Testimonials

Outstanding Care...

I am so grateful for the outstanding care my mother received from Verity Home Care during the last days of her life. The caregivers kept her so comfortable and clean, they massaged her and read to her from the Bible. They called me with updates on her condition and were so gentle and kind to my mother and our family. She passed away so peacefully and respectfully. I can never say how much this meant to all of us. Thank you Verity staff. - Stan T., Vancouver, BC

The Cream of the Crop...

Who would have known that our mom would be able to stay at home, even though she needed such a great deal of care. The Verity staff came in and helped us care for her, showed us how to keep her safe from falls and gave us a much needed break from trying to do everything ourselves. The care she gets is from the cream of the crop and we are so glad we chose Verity to care for our mother. - Janet P., Burnaby, BC

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Absolutely Wonderful...

I found myself being unable to stay in my home any longer. I was sick with worry about going in to a care facility and became very depressed about it. I called Verity and they helped me every step of the way, from downsizing my household to looking after me and organizing my move. I am now settled into my assisted living apartment and Verity staff look after me every day. They are absolutely wonderful and I could never have gone through this process without them. - Alice B., Vancouver, BC

A Touching Story...

My father who lived with us suffered a very serious stroke in the afternoon one day last November. Up until that day, he was very active and independent but that day, everything changed for him and the doctor said he wouldn't make it more than a couple of days. The doctor said we could have our dad taken to hospital to be looked after if we wanted, but we decided to keep him at home to die. We thought that there would be a couple of days to spend with Dad, but in the middle of the night, he stopped responding to us, his breathing became irregular and his skin was becoming blue.

We knew he was going to die soon but we got panicky and thought we were doing something wrong. By this time it was about

3 o'clock in the morning and I knew we needed help, so I called four different home care agencies. There was no answer at two of them, and a third agency did answer, but told us to have Dad taken to hospital by ambulance. I told the person that we wanted Dad to die at home and needed some help to care for him, but she insisted that we call an ambulance.

At around 3:20 am, I called Verity Home Care and was able to speak with a Registered Nurse within five minutes. The nurse listened to me and calmed me down. She could hear the gasping breath sounds over the phone and told me to put the phone by Dad's mouth so she could hear better what was going on. Right away she told me to lift up Dad's chin and prop it with a pillow to make the breathing easier. We did that and it worked immediately.

The nurse said that he didn't have much longer but said that this would make the last breaths more comfortable. She said she would be on her way over and would be there to help us as soon as she could. Dad passed away very peacefully about 15 minutes later. I phoned the nurse back and she spoke to me from her car. She said, "Good job - you've done a good job caring for your dad - I'm coming anyways to help you out."

It was 4:00 am when she arrived. It was cold and dark and pouring rain. She knocked on our door and saw our faces. She hugged me for a long time and then we walked in to see my dad. "He looks so comfortable," she said. That was the best phone call I ever made. - Linda H., Vancouver, BC

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