A one-minute check
Is it time for home care?
Most families ask this question months before they act — usually while things quietly get harder. This quick check won’t diagnose anything, but it will show you what kind of help usually fits situations like yours. Results appear right on the page: no email address, no phone call, no follow-up you didn’t ask for.
What kind of help would actually help?
Start with the one-minute quick check — just the essentials — or take the full check for a closer look, including falls and steadiness. Results appear right here on the page, no email required.
If the interactive check doesn’t load, you lose nothing: book a free visit and a nurse will figure it out with you.
First, a little context
Three quick questions so the rest speaks your language — plus one optional one.
The essentials
Tick anything that sounds like your family member’s life right now — skip freely if nothing does.
Day to day at home
Tick anything that sounds like their days — skip freely if nothing does.
Falls and staying steady
These are the things nurses always ask about — tick any that have happened, even ones that seemed like nothing.
Health, memory, and medications
The clinical side — things a nurse thinks about together. Tick freely and let the free visit sort the details.
Nights, spirits, and the people helping
Nights, mood, and whoever is carrying the load — often the most useful answers of all.
Signs families often wish they’d acted on sooner
The small stuff stacking up
Missed medications, skipped showers, an emptier fridge, unopened mail. None of it is an emergency — together, it’s the pattern that usually comes before one.
The family doing invisible shifts
Daily check-in calls, groceries every weekend, sleeping with the phone on loud. If your family is already providing care, the question isn’t whether — it’s whether you should have to do it alone.
Waiting for “bad enough”
Care started early keeps independence longer — a few hours a week now usually beats a crisis response later. Starting small is normal: most families do.
Care that comes home
Not sure where to start?
Book The Alberta Maple Care Assessment — a free, no-obligation nurse visit. We’ll listen, understand your needs, and help you explore the right options.
Not ready to book? Start with a no-pressure conversation instead.