What We Do

Carewest programs and services cover a range of care including long-term care, rehabilitation and recovery services, and community programs. Our goal is to meet the needs of the community through quality care while effectively and efficiently responding to an ever-changing health care system.

Long-term Care

Chronic Complex Care Unit - for the residential client living with a complex disease or life-threatening illness. The prime populations are individuals on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, as well as people who need specialized respiratory support.
EQuaL Program - for adults aged 18 to 64 who have disabilities related to a disease or condition such as multiple sclerosis or a brain injury currently requiring the full-time support of a continuing care.
Hospice Unit - a small, residential unit in a homelike environment providing 24-hour care by an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers. The team strives to meet the needs of people and their families who are in their last days to weeks of life and who can no longer manage at home but do not require the resources of acute care. See brochure.
LifeStyle Choices Program - for frail, cognitively intact seniors who require 24-hour care in a residential setting. These residents are aware of their surroundings and can be involved in making day to day social and care decisions.
Pain and Palliative Care Service - provides consulting services to Carewest programs to help achieve the best quality of life for residents and clients who are experiencing pain and other uncomfortable symptoms or facing serious illnesses and end-of-life issues. Support is also available to family members to help them meet the challenges they face when a loved one's illness cannot be cured.
Supportive Pathways Program - provides supportive, person-centered care to seniors with dementia who require 24-hour care in a residential setting.

Rehabilitative and Recovery Services

Geriatric Mental Health Unit - a short-stay program for seniors who have psychiatric disorders and require assessment and rehabilitation, but who do not need to be in acute care. See brochure.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Unit - for people over the age of 18 following an acute phase of musculoskeletal illness or who have had a bone or joint surgical procedure and require care and rehabilitation before returning home or to another care setting. See brochure.
Neuro Rehabilitation Unit - for people over the age of 18 who have had a neurological injury, such as a stroke, and require rehabilitation once they are over the acute phase of their illness before they return home or to another care setting.
Regional Community Transition Program (RCTP) - a short-stay program that supports medically stable clients who do not need acute care level of service, but may require additional assessment, recuperation, and therapy before moving into continuing care or returning home or to another care setting. See brochure.

Community Programs

Adult Day Support Program - available to adults over the age of 65 who are living in the community and have physical limitations affecting their ability to take part in community activities.
Comprehensive Community Care (C3) Program - a unique, long-term maintenance and support program for seniors who live in southwest Calgary. It provides coordinated case management and primary care to frail, elderly clients and allows them to remain at home as long as possible with a higher quality of life. Integrated care is provided by a 24-hour health care team through a medical health clinic, day program, home support, transportation, designated beds and emergency response telephone system. See brochure.
Day Hospital - a short-term day program for frail seniors who are living at home and experiencing physical, mental, emotional or social concerns. The focus is to promote their well-being, functional abilities and quality of life through comprehensive assessment and treatment by an interdisciplinary team with geriatric expertise. See brochure.
Dementia Day Support Program - available to older adults who live in the community and have Alzheimer's disease or other dementias affecting their ability to socialize and interact in community activities.
Dementia Respite Services - available at Carewest Signal Pointe. This service offers short-term stays to provide supportive care for people with dementia and respite services for families so they may have a much-needed break from caregiving.
Supportive Living (SL) - offers assisted living for people who may need extra support such as health monitoring and personal care, along with meals, bathing and laundry. For seniors, SL is offered at Carewest Colonel Belcher, with a number of beds reserved for veterans. The program is also offered at Carewest Nickle House, a specially designed home for younger adults with physical disabilities.
Non-dementia Respite Services - available at Carewest Colonel Belcher (for frail seniors) and Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning (for adults with disabilities under the age of 65). This service offers short-term stays to provide supportive care for people with chronic illness and respite services for families so they may have a much needed break from caregiving.
Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic - a clinic funded by Veterans Affairs Canada that helps current and former Canadian Forces members, veterans and members of the RCMP suffering from Operational Stress Injury who require specialized, intensive assessment and treatment.
Regional Seating Services - a specialized community service where individual needs of clients are assessed and special equipment prescribed and fabricated to make clients safer, more comfortable and independent in their wheelchairs.
Younger Adult Day Support (YADS) Program - for adults 18 to 65 with chronic illnesses or physical disabilities, who are medically stable and live at home and are able to take part in fitness and exercise classes, recreational activities and mental aerobics.