Nanaimo

Home Care Services

• Home Support Services
  Include cleaning, dusting, laundry and other housekeeping duties required to allow you to remain independent in your home.
  
• Homemaking and Meal Preparation
  Our staff can help you with meal preparation, according to prescribed diet or favourite recipes.
  
• Healthcare Companions
  Provide both the client and family with the security and assurance that continuous care and support provide.
  
• Personal Care Services
  Assistance with activities of daily living, such as getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing or grooming.
  
• Appointment Escort Services
  Our trained personnel will accompany you to personal appointments, doctor appointments, shopping, etc.
  
• Respite Care
  We are dedicated to providing relief for family caregivers for a few hours a day, or around-the-clock. Our caregivers are trained to tend to the needs of your loved one(s), while you attend to other responsibilities and obligations.
  
• Palliative Care
  We offer comprehensive palliative care services, including professional nursing care, homemaking services, personal care, and respite for family caregivers. For more information, see the Specialty Services section of the We Care web site.
  
• Alzheimer Care
  We Care is well equipped to deal with clients who are suffering from many forms of dementia, both in the early and later stages. With our support, We Care can make both the client and family caregivers more comfortable, helping to ease the burden of responsibility such care can bring. For more information, see the Specialty Services section of the We Care web site.
  
• Parkinson Care
  We Care has been trained by the Parkinson Society to care for clients who are diagnosed with Parkinson disease. It is important for family members to realize that with our help, we can make both the Client and the family caregivers more comfortable, and help ease the burden of responsibility such care can bring.
  
• Professional Nursing Services
  In home nursing services, private duty nursing, and temporary staff relief services.
  
• Insurance / Rehabilitation
  We Care's personal care, home support workers and professional nursing staff are trained to work with multi-disciplinary rehabilitation teams, to maximize client outcomes and promote independent living. For example, our home support staff will work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to ensure an all encompassing, Client-focused approach.
  
• 24 Hour Live-in Care
  Live-in care is provided to individuals who require 24 hour care. The caregiver provides all levels of personal, psychosocial and domestic care at a level appropriate to the individual client. Individualized, client-centered training can be provided in accordance with the client's plan of care.
  
• Brain Injury Care
  We work with individuals with brain injuries and their families while they transition from acute and/or rehab care institutions to a manageable home environment. Offering a variety of services, our specially trained Support Workers have the knowledge to anticipate and address the challenges that clients with brain injuries face. They also seek opportunities for encouraging independence and confidence in their clients. For more information on brain injury, see the Specialty Services section of the We Care web site.
  

Institutional Health Services

Occupational Health Services

• Drug and Alcohol Testing
  Drug Tests

  • 6-Panel Quick Test is available for immediate results. Lab confirmation of any non-negative test results is also available, and recommended.
  • DOT and non-DOT collection of split sample urine are sent to the laboratory. Negative results are available within 48 hours. Our Medical Review Officer confirms any non-negative results.
  • Collection services for Third Party Administration companies
  • Mobile (on-site) collection services

  Alcohol Tests

  • Breath Alcohol testing is performed using Evidentiary Breath Test machine and Saliva Alcohol screening is performed with QED Saliva swabs, which meet U.S. DOT and non-DOT requirements
  • Mobile (on-site) collection services

  For more information about our drug and alcohol testing services, please visit the We Care Occupational Health Services website, or call our office.
  

  
  
• Pre-Employment Nursing Medicals
  Pre-employment assessments are conducted by Occupational Health or Registered Nurses and are designed to determine if an employee is fit to perform the physical requirements of the job. Customized to accommodate your company's needs and job requirements, these assessments offer an effective screening tool to identify potential safety risks and establish a baseline for periodic surveillance. We Care's pre-employment nursing medicals are a comprehensive assessment and include:

  • Health history
  • Vitals signs, height and weight, urinalysis
  • General physical assessment and range of motion assessment
  • Kraus Weber back assessment
  • Vision and hearing screen

  
  
• Health & Wellness Programs
  As our population ages the risk of heart disease becomes more prevalent in our work force. Our Occupational Health Services recognizes and supports the desire of Employers to promote Employee health and wellness. Our Heart Health Wellness Clinics will assist your Employees in understanding the risk factors associated with developing cardiovascular disease and life style changes that can improve their health.

  Our Heart Health Wellness Clinics are designed to assist your employees by:

  • Conducting screening tests to identify risk factors related to heart disease;
  • Providing recommendations pertaining to individual test results; and
  • Promoting healthy lifestyle choices through health education.

  For more information about our Workplace Flu and Hepatitis Immunization Clinics, please visit the We Care Occupational Health Services website, or call our office.