24-Hour Care in Montreal
There comes a point where being alone in the house isn’t safe any more and the hours that worry you most are usually the ones nobody is awake for. Montreal Best Care Services arranges 24 hour care in Montreal for families who need someone present continuously, at home, through the day and through the night. Mornings, evenings, and the long stretch after midnight are all covered, so there is never a window where your parent is on their own.
When Families Need Around-the-Clock Care
A fall
Particularly one that happened at night, or one that wasn't discovered for hours. After the first, the risk stops being hypothetical.
A hospital discharge
The plan says go home. Going home to an empty house isn't safe, and the first weeks are when people get hurt.
Dementia that has progressed
Wandering, confusion after dark, the stove left on. The disease has moved past what scheduled visits can hold.
A spouse who can no longer do it alone
They have managed for months, sometimes years. It is usually the nights that end it.
Help with transfers or getting to the bathroom
This need doesn't keep to a schedule. It happens when it happens, and waiting isn't an option.
A family rotation that has run out of people
Everyone has taken nights. Everyone is exhausted. There is nobody left to ask.
For Most Families, the Night Is the Reason
Daytime usually works. There are visits, a routine, a neighbour who drops by, a daughter who calls at noon. Between seven in the morning and eleven at night, the household holds together.
Continuous overnight coverage changes what happens in those hours. Someone is awake when the confusion starts. Help arrives in the moment, not in the morning when somebody finds out what happened. And the rest of the house sleeps through the night.
Often the person who most needs 24-hour care to begin is not the client. It is the caregiver.
( Our Services )
What Caregivers Help With Around the Clock
Through the day
Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and help with mobility and transfers the ordinary tasks that stop being safe to do alone. More on personal care.
Meals and household
Preparing meals and sitting down to eat together rather than leaving a plate, plus light housekeeping and laundry to keep the kitchen and bathroom usable and safe.
Company
Conversation, familiar activities, and time outside when the weather allows. More on companion care.
Through the night
Presence in the home, help getting to the bathroom, calm support during confusion or restlessness, and awareness of wandering and exit doors.
Staying Home or Moving, A Note
( how we work )
How to Get Started
Call us, or request a callback
A free in-home assessment
Coverage begins
( FAQ )
Frequently Asked Questions
Live-in care is one way of providing 24-hour care. With live-in, a single caregiver stays in the home and has a rest period built into each day. With rotating coverage, caregivers work in shifts and the one on duty overnight stays awake. Both give continuous presence; they differ in how the night is staffed.
For live-in care, yes the caregiver needs a private space with a door that closes where they can genuinely rest. If your apartment doesn't have one, rotating coverage provides the same round-the-clock presence without needing a spare room. Many Montreal households choose it for exactly that reason.
That depends on the arrangement. With rotating caregivers, yes the caregiver on the overnight shift is awake and present the whole night. With live-in care, the caregiver sleeps in the home and is available when needed, rather than awake throughout. If your nights are active, rotating coverage is the right choice.
Yes. Many families begin with overnight care because the nights are where the risk and the exhaustion sit, then add daytime hours as things change. Schedules aren't fixed at the start. We would rather adjust coverage as the situation moves than hold you to something that no longer fits.
No. 24-hour care is non-medical presence, personal care and assistance. It does not include wound care, injections, administering medication, or clinical monitoring. Caregivers can provide medication reminders. For nursing needs, speak with your CLSC, which can arrange medical services alongside the care we provide.
( Get In Touch )
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