Family caregivers across White Rock 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 Marine Drive and the waterfront, Five Corners and Hilltop, East Beach and Centennial Park, 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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Respite for carers who are seniors themselves.
White Rock's family carers are very often seniors caring for seniors: a wife of fifty years doing transfers her own back can't afford. Respite here is about physical survival: a covered overnight so sleep happens, a standing afternoon so her own appointments stop being cancelled, a weekend so the caring marriage stays a marriage. Same caregiver every time, with the handoff notes that make leaving feel responsible rather than risky.
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Respite for family caregivers in White Rock: what families ask.
Can respite be timed so I can get to my own doctor?
Yes: and please do. A standing block aligned to your own appointments is one of the most important arrangements we schedule. The carer's health is the care plan's foundation.
Is an overnight enough to matter?
One covered night a week changes more than it sounds: real sleep, on schedule, indefinitely. Many White Rock families start there and keep it for years.
Where in White Rock we deliver.
We see White Rock families in Marine Drive and the waterfront, Five Corners and Hilltop, East Beach and Centennial Park, and West Beach and Bayview.
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
