If a senior requires more constant management of their daily care and household operations than a personal support worker (PSW) can provide, then a live-in caregiver can be hired through the overseas caregiver program offered by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Live-in Caregiver Program.
While this seems like a feasible alternative to moving into seniors' care, we also suggest other alternatives. Look into adult day programs and community resources that allow similar freedoms to seniors and families but are not at all the same level of commitment. Consider the advantage offered by services in your area, as follows:
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In-Home Assisted Living offers caregivers and nurses to help seniors and people with medical challenges to remain living in their own home with safety and comfort. Also ask about our hospital bedside support.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in tailoring our services to meet their unique needs, recognizing that no two individuals are the same. Whether it's medical care, companionship, or assistance
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Home Care
Richmond Heights Health Clinic & Home Care, provides compassionate 24 hour personalized senior care services with bonded, registered & licensed Nurses / RPN's, in your home, hospital, rehab, LTC & retirement communities.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
Nurse for All offers medical and non-medical care support for people of all ages & needs in the GTA, Ontario, Alberta, BC, Nova Scotia at home, hospital, retirement home or long-term care facility.
Lifestyle Options: Respite care, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term care, Home Care
The senior who needs the live-in caregiver would become the live-in’s employer, responsible for mandatory employer-paid benefits, including:
The senior must apply to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada for a labour market opinion, required when hiring a foreign worker in Canada's labour market:
Caregivers are carefully screened by a Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) visa officer before they enter Canada, having met the eligibility requirements of the Live-in Caregiver Program:
Many people feel the overall costs associated with retirement homes seem prohibitive at first, but after some consideration of the fact that costs are all-inclusive, they realize they can afford it. Assisted living facilities near you offer a robust lifestyle and a varied collection of services. Homes encourage you to take a trial stay in order to fid out what you actually might be missing.