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Open-24-hours home health care from a Surrey base, reaching Chilliwack with hourly, overnight, companionship, respite and specialised dementia and post-hospital care.
Chilliwack households looking for home care an hour's drive from the Lower Mainland have fewer local agencies to call, which is where a Surrey-based service like Guarding Life Home Care fits. The company, based at 3211 152 St in Surrey, covers the Fraser Valley as part of its region, and its overview, service menu and contact form are on the Guarding Life Home Care website. The communities it serves are listed on the locations served page. Because the office itself is not local, the practical starting point for a Chilliwack family is usually a phone call or the website's contact form to confirm the address falls within the service area and to set up an initial in-home visit, rather than dropping by a branch in person. That first visit is typically where scheduling, whether hourly, overnight, or a recurring weekly arrangement, gets worked out based on what the household actually needs.
What it offers maps closely to what Chilliwack families tend to need after a hospital discharge or a diagnosis: hourly home care, overnight care, companionship, and respite for the family member carrying the load, plus specialised support for Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's and stroke recovery, care in assisted living facilities, disability support, post-hospital care and end-of-life care. All of it happens in the person's own home.
Guarding Life is open 24 hours, holds a 5.0 Google rating, and starts every arrangement with a free consultation at (236) 473-1021 to work out the right level of cover before any commitment.
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Based outside Chilliwack and serves it as part of a wider area, so this is a call-out service rather than somewhere to visit.
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