Home care in Agassiz

Agassiz is a small farming community in the District of Kent, with Harrison Hot Springs just up the road, and families here plan care around distance. Agassiz has no hospital of its own. The nearest is Chilliwack General, reached by Highway 9 and the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge across the Fraser River. Local health services are closer than many people expect, though. Fraser Health's Agassiz Home Health office is on Cheam Avenue, Fraser Health runs a day program for older adults at Glenwood Seniors Community, and Agassiz Seniors Community offers overnight respite stays. Private care fills in around those services, covering the extra hours, the rides and the company that public programs don't.

Companionship to 24/7 live-in care, from a small, consistent team. Free in-home assessment: call 604-374-1927, 7am to 9pm, seven days a week.

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What to know about care in Agassiz

Agassiz-Harrison Community Services runs Better at Home for the District of Kent and Harrison Hot Springs, with housekeeping, rides, friendly visits and phone calls for people 65 and over. Call 604-796-2585.
The Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge is the last link between Highway 1 and Highway 7 before Hope, so it is the main route to appointments in Chilliwack.

Care available in Agassiz

How do I get subsidized home support in Agassiz?

Agassiz is in the Fraser Health region, which provides subsidized home support after an assessment, at a daily rate based on income. To ask for an assessment, call the Fraser Health Home and Community Care access line at 1-855-412-2121. Private care needs no assessment and can sit on top of public visits.

Coming home from Chilliwack General Hospital?

For discharges from Chilliwack General Hospital, our hospital-to-home service plans the day and covers the first weeks of recovery.

Where can seniors in Agassiz stay social?

A companion caregiver can come along to Friendship House Seniors Activity Centre for a class, a meal or time with friends.

Questions about care in Agassiz

Do we have to go through Chilliwack for public home support in Agassiz?

No. New clients call Fraser Health at 1-855-412-2121, and Agassiz has its own home health office at 7040 Cheam Avenue.

Can a caregiver drive my dad to Chilliwack for appointments?

Yes. Rides and company at appointments are part of companion care. A caregiver can drive him across the bridge, stay with him at the appointment and bring him home, so a specialist visit doesn't cost a family member a full day off work.