Personal care in Nanaimo (bathing, dressing, mobility) happens in homes from Downtown Nanaimo and the Old City, North Nanaimo and Hammond Bay, Departure Bay and Brechin Hill to the rest of the city. Salve caregivers are trained to do it carefully and with the dignity of the person being cared for.
§Small tasks around the visit: a meal, bed changing, a load of laundry
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Who it's for
Older adults who need physical assistance with daily activities, and the families who'd rather it be done by someone trained than by someone who loves them too much to do it well.
Hours and schedule
Four-hour minimum per visit. Days, evenings, overnights, and 24-hour care when needed.
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The same careful standard, across the water.
Personal care is where standards show, and Nanaimo gets the unabridged version: bathing, dressing, toileting, and transfers delivered by the Island team with the same training, the same insurance and bonding, and the same conduct rules (announce, ask, never rush) as every Salve visit on the mainland. The first visit maps the actual bathroom and the actual transfer points; the routine builds from there, one consistent caregiver throughout.
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Personal care in Nanaimo: what families ask.
Mum's bathroom is mid-renovation. Can care start anyway?
Usually yes: the assessment plans around the house as it is today, and the care plan updates when the renovation lands. Safety drives the sequence.
How fast does the routine settle in?
Most clients find the first week awkward and the third unremarkable. The same caregiver each visit is what does it; by then the help has a face.
Where in Nanaimo we deliver.
We see Nanaimo families in Downtown Nanaimo and the Old City, North Nanaimo and Hammond Bay, Departure Bay and Brechin Hill, South Nanaimo and Chase River, and Lantzville and Cedar.
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
