Palliative and Dementia Support in Riverview
We provide palliative and dementia support at home in Riverview, including overnight and live-in care, so your family can rest while a calm, capable caregiver looks after your loved one. Our caregivers help with personal care, meals, companionship, and safe supervision, and a free consultation is the easiest way to start, because it lets us listen before we suggest anything.
Care That Respects Your Loved One’s Culture and Beliefs
Your loved one’s beliefs, language, and customs decide what a good day looks like, so we build them into the care plan from the start. Tell us about the foods, faith traditions, and family rituals that matter most, and we will plan around them. At the end of life, we follow your family’s wishes about what comfort, dignity, and a peaceful goodbye mean to you.
Planning Care Together as a Family
Care planning begins with our first conversation, and you stay involved throughout. Dementia changes over time, so we start early and review the plan whenever needs change. The Alzheimer Society notes that talking about end-of-life wishes early makes it more likely that a person with dementia will be comfortable at the end of life. These questions are worth settling together:
- Who will make health decisions if your loved one can no longer speak for themselves?
- Where should care happen as needs grow?
- Which routines and faith practices matter most each day?
- Who in the family can cover which tasks and which nights?
If your loved one has named a substitute decision-maker, we include that person in the conversation, then write the plan down and share it with everyone involved.
How Our Caregivers Support You at Home in Riverview
Once your family agrees to the plan, our caregivers put it into practice at home in Riverview:
- Dementia care follows familiar routines that ease confusion, with watchful supervision against wandering and falls.
- Palliative care focuses on comfort, with gentle company for your loved one and your family.
- Personal care covers bathing, grooming, toileting, and moving about safely.
- Caregivers prepare meals, tidy the home, and offer companionship, including walks and outings.
- Caregivers keep your family updated, so you always know how the day went.
Overnight Respite for Family Caregivers
Overnight care lets you sleep while a caregiver stays with your loved one as nighttime confusion, wandering, and restless waking wear down even the most patient family caregiver. Our overnight caregivers offer safe supervision, calm reassurance, and help with personal care, so you can rest knowing someone is awake. You can book one night, regular nights, or live-in support, including 24-hour live-in care, and our family caregiver support page explains more.
Medication Reminders and Support
Our caregivers help your loved one stay on schedule with medication, but they do not give medication or change treatment. They prompt doses, explain labels and instructions, and tell you about changes they notice, such as new drowsiness or a poor appetite, so you can pass them to the care team. Your loved one’s doctor, nurse practitioner, and pharmacist handle treatment and any medication that someone else needs to give.
More Support for Riverview Families
Families in Riverview can also lean on the Alzheimer Society’s Moncton Resource Centre, which offers free programs for families living with dementia (call 1-800-664-8411, no referral needed), and Hospice SENB for grief support and Maison Albert House in Moncton. The federal Compassionate Care Benefit also pays up to 26 weeks of Employment Insurance to family caregivers who need time off work and have a medical certificate.
Contact Prescare New Brunswick
Call us at 1-866-806-7593 or email info@prescare.ca to talk through your family’s needs with our Moncton team, or request care online and choose a start date. Book a free in-home or virtual care consultation, and we will explain every option before you decide. We carefully select and train every caregiver for quality care. If you are still deciding, our guide, “Is Homecare the Right Choice for Your Loved One?” may help.
Questions Often Asked
How Quickly Can In-Home Palliative or Dementia Care Begin in Riverview?
The start date depends on your loved one’s needs, so the quickest way to find out is to call us or send a request with your preferred start date. We respond quickly, offer a free consultation, and agree on the care plan with you before the first visit.
How Many Hours of Care Can We Book?
You can book a few hours a week, regular visits, overnight care, or live-in support, including 24-hour live-in care. We adjust the hours as your loved one’s needs change.
Can Your Caregivers Give Medication?
Our caregivers prompt doses but do not administer medication. If someone else needs to give it, your loved one’s doctor or pharmacist can tell you what to arrange.