Family Care Home & Respite Care Program

Many seniors and families need more flexible care options. Some seniors are socially isolated, culturally disconnected, or difficult to place because of complex health, mental health, behavioural, smoking or vaping, trauma, substance use history, or language-related needs. At the same time, family caregivers often carry heavy responsibilities with limited relief.

This program responds to those realities by creating a smaller, relationship-based care option that supports both seniors and the families who care for them. The model combines home-like living, caregiver support, Health Care Assistant involvement, LPN care planning, case management, and respite planning.

The program is intended for seniors who:

• Need more support than assisted living alone can provide.
• Are not yet ready for, or are not well matched to, traditional long-term care.
• Would benefit from a smaller, quieter, relationship-based living environment.
• Experience loneliness, isolation, cultural disconnection, or language barriers.
• Require supervision, routine, meals, personal care support, mobility support, or medication-related routines.
• Can live safely in an approved family care home with the right care plan and supports.

A Family Care Home is an approved private home that supports one or two senior residents. The two-person maximum is intended to preserve a small, family-style environment where residents can receive personal attention, privacy, safety, and a sense of belonging.

Each approved home must provide a clean, private, comfortable bedroom for each senior, access to a suitable bathroom, safe common areas, emergency planning, and household routines that respect the senior’s dignity, independence, culture, and personal preferences.

The Respite Care component provides short-term relief for family caregivers. Some approved homes may welcome seniors for short-term stays, while approved respite staff may also provide temporary 24/7 support in a senior’s own home when appropriate.

Respite may support caregivers who need rest, time for appointments, emergency relief, travel support, recovery time, or short-term coverage while longer-term care plans are arranged. The program planning rate for approved 24/7 respite care is $250 per day, subject to final program approval, placement terms, funding, staffing, and compliance requirements.

LCSS will prioritize culturally responsive care, including support for South Asian seniors and families. Where possible, Punjabi- and Hindi-speaking seniors will be matched with approved homes that can support communication, meals, spiritual routines, family involvement, modesty preferences, cultural traditions, and familiar daily living practices.

The goal is to reduce isolation and help seniors feel understood, respected, and connected in a home environment that honours their identity and life experience.

Family Care Home and Respite Care providers will not be expected to do this work alone. LCSS will provide a structured support model that may include case management, LPN care planning, Health Care Assistant support, training, resident matching, safety planning, documentation tools, respite planning, emergency procedures, regular check-ins, and quality assurance. 

LCSS is seeking caring individuals, couples, and families in the Eastern Fraser Valley who have one or two available bedrooms and a genuine desire to support seniors. Approved providers may receive excellent remuneration and program benefits in recognition of the important role they play in supporting seniors and family caregivers.

Applicants may be suitable if they have a safe and welcoming home, at least one responsible adult available at home at all times, caregiving experience or a strong willingness to learn, good judgement, reliability, and the ability to follow care plans and program expectations.

Interested applicants should submit a current CV or resume and a cover letter outlining their interest in becoming a Family Care Home or Respite Care Home provider to info@lambentservices.ca

The cover letter should clearly state whether the applicant would like to care for one senior or two seniors. It should also confirm that seniors will never be left alone and that at least one responsible adult household member will be available at home at all times.

Applicants should also include a brief description of their home, the number of available bedrooms, caregiving experience if applicable, household members who may be involved, and any relevant training, certificates, or experience related to caregiving, seniors, health care, disability support, or community services.

 Before any senior is placed, LCSS will complete a structured approval process. This may include a written application, household interview, home study, home safety review, bedroom and bathroom review, vulnerable sector criminal record checks, reference checks, review of caregiving capacity, cultural and language matching assessment, training completion, and final approval by LCSS leadership.