Senior Companion Care in Calgary

Ohana Care provides trusted companionship for you or your loved one through feel-good activities, stimulating conversations, assistance with chores, transportation to appointments, or accompaniment to social events.

What is Companion Care?

Companion care is a form of support provided by a caregiver who enhances the day-to-day life of adults with disabilities or aging loved ones by taking the role of a family member or friend. Companions take the time to enjoy the good times, provide emotional support, and assist with any non-medical needs, such as the need for clients to belong, express their uniqueness, be themselves, and feel heard.

Your Trusted Companion Care Services in Calgary

Our professional companions will support the

  • Emotional
  • Physical
  • Intellectual wellness of you or your loved one
At Ohana Care, we understand that everyone has a unique life and requires different forms of companionship and support. That’s why we are more than happy to tailor our companion care services to the specific needs of each individual.

In Addition To Elderly Companion Care

We also offer a variety of senior home care services in Calgary, AB, such as respite care and dementia care! If you require additional senior care services in a private residence or nursing care facility to meet your unique needs, contact us.

Intellectual Wellness

We’ll support intellectual wellness through readings, purposeful conversations, and games. This stimulation is particularly important for seniors with cognitive decline to maintain current knowledge and build new brain connections to remain independent longer.

Emotional Wellness

Our companions will support you or your loved one with feel-good activities based on present and past interests, such as signing, volunteering, baking, dancing, or preparing meals. These emotional wellness activities can encourage a trip down memory lane, give a sense of purpose, encourage laughter, and help reduce anxiety.

Social Wellness

Our companions will promote social wellness through activities that reduce loneliness, social isolation, and boredom, such as church, support groups, community events, or social board games. These activities encourage seniors to present themselves at their best and can be done in the outside world or at home.

Physical Wellness

We believe physical wellness goes beyond exercise and includes hydration, skincare, healthy meal preparation, and more. Staying active can be done at any level, and our companions have tons of exciting activities to keep seniors moving and engaged in their personal care and physical wellness.

Who Can Benefit from Companion Care?

Seniors Living in Memory Care Units

Companions can accompany seniors living in memory care units as they go to and from different activities, attend medical appointments, take walks outside, and more.

Seniors Living Alone

Companions can check in on you or your loved one that lives alone, drive them to visit friends, appointments, and errands, be present when contractors visit their home, provide technology assistance, and more.

Seniors with Dementia/Alzheimers

Companions can provide transportation, companionship during social activities, medication reminders, intellectual stimulation, assistance with chores, and respite care for family caregivers.

Seniors Returning from Hospital

Companions can provide overnight check-ins for seniors returning from the hospital and support them in their recovery to give family members peace of mind.

Adults with Disabilities

Companions can provide transportation to day programs, social activities, or appointments. Companionship can stimulate adults with disabilities and decrease their boredom.

Why Choose Ohana Care Senior Companion Services?

At Ohana Care, we value unique individual needs and ensure you or your loved one always receive the absolute best care possible. .

Flexible Care Plans

All of our care plans are flexible and can be customized to suit your specific companionship needs. Since we prioritize fostering meaningful relationships rather than just providing task-oriented care, we require a minimum of four hours per visit.

A Focus on Building Meaningful Relationships

At Ohana Care, we stand out from other companion care providers as we have a focus on building meaningful relationships and supporting clients. From the intake process through our entire journey together, we always ensure we match you or your loved one with the most appropriate caregiver possible.

Greater Discretion for Our Clients

Unlike most companion care providers, Ohana Care’s companions wear their regular clothes during hours of companionship. This is to provide more discretion to our clients who need extra community support and allows them to dress for the occasion and fit in while ensuring their client has a wonderful experience.

How to Hire a Companion with Ohana Care

Call or Email Us

Contact us, and we will get back to you on the same day.

Meet a Community Manager

We assess your healthcare needs and discuss how we can help.

Get Paired with an HCA or LPN

We pair you with licensed health care aides or licensed practitioner nurses based on personal preferences, needs, and location.

Companion Care Intake Process

After contacting us, we will send you an intake form electronically so you can fill out the information prior to our meeting. That way, we can focus on what matters most during our meeting. The intake form is comprehensive and includes questions related to needs, lifestyle, mental and physical health, and more, but you only need to share what you’re comfortable sharing with us.

For new clients that are entirely independent, we recommend providing as much information as possible to make the intake and pairing process easier. Your provided information will give us a better understanding of which companion is the best fit for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ohana Care is a bonded and licensed company. Your loved one’s safety is our top priority, which is why we perform criminal and vulnerable sector police checks on all of our home care employees.

Companions provide emotional support, non-medical services, and social interaction, such as helping with daily living through grocery shopping, light housekeeping, meaningful conversations, and playing games. In contrast, caregivers can provide companionship, basic medical services, and personal care support.

Seniors and older adults often experience the following benefits from companionship:

  • The ability to age in place in the comfort of their own homes.
  • Reduced feelings of social isolation and loneliness.
  • Greater life satisfaction.
  • Reduced risk of developing age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Improved self-esteem.

To the outside world, the relationship between a senior and a companion looks like two friends or a senior and their grandchild/child having a good time. Due to our companions and caregivers not wearing a uniform, it’s unlikely that you could identify our staff members when in the community.

To the family, a companion is a partner who cares for and supports their elderly loved one. The companion can report to the family when they identify unmet needs or have additional ideas on improving the senior’s quality of life.

To the client, a companion is an ally, confidant, and friend they can rely on while keeping their independence. The companion and the client can form strong friendships and bonds based on their experiences together and the challenges they overcome with one another.

Trust Ohana Care with Your Companion Needs

Ready to enhance your overall well-being or give your elderly loved ones the support they deserve for a comfortable life? Fill out the form below to get started.

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