Insights
FAQ Category: Transportation & Appointments
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Can you combine a deep clean with care visits?
Yes — families often book a project clean before starting personal care or after discharge so the bathroom, kitchen, and…
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Can public home-care hours cover dementia support?
After an Assisted Living Alberta assessment, Home & Community Care can authorize help with ADLs/meds and safety-linked homemaking; our dementia-capable…
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How do you keep caregivers and clients safe across long schedules?
We avoid excessive night stretches and over-length shifts, build in handovers, and monitor workload. Canadian safety guidance notes fatigue risk…
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Are there other funding supports for caregivers?
Some families may access complementary benefits outside CDHCI—for example, Special Needs Assistance for Seniors offers limited funding for facility-based respite…
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How often should I have clinical foot care?
Your interval depends on your risk category. IWGDF (International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot) 2023 guidance: very low risk…
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How are travel charges shown on the invoice?
They’re itemized separately (per-kilometer plus parking/tolls) alongside the care time, using our posted rate schedule that references current CRA per-kilometer…
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We care for someone with dementia—what extra support is available?
In addition to our dementia-capable approaches, Alberta offers Dementia Advice via 811: a Health Link nurse assesses concerns and, when…
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Do you provide caregiver respite?
Yes—bookable respite blocks are common in this service; Assisted Living Alberta also coordinates facility-based or in-home respite through Home Care.…
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Do you provide wheelchair transport?
Yes, for escort and support. For clients who require a wheelchair-accessible vehicle or stretcher transport, we coordinate the appropriate vendor…
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