Companion / Personal Support / Errands

Find a PDF list of private care providers here: Lunenburg County, Queens County, Shelburne County and Yarmouth County. 

A Friendly Voice - a free confidential warm line for older adults aged 55 and above in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Loneliness and isolation can be significant challenges, and AFV provides a listening ear, free of judgment or expectations. Toll-free phone line, open every day 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.: 1.855.892.9992

Kindred Soul Elder Comfort & Companionship - providing comfort and companionship services to elders in assisted living facilities, hospitals and at home. Services include patient sitting (including palliative & dementia care), guiding and supporting exercise programs provided by a physiotherapist, hand/foot soaks and massage as well as head massage, encouraging hobbies, simple movement and providing emotional support. Services are offered in Bridgewater and surrounding areas, Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. For more information, message Michelle Langille at kindredsoulcomfort@gmail.com.

Remember When HealthCare - offers home health services for seniors throughout Nova Scotia, including HRM & Halifax, South Shore, Colchester, Pictou County and Antigonish. Services include home health services, such as Advanced & Diabetic Nursing Foot Care, Private Nursing; and caregiver services, such as meal preparation, personal care, companionship, respite care, live-in care, overnight care, grocery shopping, transportation and errands. Contact at 902.497.0722 or communitycare@rwhc.ca to schedule your free, in-home assessment.

Seniors Connect NS - a free, phone-based program, connecting older adults (+55) in HRM, as well as Inverness, Lunenburg, Queens and Shelburne counties. Connect with new people and enjoy activities together - all without leaving your home. To learn more and register, contact Rebecca at 1.902.410.7092 or info.seniorsconnectns.ca.

Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) - offers home care, personal support and community services such as a volunteer visitors program, all to enhance each client's quality of life. They are located throughout Nova Scotia. Please visit their website or call 1.866.540.2356 to find a location that is close to you. Please note not all services are offered in all areas. 

Note: some of the providers listed under Home Care may also provide companionship services. Please contact them to find out.

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