An option of supportive services in your own private home; whether a house, apartment, retirement residence or nursing home.

When do you (or friend, family member) think you need home care?

• After hospital
• Short term illness, e.g. the flu
• After a fall; fear of falling
• Walking with assistance
• Need help getting dressed
• Want help with meals and cleaning
• Afraid of slipping in the bath and want help with bathing
• Loneliness
• Spouse or family can’t help you all the time
• Winter weather causes isolation
• Someone to accompany you to your doctor’s appointment

• Professional one-to-one support
• To clients in houses, apartment buildings, retirement communities, anywhere considered “home”
• Personal care: transferring, getting in and out of bed or cars; help with canes and walkers; dressing and grooming; bathing
• Medication reminders
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry
• Shopping errands
• Meal preparation: shopping, cooking, healthy meal planning
• Writing, emailing, computer coaching

• Social companionship
• Escorts to medical and other appointments
• Accompany to concerts, theatre, movies
• Letter-writing, card writing, emailing
• Arrange appointments
• Transportation

Family (spouse, daughter), friend, neighbour, home care assistant

What if your doctor says that you have to move into a nursing home? Do you know your options? How would you arrange home care instead? Who knows your plans? Who makes the decision? Family needs to be involved.

Yes, if you have the identified support.

Yes, long term and short term service is available. We can accompany to appointments, help out when you have a cold or flu or simply help you start out your day well.

Yes; we can provide a qualified home care assistant to take care of your husband so you can have some personal time away or at home.

Yes. On the weekends and in the evenings, HomeCare West has a real person on the phone.

Yes.