Anyone have experience with "Home Care Assistance" in Mtl?

[Patty Smyth]

I need to hire someone to come in while we go on vacation and I called these people. Just wanted to know if anyone has any dealings with them, positive or otherwise?


Thanks

http://homecareassistance.com/about/...lLocalHomeCare

[Diva55]

I have never dealt with them but at the hospital where I worked we took in patients temporairly while their families went on vacation...it was called " hebergment temporaire" . Contact your CLSC & find out with the social worker which center near you can take care of your mom .

[Patty Smyth]

I have never dealt with them but at the hospital where I worked we took in patients temporairly while their families went on vacation...it was called " hebergment temporaire" . Contact your CLSC & find out with the social worker which center near you can take care of your mom .

The CLSC won't come for my mom because she is beyond their care. The clsc are highly overrated as far as I am concerned . They have not been able to do anything for us. and the quality of their nurses leaves a lot to be desired. The one that came last time could not even draw blood for a blood test she had to call another nurse so my mom had to wait another hour (she is diabetic and had not eaten). Anyways Montreal North CLSC pffffft

I did find a place that will come to the house for $22 and hour 4 hour minimum.

[Tbites]

The CLSC won't come for my mom because she is beyond their care. The clsc are highly overrated as far as I am concerned . They have not been able to do anything for us. and the quality of their nurses leaves a lot to be desired. The one that came last time could not even draw blood for a blood test she had to call another nurse so my mom had to wait another hour (she is diabetic and had not eaten). Anyways Montreal North CLSC pffffft

I did find a place that will come to the house for $22 and hour 4 hour minimum.

I just talked to J about this. His first reaction was asking about the hospital assessment and whether you had a social worker assigned to her. He mentions this because the clsc then refers caregivers based on your mom's particular needs... chewing, bathing, incontinence etc...

He never dealt with private companies. The clsc would only send nurses when things like catheters and bed sores had to be dealt with. Otherwise, the clsc referred all the homecare givers he employed. But they didn't work for the clsc, they were independent workers with references. The rates were much lower as a result because he was able to negociate pay under the table. Unfortunately, the last and longest lasting caregiver is now retired, so I can't help you with that.

Feel free to pm me if you want me to pick his brain. Hugz

[AnnieP]

Vous vous souvenez du fameux virage ambulatoire.
Certains établissements de santé sont alors fermés et/ou regroupés, d'autres s'acquittent de nouvelles tâches. Certaines compressions budgétaires affectent la qualité des services offerts aux citoyens dans le réseau de la santé. Mais ça ne devait être que passager. Les sommes ainsi "économisées" devaient servir, entre autre, aux CLSC qui devaient devenir des instances de première ligne.
Il est à noter que près de 15 ans plus tard, la situation ne s'est pas améliorée.
Les médecins, infirmières et autres "acteurs" du domaine de la santé mis à la retraite à grands frais furent ré-embauchés quelques années plus tard dans les mêmes fonctions avec des augmentations incroyables (ils savent négocier un retour au travail).
Conséquence: le système est de plus en plus coûteux avec de moins en moins de services offerts.
C'est pareil dans la plupart des CLSC, pourtant une porte tournante du système de la santé.

Patty, je compatis de tout coeur avec votre situation. Je souhaite que vous puissiez trouver de l'aide. Vous êtes une aidante naturelle. Demandez les crédits d'impôt que vous avez besoin pour les soins de votre mère. C'est peut-être pas grand chose, mais déjà si ça peut vous aider à trouver une personne en attendant que le système (utopie) vous aide. Malheureusement, les liens ne sont qu'en français.
Je sais que ça ne vous donne pas la ressource recherchée et j'en suis navrée.

http://www4.gouv.qc.ca/FR/Portail/Ci...t-naturel.aspx
http://www.aidant.ca/credits-quebeco...ation-domicile

[super_e]

When my mom was sick we had nurses come from the CLSC. They were all very good.
Patty, I'm sorry they can't be as helpful with your your mom.

The one situation that I will never forget was one afternoon I was babysitting my mom and was extremely overwhelmed. She was trying to get out of bed and was talking jibberish. I couldn't calm her and I was getting frustrated and scared. Right then the phone rang, it was the nurse calling to schedule an appointment for the following week. I broke down and starting crying, begging her to come right away.
She was there in ten minutes. Her presence calmed me, and my mom, down.

[Patty Smyth]

I guess it all depends on the part of town you are in . The one near me is notorious for high turnover and furthermore the $1 million dollars that was given to all the CLSC's a few years ago all went right to the top. My friend was the home care coordinator and worked there for years and they never saw any of that money for services. I am not even going to tell you about the staff parties for management and the bonueses etc. CLSC's for the most part ar broken beyond repair.

Unfortunately my dad has now told me he does not want any strangers in the house so they will be on their own while we are away. I will get some neighbors and friends to call every day