Vytality at Home: 5 years of exceptional home care services for Calgary
Vytality at Home is celebrating its 5th anniversary this week, and we couldn’t be more proud! When our founders Brad Lohman and Nicole Dyer struggled to find home care they wanted for their loved ones and patients, they decided to create a care company that could provide it.
On 12th February 2019, current team member Gerald set out on the first home visit as part of that new Calgary home care company, Vytality at Home. Five years on, Nicole and Brad have grown our company into a multi-award-winning home care provider.
On the anniversary of that first visit, Nicole says:
“I can’t believe how fast 5 years has gone! It continues to be such an honour to create exceptional experiences for our clients, their loved ones and our team.”
Brad says:
“Starting Vytality at Home has been an amazing experience. Our collective passion to provide great homecare services and hiring an amazing team to deliver support has really come to fruition. Our growth has been organic and we remain focused on ensuring our growth always has a lens on Vytality at Home providing an Exceptional Experience for our clients and their loved ones.”
Vytality’s amazing caregivers
We now have 135 hand-picked, friendly and dedicated caregivers who look after 125 clients. Between them, our caregivers make over 450 visits every week.
We take considerable time and research to match each new client with the best caregiver/s for their needs. Brad still strives to visit each prospective client in their home, along with any family who wish to attend, and discuss their needs, preferences and background. This information helps shape their personal care plan and allows Nicole to suggest ideal caregivers who are a great fit for each client.
Key to that can be speaking the right language! According to the 2021 Canada Census, approximately 23% of Canada’s population are immigrants, and for many, English is still their second language. Our multi-lingual caregivers all speak English and often a second or third language including: Punjabi, Tagalog, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, French, Polish, Russian, Greek, Hindi, Ukrainian and more!
Time to chat
Unlike other home care services who are in and out of a home to complete only a specific task, the average visit time for a Vytality client is 4 hours. The relationships that our team builds are very important to our clients, the majority of whom are seniors – the average age of our clients is 80 years young!
Having consistent team members there for longer periods of time gives our caregivers plenty of time to do personal care, some light cleaning and tidying, and perhaps prepare a meal. Most importantly, it gives time for social interaction, engagement and cognitive stimulation such as having some tea, a chat, playing brain games, or maybe a short stroll in the fresh air. Keeping active both physically and mentally is critical to remain healthy.
This kind of “unhurried” interaction is particularly important for our clients with a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s, making our Cognitive Stimulation and Dementia Support one of our top three services.
Independent living at home
At Vytality at Home, we enable our clients lead their best lives in the comfort and familiarity of their own home. We give just the right level of care and support so they can live independent lives for as long as possible. When they need more care, we simply put in in place, from more frequent visits to 24-hour care if required.
Home care services for your loved one
If you are concerned about a loved one and their ability to cope at home, call us. We’re always happy to talk through all aspects of home care here in Calgary, especially to family members who may live hundreds of miles away.
