Ideal Care

Senior Home Care in Ottawa

Your trusted partner in senior home care services

Our Story

Ideal Caregivers 4u provides peace of mind and support for ageing loved ones.

Families today find it difficult to provide their elderly parents with all of the support they need in the comforts of their home.

Friendship and emotional support are important to your parents in their elder years. Surroundings them with everything they are accustomed to helping them stay engaged and happy.

Our Services

Our compassionate Personal Caregivers and Personal Support Workers understand the importance of being close to family and living comfortably and as independently as possible.

Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia

Our team of Specialists provides compassionate and attentive home health care for loved ones with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Short and long-term stay services are available.

Personal Health Care Services

Our experienced Personal Support Care Workers offer personal and hygiene care services in your loved one's home or a retirement living facility. Services include bathing, restroom activities, incontinence care, grooming, personal hygiene, dressing, walking and daily routine activities.

Convalescent Care

After a period of hospitalization, due to chronic illness or injury, our team members can provide care to your loved one as they recover. Contact us for short-term or long-term options.

Companionship

Our trained, friendly team members provide companionship in retirement homes and nursing facilities. Whether it's just to have someone to talk to, participate in activities, or take them for a walk in the garden, we are there.

Respite Care

Whether it's for a few hours a week or long-term, we provide temporary relief for caregivers and families, enabling you to take a much needed rest. Respite care can take place in the home, retirement community, or nursing facilities.

Overnight Care

Our overnight care services are customized for your loved ones to aid them in the following: recovery after hospital discharge, physical impairments and walking difficulties; dementia and sleepwalking; and post-operative and palliative care.

24-hour Around-the-Clock Care

We support clients who need care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, whether it be short-term or the long-term. We design packages based on your specific family needs at any time of the day.

Short-Notice Care

We support clients who require urgent care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, whether it be for the short-term or the long-term. Contact us right away and we can have one of our trained team members to there in 60 minutes!

Meal Assistance Program

Our caregivers provide optimal assistance to your loved ones who forget to eat or need help to eat at mealtime. We see meals as a time to provide nutrition, love and caring, and a time to socialize. We are there to ensure your loved ones eat their breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning

At-home cooking and meal preparation and planning is a great way to ensure that your loved one is getting the proper nutrition they need, safely, by one of our trained team members.

Transportation / Accompaniment

It can be challenging to escort your loved ones to medical appointments. Let us arrange transportation and accompany them to their medical appointments.

House Cleaning

From seniors needing assistance with daily routines to individuals with chronic illnesses, our team can provide house cleaning, laundry, linen changes, pet care, conversation and entertainment. Our care allows seniors to stay in their homes in a safe and clean environment.

Live Daily Care Call Services

Our Caregiver will encourage your loved ones' daily wellness, activities and make sure they don't feel isolated from society. A friendly conversation to enhance their lifestyle, needs and health.

Live Video Care Calls

If you're not able to visit in person, we can conduct a video phone call to see and hear your loved ones! Times and dates can be scheduled at your convenience during our shifts, and our caregivers will be happy to connect with you so that you may see and speak with your loved one in real-time.

Palliative and End-of-Life Doula Care

Everyone deserves comfort, quality of life, and respect for personal treatment decisions and cultural or spiritual concerns. We provide support at home or in a care facility

Ideal Caregivers 4U
Provides You And Your Loved Ones With Health Care At Home.

Our compassionate Personal Caregivers and Personal Support Workers understand the importance of being close to family and living comfortably and as independently as possible.

Ideal Caregivers 4u provide everything from accompanying one to an appointment, assisting with personal needs in a long-term care facility, to 24-hour care live-in.

Testimonials

"I have been with IDC 4U for at least 5yrs now. I am very happy with all the daily care I receive and I have become close to the staff over the years. Staff from IDC 4U are very nice and dependable. I am happy I can rely on such great people to look after myself and my sister Helen. I can't walk or sometimes and I have a hard time expressing myself so you as my caregivers are my voice, arms, and legs. IDC 4U takes me where I can't go myself and I feel lucky to have people like this."

– Stuart and Helen, Ottawa, ON

"Thank you so very much for all the care you have provided for my parents over the last three months. Being 67 years old, living 1.5 hours away from my parents and their only offspring there have been many times when I have needed your immediate help. My Mom, due to her health care needs, requires a sitter with her at all times. When my Dad has required Emergency care and had to leave Mom alone, you have always come through. Thanks again for your excellent care."

– Dianne L, Ottawa, ON

"I wish to thank you for sending us the caregiver team. They were excellent caregivers and treated my father with dignity and compassion. They responded to his sometimes unrealistic requests with care and professionalism. Thank you for your daily 12-hour support."

– Thomas, Ottawa, ON

"Your caregivers were so very good! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!"

– K. Marks, Ottawa, ON

"A six-star rating really. The service we receive from Ideal Caregivers 4U has been outstanding! They are very flexible, Mom has needed anywhere from 3 to 24-hour care and Nancy is always quick to respond to our schedule changes (many times last minute). A fantastic crew of caregivers have taken care of Mom over the past year and have been very professional and personal in dealing with her every changing requirements. Special thanks to all for taking a keen interest in Mom's well-being!"

– Peter Dole, Ottawa, ON

“IDC 4u are precise, caring, warm, dedicated professionals willing and able to go the extra mile. I will always be grateful for the care and companionship Carol and her excellent staff provided my mother when her Alzheimer’s made constant attention necessary in the last year of her life. It was a comfort to know they were there when we weren’t able to be and to read their carefully detailed notes afterwards. They were much-loved companions as much as attendants. Thank you."

– Ron E, Ottawa, ON

“Alice is a wonderful person in my mother’s life. She accompanies her twice weekly as I live out of town. I am at peace of mind knowing my mother is in great caring hands.”

– Mr. Williams, Ottawa, ON

“Nicole is simply the most thorough and efficient housekeeper. What she accomplishes in 3 hours would take me all day and after hip surgery, she is a big asset to my life.”

– Mrs. LeMay, Ottawa, ON

"My father has Alzheimer's and lives in a nursing home. I do not live in Ottawa, so I cannot visit him every day. I met Carol about 6 years ago. I was looking for someone to visit dad and stimulate his memory. Carol visits dad three times a week. They go for walks, read books and sometimes just sit and talk. They have become good friends. Dad jokingly calls her his "babysitter". Having Carol visit dad gives me peace of mind. She watches out for him! Thank you IDC 4u!"

– Kelly F, Ottawa, ON

"The caregivers show good work ethic by being attentive and taking care of my mom’s needs. We have the perfect match with our primary caregiver, Alice. She and my mom have become best friends. There is no way to measure how much Alice and IDC 4u have helped improve my mom’s quality of life. It makes all the difference in world.”

– Mrs. Brown, Ottawa, ON

"My caregiver does a beautiful job for me. I have never had it so good! She is wonderful and quite worth it. She is simply one of a kind."

– Dorothy J, Ottawa, ON

"I was immediately impressed by the warm and friendly atmosphere of the office and by the owner, who was very up-front and real. I felt very at home with her and very at ease. The caregivers are not just employees. We are a family and a team. We look out for one another, and we look out for the owner as well. She is supportive of our situations and is always there to encourage us to grow in our experience and knowledge."

– Angie, Ottawa, ON

"IDC 4u was one of the agencies suggested to us for my dad by the hospital when he was being discharged about 6 months ago. The owner is a woman who met with us in the hospital and the needed care and answered all our questions carefully. After consulting with the hospital's social worker we hired IDC 4u. We interview 3 caregivers and now my dad has 2 live-in caregivers for 6 days a week. They are both well trained and experienced. We finally have peace of mind that my dad is in good hands.”

– Rod, Ottawa, ON

“They have excellent service. The caregivers are all professional and they come in dressed respectfully. They tend to all of my mother’s needs. They prepare food for her, help her with housekeeping and help her with anything else. We haven’t had any issues with IDC 4u from day one.”

– Fred, Ottawa, ON

"Just a note to say thank you for the service your agency has given my parents for the last few years. You supplied great assistance and allowed them to stay in their home. Your caregiver really gave us peace of mind knowing she gave them so much love and care."

– P. Barker, Ottawa, ON

"I thank you so much for the help that your caregiver provides to my father. She is absolutely wonderful and I don’t know what I would do without her."

– R. Jones, Ottawa, ON

Ed Nayani

2021-11-08

One of the finest businesses that we have worked with. Nancy was so thorough in educating us about services. Very positive experience and will definitely recommend!!

Margo Korneluk

2021-10-22

Ideal Caregivers’ representative, Nom, has shown kindness and compassion in dealing with my aging mother. It is a relief to know that Mom is in good hands when I am unable to be with her.

Rachel Parkins

2021-10-17

I recommend this company to anyone who wants a loved one to be cared for .

Anne B

2021-10-07

We have had an excellent experience working with several support workers from Ideal over the last 2 months. Their staff are very caring, punctual and professional. Their management listens to our needs and always delivers. Thank you!

Karen and Brian McRae

2021-08-15

This is the second time I have used Ideal Caregivers. First for my mom and now my dad. I am grateful for Nancy’s swiftness in finding two lovely ladies Gina and Shelly who are helping to keep my dad safe and provide companionship. Karen Istead McRae

Eric Hamblen

2021-08-11

After a rather unprofessional experience with another similar service, Ideal Caregivers was recommended to us by the retirement home my father is in and what a difference. Extremely professional, with great people that I entrust my father's care to help make his day a little better in a rather challenging time. They are flexible with hours, needs and prompt review summary from the visit each day. I highly recommend.

Carol Stoss

2021-08-02

Many thanks to Sue, Wanda, Steven, Doreen, Nancy and Megs better known as the Stoss Team who cared for my husband Nick tirelessly and with full commitment in the last number of weeks. To Nancy and Megs, who were not actually in personal-care mode for my husband, did ensure that the best possible people were sent to tackle the enormous challenge of caring for a man who was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia and Parkinsonism. The caregivers were kind, encouraging, took time to write me notes keeping me informed about their shift with Nick and how he was, and advised each other when there was a shift change. Since my husband's passng a few days ago, I've received emails of concern enquiring how I was getting along. Sue came over to my son's home where I was visiting to bring me a prayer plant and words of encouragement from everyone. No one could have asked for a better group of people than the Stoss Team. Anyone facing a similar situation to mine in knowing you need help and can't do it alone, reaching out to Ideal Caregivers 4U will be a very wise step towards the help you need. Thank you again Team Stoss. With deep appreciation, Carol Stoss

Rob McNeil

2021-07-28

We started dealing with Ideal Caregivers in 2019. I wish we found them sooner. One thing that was consistent with all other services was terrible customer service and slow call backs. Nancy picks up her phone (or quickly returns calls) and she gets to know her clients and their needs. Nancy adds a personal touch that is not replicated by any other service we dealt with - she works incredibly hard for her clients. I would recommend this service to anyone looking for 3rd party care.

Karine Baser

2021-07-28

I am so grateful for having stumbled upon this amazing organization that has truly made a world of difference to my aging parents at a very difficult time. Nancy was exceptionally responsive to an initial crisis period we went through, and arranged for care 14 hours a day / 7 days a week with a high continuity of care so that my parents were able to build relationships with her team. The caregivers she has working with her (Wanda, Billie Jean and Kay) have felt like true partners in care. They are both compassionate and also very aware of the behaviours of dementia. They communicate with me daily and they are often identifying issues before the retirement home staff picks up on them. The relief that has come from knowing that my mother is in good hands and is getting the care that she needs is invaluable. Thank you!!