independent lifestyles
Your first choice for home healthcare.
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Home      Our Philosophy of Care

Mission:

 To be the first choice for home healthcare services where active aging, dignity and the quality of life of every client is supported.  

Values:

  • Service -- professional, worry free, distinquished service.
  • Stability -- being available through on-call and adequate staffing.
  •  Integrity, honesty and trust -– practicing open communication.
  • Community, health and wellnes -- effective collaboration with service partners.
  • Compassion, dedication, patience -- Focus on caregiving as if it were your loved one.
  • Respect -– earned as a small business that provides distinguished home healthcare and home support services.
  • Support -- client advocacy that builds relationships. 
  • Money -- provide Home Healthcare Workers a living wage.
 

Independent Lifestyles Provides Home Healthcare Services For: 

  • Individuals having difficulty with daily living activities such as housecleaning, personal healthcare, and meals due to active aging; 

  • Families needing support or relief from caring for a loved one;

  • Clients and families of all backgrounds and ages, with any health care need or medical condition;

  • With palliative care; 

  • People who have had a stroke or acquired brain injury;

  • Those with Alzheimer Disease or related disorders;

  • People who have Parkinson's;

  • Patients with affected mobility.

People seeking this service have many of the same needs:

To be treated with respect and dignity; 

To be actively engaged in a community of some kind;

To be involved in his/her own treatment and Individual Care Plan; 

To be cared for by skilled, medically-knowledgeable health care professionals and caregivers, working as an integrated health care team. 

 

  About Vanessa Knox, Owner of Independent Lifestyles

Vanessa stands behind offering a unique combination of distinguished home healthcare and specialty services. It is in my value system to provide a level of care for your loved ones as if they are my loved ones so that together we can support aging in place, dignity and quality of life. Widely acknowledged, there is a significant need for quality home healthcare services.  I believe in providing distinguished customer service through our team of professional, sensitive, and caring Home Health Care Workers.  Supported by organized and actively engaged management, we will become the home healthcare service of choice on the Sunshine Coast and in Chilliwack.

   

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
Chilliwack Branch 
 
Sunshine Coast Branch 
 
PO Box 31001
Chilliwack, BC
V2R 0C4 
PO Box 751
Gibsons, BC
V0N 1V0 
 
604.799.8400 
 
604.886.8300