Home care in New Westminster
New Westminster is a city of apartments and old houses on a steep hill above the Fraser. Most homes are apartments, and many of its houses are a century old. Care here starts with getting in the door: the elevator, the stairs, or the slope outside.
Fraser Health, New Westminster Home Health
New Westminster is Fraser Health, and it has its own New Westminster Home Health office. New clients start through Fraser Health’s home health line. Publicly funded home support begins with an assessment, it is income-tested, and where it meets the need it costs less than we do. Ask there first.
Our costs and funding guide explains the other ways families pay.
Getting around
Five Expo Line stations serve the city: 22nd Street, New Westminster, Columbia, Sapperton and Braid. Many clients still need someone to go with them. Our transport and appointments service covers the trip there, the wait, and the trip home.
Close to the Tri-Cities
New Westminster borders Coquitlam, where our office is. Ask us about your address.
Local knowledge
Mostly apartments, many of them older
More than two thirds of homes in New Westminster are apartments, and a larger share of the housing was built before 1960 than in the province as a whole. That can mean an old elevator, a walk-up, or a building where a caregiver needs to be expected at the door. We sort that out before the first visit, not on the doorstep.
Royal Columbian is here
Royal Columbian Hospital in Sapperton takes patients from across the region, and many New Westminster discharges come from there. Tell us the ward and the expected date and we will plan the first days home.
The hill and the island
Mainland New Westminster climbs steeply from the river, and a few blocks can be a hard walk. Queensborough, on Lulu Island, is flat but cut off by the river and its bridges. We schedule for the real route to each address.
What we do in New Westminster
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Personal care
Hands-on help with bathing, dressing, toileting and moving safely
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Home support & homemaking
Meals, laundry, light housekeeping and the errands that keep a home running
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Companionship & social support
Conversation, outings and the routine of a person who reliably shows up
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Dementia care at home
Consistent caregivers, familiar routines, and a calm approach to hard moments
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Respite for family caregivers
Planned, reliable breaks so the person providing care can keep providing it
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Hospital to home
Extra support through the first weeks after a hospital stay
Talk to someone who knows New Westminster
A free assessment at home, usually within a few days. We will look at the stairs, the bathroom and the route to the front door, not just fill in a form.