Home care in Coquitlam

Home care in Coquitlam depends a lot on which part of the city you live in. Burke Mountain and Westwood Plateau are hillside neighbourhoods where roads can be snowy or icy when the Lougheed flats are only wet, so winter visits need some planning. Around Coquitlam Centre and Burquitlam, more seniors live in newer towers close to the Millennium Line. Hospital care is split between two places: Eagle Ridge Hospital, on the Port Moody border, for emergency and general care, and Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster for more specialized care. Fraser Health's Tri-Cities Home Health team serves Coquitlam from its office on Brew Street in Port Moody.

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 Coquitlam

SHARE Family & Community Services runs Better at Home for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra: light housekeeping, rides, minor repairs, grocery shopping and friendly visits for people 65 and over, on a sliding scale.
Dogwood Pavilion at 1655 Winslow Avenue is Coquitlam's centre for older adults, with a woodworking shop, snooker room, computer lab, lunches and outings.
The Tri-Cities' Fraser Health day program for older adults is at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community in Port Coquitlam, arranged through home health at 1-855-412-2121.

Care available in Coquitlam

How do I get subsidized home support in Coquitlam?

Coquitlam 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 Eagle Ridge Hospital?

For discharges from Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital, our hospital-to-home service plans the day and covers the first weeks of recovery.

Where can seniors in Coquitlam stay social?

A companion caregiver can come along to Dogwood Pavilion for a class, a meal or time with friends.

Questions about care in Coquitlam

How quickly can home care start in Coquitlam?

Usually within days. A coordinator aims to be at your door for the free assessment within 24 hours of your first call, whether you are in Maillardville or on Burke Mountain, and introduces the caregivers before the first visit.

My dad lives on Westwood Plateau and doesn't drive in winter. What can help?

A caregiver can do the driving: groceries, pharmacy runs, appointments at Eagle Ridge, or an afternoon at Dogwood Pavilion. If a storm is coming, we talk ahead of time about moving a visit or stocking up the house.