Home care in New Westminster

New Westminster is home to Royal Columbian Hospital in Sapperton, the regional hospital for specialized care such as trauma, heart surgery and neurosurgery. Its new Jim Pattison Acute Care Tower opened to patients on May 31, 2026, so someone leaving hospital now may be in a different building from the one you remember. Sapperton SkyTrain station is less than a block from the hospital, which helps family members who visit without a car. The city itself is compact but steep. Streets climb sharply from the waterfront up to Uptown, so a walk to the shops on Sixth Street can be too much for someone using a walker, even when it is only a few blocks.

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What to know about care in New Westminster

New Westminster Home Health is at 610 Sixth Street. New clients start with the Fraser Health access line at 1-855-412-2121.
Seniors Services Society of BC runs Better at Home in New Westminster, with light housekeeping, grocery shopping, rides and friendly phone calls. Here it starts at age 60, younger than in most cities.
Fraser Health runs a day program for older adults at Queen's Park Care Centre on McBride Boulevard and offers overnight respite stays at Kiwanis Care Centre, both arranged through home health.

Care available in New Westminster

How do I get subsidized home support in New Westminster?

New Westminster 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 Royal Columbian Hospital?

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

Where can seniors in New Westminster stay social?

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

Questions about care in New Westminster

My parent is being discharged from Royal Columbian. What should we have ready?

Ask the care team for the discharge time, the medication list and any equipment they recommend, like a walker or a raised toilet seat. Then call us. Our hospital-to-home service can cover the ride home, getting the house ready, and personal care for the first weeks.

Is New Westminster too hilly for someone with a walker?

Parts of it are hard going. A caregiver can walk with your parent on flatter routes, drive them up the hill for errands, or go with them to Century House. At the free assessment we also check the steps into the home and the bathroom.