Home Support Services for Seniors
What May Be Available To You
Are you having a hard time with daily activities like bathing, cleaning, cooking? Would having some help make life easier and help you to stay in your home longer?
Many businesses in New Brunswick offer Home Support Services such as
- cleaning
- cooking
- grocery shopping
- laundry
- running errands
- personal grooming
- help with eating and medications
- foot care
In many communities in New Brunswick, Meals on Wheels can provide hot and affordable ready-made meals
Click here for information on how to get Home Support Services in New Brunswick.
Click here for a list of agencies that are approved to offer Home Support Services by the Department of Social Development in New Brunswick.
Some private health insurance programs cover some home support services, but Medicare does not pay for them. If you need help paying for services, you can call the NB Department of Social Development at 1-833-733-7835, or try their online Financial Help Calculator to see if you qualify for financial help. If you or your spouse were a member of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP, you may qualify for certain Home Support Services. You can contact them at 1-866-522-2122.
Other Services and Programs
The New Brunswick Extra Mural Program
This program helps people care for their health at home, so they can stay out of hospital. Services provided include nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, respiratory therapy, speech language pathology, and clinical nutrition. They do NOT provide homemaker or Home Support Services. To qualify, you must have a family doctor or nurse practitioner and Medicare card. For more information, click here.
If you don't have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, Patient Connect NB can help you find one. Click here for more information.
