Home Help

Companionship & Assistance

Personal Care

Dementia/Alzheimer's Support

Home Help

Home Help is provided in your home and allows individuals to continue to live as independently as possible.

Some aspects of Home Help may include:

Meals

Planning
Preparation (daily/weekly)
Monitoring diet and eating habits

Shopping

Preparing grocery list
Accompaniment for shopping and errands
Grocery and general shopping

Light housekeeping

Cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, taking out garbage and recycling laundry, ironing, making beds and changing linens, medication monitoring, assistance with pet care, and house plant care

Companionship & Assistance

Companionship & Assistance includes all aspects of life in the community that contribute to a client’s sense of wellbeing.

These aspects may include:

Companionship

Accompaniment to appointments and special events, using Access Transit or wheelchair taxi if necessary

Shopping trips

Attendance at events

Arranging appointments

Outings and Activities

Visits, Outings, Events, Coffee, Gardening, Reading, Walks, and Activities such as board games and crafts!

Assistance

Letter writing and correspondence

Medication reminders

Prescription pick-up

Short-term support after hospital release

Personal Care

Personal Care includes additional tasks related to a client’s health and hygiene. These tasks may include Assistance With:

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Support

Dementia and Alzheimer’s support includes assistance to family members who are caring for a loved one. Assistance may include:

Respite care (providing short-term relief for family members who are primary caregivers)
Visits, conversation, reading, looking through photo albums, and listening to music together
Accompaniment to appointments
Medication reminders
Night or Day sitting
Overnight security stays
Palliative care (Note: 24-hour care is available)