Complex care in Surrey usually starts with a discharge from Surrey Memorial Hospital: an IV, a wound vac, a feeding tube, sometimes a trach. Salve's HCP-licensed clinical team covers Newton and Sullivan Heights, Guildford and Fraser Heights, Cloverdale and Clayton and the rest of the city, with most procedures performed by a Registered Nurse and personal-care continuing alongside.
§IV therapy at home: IV antibiotics, IV hydration, PICC line dressing changes and flushes (with physician order), central line maintenance, using the client's hospital-issued or prescribed pump
§Tube feeding and PEG / G-tube management: feeding, site care, basic clog troubleshooting in collaboration with family; complex issues like tube replacement coordinated with the clinic or hospital
§Tracheostomy care: suctioning, airway maintenance, routine trach care alongside the respiratory therapist. We don't manage ventilator settings; that stays with the RT.
§Palliative nursing: pain and symptom management, comfort, family support (distinct from formal hospice, which runs under a separate BC framework)
§Oxygen, BiPAP and CPAP support, suctioning, compression therapy, mechanical-lift transfers
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Who it's for
Families whose loved one is being discharged from hospital with a complex plan (wounds, tubes, infusions, equipment), or whose ongoing condition has grown beyond what personal care alone can hold. Often arranged in coordination with a hospital social worker and the family's medical team.
Hours and schedule
Frequency depends on the plan. Some clients need a daily skilled-nursing visit, some weekly, some on a flexible schedule that wraps around personal care. Caregiver-led shifts have a four-hour minimum; standalone RN visits (a short, specific clinical task: wound change, IV flush, injection) can be as short as one hour. Days, evenings, overnights, and around-the-clock multi-shift coverage all available.
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Clinical care, at home in Surrey.
Complex care in Surrey usually starts with a Surrey Memorial discharge that comes with equipment: a PICC line, a wound vac, a feeding tube. Our RNs do the clinical work at home (IV therapy, wound care, catheter and ostomy care, injections) while trained caregivers carry the daily routine alongside. Standalone RN visits for a single task can be as short as an hour; caregiver shifts hold the four-hour minimum. The medical team stays in the loop because the plan is theirs; the delivery is ours.
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Complex care in Surrey: what families ask.
Can IV antibiotics really be done at home?
Yes: IV antibiotics, hydration, PICC dressing changes and flushes with a physician's order, using the prescribed pump. It's RN-performed under our BC HCP license, coordinated with the prescribing team.
How short can an RN visit be?
A standalone clinical task (a wound dressing change, an IV flush, an injection) can be a one-hour RN visit. The four-hour minimum applies to caregiver-led shifts, not to these.
Where in Surrey we deliver.
We see Surrey families in Newton and Sullivan Heights, Guildford and Fraser Heights, Cloverdale and Clayton, Fleetwood and Tynehead, South Surrey and Crescent Beach, and Whalley and Surrey Centre.
What it costs, and how families pay for it (extended health, VAC, CSIL,
and more), is laid out in costs and coverage. The people behind the visits are here: meet our caregivers.
BCCPA-member agencyBC HCP-licensed (Health Care Professionals & Services)WorkSafeBC registeredICBC-certified Personal Care Assistance providerFully insured & bonded caregiversBLS-certified, First Aid trained15+ years caring for BC families since 2011
