rehabilitation, palliative care. Serving the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
 
Comcare Health Services 1-800-663-5775.  320 - 601- 6th Street, New Westminster V3L 3C1. Provides Home and Personal Support, Nursing, Palliative, and Respite Care. Housekeeping, Meals, Personal Care, Foot Care, and more.

Comfort Keepers G02 - 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E2. 604-689-8609. Comfort Keepers provides assisted living services in the home. We offer companionship, homemaking services, meal preparation, light housekeeping, transportation to appointments, as well as personal care including bathing, incontinence care, and mobility assistance. We care for seniors, new mothers, and people who are recovering from accidents, illnesses, and surgeries. Locations throughout Canada.
 
Cornerstone Care Society 15050 - 54A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 5X7. 604-575-9080. Cornerstone Care Society is a BC based non-profit society and registered charity serving the home care needs of the residents of Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, and Aldergrove. Cornerstone provides a wide range of services including: house cleaning, meal preparaton, bath assist, personal hygeine, medication assist and reminders, eye and ear drops, shopping service, respite care, social outings, and even dog walking. We can also provide the services of Registered Nurses and LPN's. 

Delta Home Support 103 - 5405 48th Avenue, Delta, BC, V4K 1W6. 604-946-9556 or 604-946-1794. Provides practical help with routine household tasks and personal care needs. Service provided to residents of Ladner, Tsawwassen, and North Delta.
 
Deltassist Family & Community Services 604-946-9526. Deltassist provides services for Delta seniors that help to combat loneliness enhance seniors’ independence. Volunteers provide shopping, phone support and visiting services to provide valuable community support for seniors who want to live independently as long as is possible.
 
Drake Medox Health Services 200 - 535 W10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1K9. 604-877-0690. We provide a full range of nursing and home support services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
 
Driving Miss Daisy Locations throughout the Lower Mainland. Offers a variety of services including transportation • home support • companionship • and more.
 
Family Respite Centre 2711 East 49th Avenue. Vancouver, BC. 604-327-9525. The Health and Home Care Socity of BC (formery VON) Family Respite Centre provides nursing and professional care, meals and recreational activities for up to 12 guests seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
 
Full Spectrum Senior Services 202 - 6556 Marlborough Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5H 3M1. 604-616-8401. We provide quality, personalized home support services for seniors moving into or living in a retirement residence, and home healthcare services for seniors living in their own homes.

 

Hollyburn Family Services #210-255 West 1st Street
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G8. 604-987-8211.  Services include Case Management, medication monitoring, meal planning, personal care, companionship - at Homes and in Facilities, transportion to appointments, travel companions, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, Palliative Care, Respite for family and full-time caregivers, and more.

Home Care West P.O. Box 91097, West Vancouver, BC V7V 3N3. 604-924-5455. We offer a wide variety of services ranging from home care assistants, companions, live in assistants, to registered nurses. We provide complete wellness programs that enable Home Care West clients to not just stay at home, but to thrive.Services currently offered in North and West Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster.

 

Home Sweet Home 1225 West 16th Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1R5. 604-724-4811. Offering a wide variety of services from 4 - 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Our professional in-home care services are tailored to meet your family's specific needs.  Serving North and West Vancouver.

 

Hospital Helpers 604-269-9090.  Hospital Helpers (HH) provides  transportation services, hospital companions, post-op home support,  and palliative care.  Servicing the Vancouver Lower Mainland. 

 

Independent Quality Home Care Suite 1100 - 1200 West 73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5. 604-267-7000. Offering a full range of services including Live-In Care, Personal Care, Care Aides, Home Makers, Companions and Child Minding. Independent Quality Home Care Ltd. is for people living in their own home, retirement home, long term care facility, or hospital.

 

Karp Home Care 9304 Salish Court, Burnaby, BC V3J 4C5.
604-420-7800. Quality in-home care.  Services include Home Support, Housekeeping, Groceries and Meal Preparation, Transportation, Nursing Care, Palliative Care, and more. Serving Vancouver, Burnaby, and the Lower Mainland. 

 

Langley Seniors Society 20605-51B Avenue, Langley, B.C. V3A 9H1.  604-530-3020. For seniors experiencing isolation, outreach volunteers provide transportation, shopping assistance, and regualr telephone contact.  Specialized care and support services are available for adults with physical and/or mental challenges who live alone or with family care givers.  Additional services include health monitoring, caregiver support, therapeutic bathing, nutritional assistance and social contact.  Check out their Outreach Services page.

 

Living Well 50+ Home Care Services Inc. 1577 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC. 604-904-2397.  Living Well offers support to clients who require personal care, housekeeping, shopping, companionship, or palliative care. Specializing in Alzheimer & Dementia.
 

Loving Home Care Services 1705 - 2008 Fullerton Ave North Vancouver, BC V7P 3G7. 604-926-8403.  Personal care, homemaking (meals and laundry), general housekeeping, companionship, shopping and recreational outings, and more.

 

Nurse Next Door  Professional Homecare Services Inc. Suite 320 - 5511 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W6. 604-228-4357. (Formerly Senior Homecare by Angels; formerly Visiting Angels), Nurse Next Door provides individuals with a wide range of convenient and consistent one-on-one healthcare related services in the comfort of their own home: Companions • Home Support • Caregivers • Eldercare • Professional Nursing • Respite Care • Alzheimer's / Dementia Support.

 
Plum Living Home Health Services 1502 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 1P2. 604-789-8725. Provides services specifically intended for the gay and lesbian community. Offering Home Support, Personal Care, Nursing Services, Companionship, and Care Management and Counselling.

Quality Care Health Services (No link available). 125 - 511 Gatensbury St, Coquitlam, BC V3J 5E7. 604-939-0028. Provides in-home care for the elderly and handicapped, including transportation to and from appointments, meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry and house cleaning as well as personal care.

 
Retire-at-Home Services 4182 Dawson Street, Suite 1708,
Burnaby, BC V5C 0A2. 604-299-HOME (4663). We provide: professional care givers that have been trained through a Canadian care giver certification program, free In-Home Assessment and Home Safety Inspection, First Shift Visit by a supervisor to ensure satisfaction, followed by regular supervisory visits to ensure continued satisfaction, regular contact with the client as requested, maintain contact with client's other Health Care Professionals such as their doctor, and Client Advocacy. Our services include Personal Care • Housekeeping • Nursing • Grocery Shopping • Meals • Laundry • Respite • Palliative Care • Outings & Companions • Transportation • and much more.  V.A.C. Health Identification Cards accepted!  
 
Royal Duchess Elder Care Ltd. (now part of Home Instead) 306 - 7188 Progress Way, Delta, BC V4G 1M6. 604-925-1570 or 604-267-6742. Basic services include cleaning, meal preparation, laundry, companionship and shopping. Advanced services include personal care, palliative care, pre and post hospital care, live-in and overnight care. Serving the Vancouver area. Also offers their services in Squamish.  See  Home Instead.
 
St. James Home Support Service 604-606-0300. Provides homemaking and personal care services to clients who live alone in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
 

We Care Home Health Services Professional nursing and home support services.

Burnaby - 604-524-5554
Tri Cities Maple Ridge - 604-552-4378
Fraser Valley - 604-864-9682
North Shore - 604-980-6350
Surrey - 604-596-0772
Vancouver/Richmond/South Delta - 604-264-9003
other locations

Welcome Home Health Care Inc. 617 - 1926 Como Lake Ave, Coquitlam, BC, V3J 7X8 604-351-6005 or toll free 877-351-6005. Specializing in home health support that enhances the well-being of others, our services include: light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation (appts, errands, shopping), personal care (bathing, grooming), post surgery assistance, rehab care (pro-active) palliative care, respite care. Call for your free consultation. Serving the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Download our brochure here!
 
West Coast Health Care Services Ltd. 2006 - 7495 132nd St, Surrey, BC. 604-590-2411. Provides home support services, including personal care, meal preparation, shopping, housekeeping, and respite for elderly and disabled people. Referrals through Residential Care; private service also available. Serves Surrey, Delta, and White Rock.
 
 

 
 
Health Care (Nursing, Personal Care)
 
 
All-Ways Foot Care Suite 720 - 999 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1KS. 604-873-8533. High quality foot care services from qualified foot care nurses for people requiring foot care at home and in facilities. Services include care for nails, corns & calluses, and ingrown toe nails.
 
Community Home Support Services Association  111 - 1385 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver BC V6H 3V9. 604-739-4300, and 300-5172 Kingsway, Burnaby BC. 604-439-1211. Provides community-based home support and attendant care to adults. Accepts private pay clients. Serves Vancouver and Burnaby.
 
Evergreen Nursing Services (No link available) 2267 W 45th, Vancouver, BC V5K 1A1. 604-264-7959.
 
Shylo Nursing Service 1305 St. George's Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7L 3J2. 604-985-6881. Provides comprehensive home health care services including palliative care, respite care, hair care, and house-sitting. Serves Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Burnaby.
 
Westside Nursing Services 15-1917 W4th Ave. Vancouver. 604-261-9161. Offers private duty nursing, respite, and elder care services.
 
  
 

 
 
Home Care (Housekeeping, Meals, Errands, Companions, Transportation)
 
  
A Total Klean 604-669-8718. General cleaning, move-in/move-outs. Serving Greater Vancouver area.
 
Abbott Senior Care (No link available) - 604-925-6861 (North Vancouver) Quality non-medical, at home companions and domestic care for seniors.
 
Ace Personnel Domestic Service (No link available)
1659 W60th Ave. Vancouver. 604-321-2778.  
 
Always There for You Home Support 250 - 3580 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC V7E 3A4.  604-271-4427. Specializes in providing affordable home care support and handyman services to help individuals maintain active independent lifestyles. Serving Richmond, Ladner, Tsawassen, and White Rock.

A.N.H. Home Support Services 200 - 1820 Renfrew, Vancouver, BC. 604-251-2078. Run by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver. Provides home support services within the area bounded by Granville Street to the west, Boundary Road to the east, the Fraser River to the south, and Burrard Inlet to the north.
 
The Bizzy Butler 604-466-9008. A personal assistant service based in Maple Ridge, BC. We do personal shopping, errands, cooking and one-day cleaning service for moving in or out of a home. Bizzy Butler is your personal assistant who will help you manage your domestic tasks. We will do your personal shopping, run errands, pay bills, return books to the library, make appointments for your family or prepare meals in your home. Is the laundry piling up? Do you need help organizing your home? Bizzy Butler will tackle your “TO DO” list with gusto! Serving the following areas: Greater Vancouver Area, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam.

Bond Care Home Health Services Ocean Walk Medical Centre, 1884 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J6. 604-922-4612 or Tollfree 1-877-266-3888. Bond Senior Home Care specializes in providing home care services for the elderly and others who need assistance. We provide care to individuals or couples who require assistance, light housework and/or companionship in order to comfortably remain at home and retain their independence.
 
Consumer Care 51 1833 Coast Meridian Rd Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6G5. 604-945-0046. House cleaning services, grocery shopping and more.
 
Domestic Assistants 5 - 2130 York Avenue, Vancouver, BC
V6K 1C3.  604-730-0064.  Home cleaning, pet & house sitting, home repairs. Serving Kitsilano, Point Grey, Kerrisdale, UBC and downtown and a bit of the East side.
 
The Errand Girls  604-916-9777. Services include Appointment Arrangements & Reminder Calls, Personal Assistants, House & Pet Sitting, Personal Shopping, General Errands, Grocery & Department Store Shopping, and more.
 
everyday allstar 207-1410 Marine, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1T6. 604-990-0867. General cleaning, laundry, move-in/move-outs.
 
Greater Vancouver Community Services Society 500 - 1212 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V1. 604-737-4900. Serves people living in the Greater Vancouver Regional District who for reasons of health or disability many require assistance to remain in their home safely and independently. Offers three types of services: Home Support Services, Community Living Services and Transit (HandyDART) Services.
 

Home Instead Senior Care Provides the elderly with companionship and one-on-one human contact to reduce isolation and improve their quality of life in their own homes. Also provide help with day-to-day chores including meal preparation, light housework, shopping and errands.

 

 
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House 2425 Oxford Street, Vancouver, BC V5K 1M7.  604-254-5401.  Kiwassa Neighbourhood House offers "Seniors' Links," an affordable service which links seniors requiring help with those who are able to help.  Services include light housekeeping • shopping • laundry • pet care • yard work • and more.  Services provided to East Vancouver.
 
Maid Brigade BC  Main Service Office: 6834 King George Highway, Surrey, BC V3W 4Z9. 604-596-3936.  Serving Fraser Valley area; Surrey, Langley, Whiterock, Delta, and Vancouver BC.
 
Molly Maid Cleaning Service Locations throughout B.C. 
 
Red Rabbit Concierge Services 604.525.3832.  Services include:  • Grocery shopping  • Gift shopping (for grandchildren, family and friends) • Chauffeuring services • Simple cleaning and gardening tasks • and more.  Serving the Lower Mainland.
 
Red Rabbit Concierge Services 604-525-3832. Services include: Grocery shopping, Gift shopping (for grandchildren, family and friends), Chauffeuring services, Simple cleaning and gardening tasks, and more. Serving the Lower Mainland.
 
Senior Support Services  Senior Support Services
15008 26th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4P 3H5.  604-531-9400. Senior Support Services assists Seniors to maintain or increase their independence so they may remain living in their own home. 
 
TenderHelpers HomeCare Ltd.  604-312-0798, North Vancouver, BC.

Providing non-medical home care services to enhance daily living and promote wellness with compassion, by trained and dedicated caregivers.  Services include:

 

  • Health and Medical Information (Daily updates on website.)
  • Personal Care (bathing, dressing, grooming)
  • Pet Care (light grooming, pet sitting)
  • Shopping (groceries, prescription pick-up)
  • Meal Preparation (planning, cooking, clean-up)
  • Garden Helpers (tidying yard, very affordable rates)
  • Companionship (church, prayer, HandyDART outings)
  • Homemakers (vacuuming, cleaning, laundry and more...)
  • Transportation (social or medical appointments)
  • Meals-on-Wheels assistance set up and more...

 

Serving: Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Vancouver and West Vancouver.

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
Individual Case Managers/Consultants/Advocacy
 
 
Geriatric Care Managers Article about Geriatric Care Managers. (USA)
 
Arcus Community Resources 22320 - 119th Avenue Maple Ridge, B.C 604-466-9842. Arcus has been in the caregiving field for eighteen years.  Coordinates the services of a team of service providers, developed specifically for the client, and ensures that everyone is aware of the client's needs and that the care plan is adhered to. Within this coordinated plan, team members work collaboratively with the client to ensure consistency and continuity of care.
 
Bendall and Fredericks Consulting Group Advocacy and Support Services for Seniors in British Columbia. P.O.Box 54507, 7155 Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5E 4J6. 604-519-1725 or Toll Free: 1-888-526-6721. Services include: Active individualized advocacy on your behalf to key government and community stakeholders • Customized Monitoring Services for respite and long-term care • Information and consultation in regards to the services provided by local agencies • Needs assessments • and more. 
 
Diamond Geriatrics 25 West 11th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1S6. 604-874-7764. Provides private case management, assessment, care planning, and counselling for caregivers and seniors. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, assisted living residence, or other care facility or senior’s housing location, we can help make sure they are getting the best care and services possible.  Peter Silin, the principal of Diamond Geriatrics is the author of Nursing Homes: The Family's Journey.
 
 

 


 

Recruitment & Placement Agencies

 

 

Live-in Caregiver Program (Citizenship and Immigration Canada). The Live-in Caregiver Program is a special program whose objective is to bring workers to Canada to do live-in work as caregivers when there are not enough Canadians to fill the available positions. A live-in caregiver is someone who provides care to children, the elderly or the disabled in a private household. See also Recruitment & Placement Agencies below.

Recruitment & Placement Agencies Providing Caregivers for Seniors

 

  • Clara's Caregiver Services A.A. Clara's Agency 138 - 2785 Cooperative Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 4S4. 604-255-3440 or 604-839-0072. Providing companions for the elderly in your family. Taking care of your pets, walking dogs, etc.  Light housekeeping.
  • Care Match Inc. 55 Village Centre Place, Suite 306, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4Z 1V9. 1-905-279-4869.
    A Canadian recruitment & placement agency specializing in supplying live-in or live-out caregivers for short or long term placement. From a short visit during the day or evening (live-out caregiver), to a long term contract with over night care (live-in caregiver).
  • Caregiverlistings.com   Placement agency which also offers a searchable online database of available caregivers (membership required).
  • Caregivers.ca 335 Bay Street, Suite 1000 Toronto, ON M5H 2R3. 1-416-788-2273. Caregivers.ca target foreign workers who are qualified to care for a family's specific needs and matches them with Canadian employers that need care on a live-in or live-out basis.  
  • International Nannies & Homecare Ltd. 204 - 402 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1S5. 604-609-9925. A recruitment & placement agency placing Live-in and Live-out Nannies, Housekeepers and Elderly Care all in Full or Part-time positions.
  • Live-in Caregiver Program (Citizenship and Immigration Canada). The Live-in Caregiver Program is a special program whose objective is to bring workers to Canada to do live-in work as caregivers when there are not enough Canadians to fill the available positions. A live-in caregiver is someone who provides care to children, the elderly or the disabled in a private household. See also Recruitment & Placement Agencies. 
  • Ofek HomeCare Nanny and Caregiver Employment Agency in Canada. Overseas placement from Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel and Europe. Referring live in and live out nannies, caregivers for children, seniors and special needs patients in Canada. Toll Free: 1-866-777-8858 or telephone: 1-647-722-3696.
  • Top Home Care Solutions Ltd. 433 West 38th Avenue, Vancouver, BC . A licensed employment agency based in Vancouver specializing in providing quality Live-in Caregivers to families with Childcare, Elderly Care or Special Need Care. Our placement fee is very affordable and the only company in BC to offer “lifetime replacement guarantee.” For more information, call us at 778.668.CARE (2273).
  • Vamos a Canada  - Visit, Study, Work or Immigrate to Canada.  53 Dewpoint Rd. Thornhill, Ontario L4J 9E1. 1-905-326-2880. A recruitment & placement agency specializing in supplying experienced overseas personnel to Canadian families needing nursing and caregiving for the young and the elderly.   See also Where's My Nanny 1-905-370-0299.