Care guides
Understand the main care options before you choose.
These guides explain common senior living terms in plain language and show what families should confirm before relying on a residence.
Care guide
Retirement Living
Retirement living usually starts with housing, hospitality, meals, social connection, and everyday convenience. Some residences may offer optional supports, but the details vary.
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Assisted Living
Assisted Living provides housing with daily support, such as meals, bathing, medications, and scheduled check-ins. Its regulatory context and service boundaries matter in BC.
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Memory Care
Memory Care means specialized housing and support for people living with dementia. It is a family search term that can point to different service models. The important question is what the residence can actually support now.
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Long-Term & Complex Care
Long-Term Care provides 24-hour nursing care, primarily for people with complex medical or cognitive needs. Searches for long-term care and complex care often happen when needs are heavier, changing quickly, or difficult to support at home. Public, subsidized, and private-pay pathways can be different.
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Start with a few quick questions, and Private Care BC can help organize what still needs to be checked before any residence is contacted on your behalf.