Personal hygiene: help with bathing, showering and dressing

Bathing, showering, dressing

It is the most intimate service, which makes it the one where having the same person come back matters most. You choose who walks into the bathroom.

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Verified providers · Montreal and the South Shore · no contract, no minimum hours

What this service covers

Help with bathing, showering and personal washing
A bed bath when getting up is too difficult
Help getting dressed and choosing clothes
Mouth care and denture cleaning
Incontinence care and changing protection
Basic care: hair, shaving, nails, skin

This list is a starting point, not a closed menu. You describe what you need and the provider tells you what they can do.

For you, or for someone you love

There comes a point where the shower is the riskiest appointment of the week. A trained provider knows how to help without humiliating, and knows when to report a sore, a redness or a loss of strength. Every provider is verified — identity, background, insurance — before appearing in the directory.

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Do you offer this service?

Personal support worker, family care aide, health-care aide: hygiene is the core of the work, and demand in Montreal far exceeds supply. You choose your clients, your hours and your rate, and you keep the relationship from one visit to the next.

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Self-employed · you set your own rate and your own hours

Eligible for the tax credit

This service qualifies for Revenu Québec's tax credit for home-support services for seniors — up to 35% of eligible expenses for anyone aged 70 or over. Your receipts are prepared as the year goes.

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