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      • LPN Nursing Services
      • COVID-19 Workplace Nursing
      • Contracted Home Support
      • Testimonials
  • Community Living & Home Share
      • Community Living Program
      • Home Share Program
      • Testimonials
  • Transition Care & Supported Housing
      • Transitional Services
      • Supported Housing
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Home Care Services

  

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*COVID-19: Home Care remains safe for clients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read how we have prevented virus transmission and remained outbreak-free. 

 

Safe, Quality Home Care - Only One Hour Minimum!

Just the way you want it.  

GVCSS has been recognized by our community as a leader in home care in the Vancouver area since 1972. We have a proven track record of delivering specialized care to our clients so they may remain safely independent at home. 

We are pleased to offer our high-quality personalized Home Care services for good value - only one hour minimum required! 

  • Personal Care
  • Meal Assistance
  • Housekeeping
  • Companion Care
  • Chronic Disease Assistance 

Read on to learn more about our Home Care services, or contact us now to discuss how we can help with your specific care needs. Email info@gvcss.bc.ca or call 604.737.4900.

Looking for our Nursing Services? Click here.

 

We Proudly Offer:

Qualified health workers: All Community Health Workers (CHWs) have graduated from a provincially-recognized Health Care Assistant program and are registered on the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry.

Multiple languages: In addition to English, we provide services in Chinese, Punjabi and other languages.

Training and development: Our nursing team regularly observes and updates our CHWs’ skills to ensure that they are prepared to respond to the most complex client needs while providing the highest quality care. To meet the specific needs of our clients and their families, we provide our CHWs with specialized training in areas such palliative and dementia care, falls prevention, and medication management. 

24/7 support: Our Home Care Supervisors are available by telephone 7 days a week, including holidays: 24-hour assistance is only a phone call away for CHWs, clients and their family members should they need it. 

Safe and fully accredited: We have been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) since 2006. We are also WorkSafeBC COR certified. 

Select From Our Services

Only one hour service minimum required! To book GVCSS Home Care services for you or a loved one, call 604.737.4900 or contact us.

 

Personal Care


  • Bathing
  • Finger and toe nails filing
  • Dressing
  • Prosthetics & Orthotics
  • Bladder management
  • Catheter site and drainage bag care
  • Transfers – assignable/delegable
  • Falls prevention program
  • Walking assist
  • Communication Setup (hearing aid, glasses, phone, electronic device etc)

Meal Assistance

 
  • Meal Setup
  • Texture Modification
  • Oral Feeding
  • Expired Food Removal
  • Shop by Phone – groceries
  • Transporting food
  • Advanced meal prep 

Housekeeping


  • Garbage & recycling
  • Bedding change
  • Laundry
  • Extermination preparation
  • Organizing belongings
  • Dish washing
  • Plant care
  • Packing/moving
  • Cleaning (vacuuming, mopping etc.)

 Companion Care


  • Transportation access
  • Respite blocks
  • Appointment making
  • Medical escort
  • Safety monitoring
  • Grocery shopping
  • Mail retrieval & delivery
  • Recreation/leisure
  • Social visiting/companion care

 

Chronic Disease Assistance


The following home care services require a 10-hour minimum service contract. 

  • Compression stockings
  • Wound care
  • Clinical measurements (Blood pressure monitoring, weight taking)
  • Glucometer reading
  • BiPAP/CPAP
  • Heat/Cold applications
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Airway suctioning
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Oral suctioning
  • Post-Op monitoring
  • Tube Feeding
  • Bowel Management
  • Ostomy Care
  • Medication assistance
  • Bladder management
  • and more

To learn about our Nursing Services, please visit here. 


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Resources:

  • COVID-19 Community Resources
  • Tips For Helping Seniors During The Pandemic
  • Watch CEO James Challman's vlog
  • PPE For Our Front-line Health Care Workers: How You Can Help


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Latest News


Fall Update from James
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2021-2024 Strategic Plan Goals
4/29/2021 5:15:00 PM
There have been four broad goals set to guide our organization over the next three years. Four main areas each have a goal statement to set a path forward.
 

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