Family caregivers across Richmond often reach the point of needing a break before they reach the point of asking. Salve provides scheduled respite (a few hours, a weekend, longer if needed) across City Centre and Brighouse, Steveston and Seafair, Thompson and West Richmond, with caregivers your loved one already trusts.
§Coverage for a few hours, an afternoon, a weekend, or longer
§Same caregiver across visits: your loved one isn't being handed to a stranger
§Personal care, meals, medications, companionship
§Detailed handoff notes when you return
§Coordination with extended health and VAC where applicable
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Who it's for
Family caregivers who've been at this long enough to know they need a break. The first call is the hardest; it gets easier.
Hours and schedule
Anywhere from four hours to a full week. We cover days, evenings, overnights, and around-the-clock multi-shift coverage when the situation needs it.
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Relief that arrives on schedule.
A lot of Richmond care is being done quietly by family: a daughter who comes every day, a husband who never quite gets out. Respite turns that from an endurance test into something sustainable: a standing block each week, the same trained caregiver, personal care and meals and medications covered while the family carer is genuinely off duty. It's maintenance for the person holding everything up.
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Respite for family caregivers in Richmond: what families ask.
Can respite be the same time every week?
Yes: a standing weekly block is the most sustainable shape. Your loved one gets a familiar caregiver on a familiar day, and you get hours you can actually plan a life around.
Does respite include personal care?
Yes. Personal care, meals, medications, companionship: whatever the day normally asks of you is what the caregiver carries while you're away, with handoff notes when you're back.
Where in Richmond we deliver.
We see Richmond families in City Centre and Brighouse, Steveston and Seafair, Thompson and West Richmond, Hamilton and East Cambie, Broadmoor and Riverdale, and Ironwood and Hamilton.
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
