Personal Care & Hygiene
Respectful help with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, at any hour it is needed.
Private home care · Toronto & Mississauga
24 Hour Home Care
Continuous, nurse-coordinated care at home, with a caregiver awake and present through the night as well as the day.
Free in-home assessment. No obligation.
Around-the-Clock Support
The Nights Are Often the Hardest Part
Days can usually be managed. It is the nights that wear a family down: the falls that happen on the way to the bathroom, the wandering at 3am, the calls that come when nobody is rested enough to answer them well. Families often tell us they are coping fine until they admit they have not slept properly in months.
Twenty-four hour home care, often called 24/7 care, puts a caregiver in the home at every hour. Overnight caregivers remain awake rather than sleeping on call, so someone is always there when your loved one needs them and the family can go back to being family.
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What It Actually Means
How 24 Hour Care Differs from Live-In Care
Live-in care includes a dedicated sleep period overnight for the caregiver. With 24-hour care, caregivers work in rotating shifts: one provides care during the day and another stays awake overnight, providing continuous support.
The right arrangement depends on your loved one’s needs. Our care team will discuss daily routines and overnight support during the assessment so you can choose between live-in care and rotating 24-hour care.
Every Hour
How Our Caregivers Support the Day and the Night
Consistent, hands-on assistance at every hour, so daily life stays safe and comfortable for your loved one and for you.
Meals & Nutrition
Meal preparation, hydration and support at the table, including the early breakfasts and late suppers that fall outside a visiting schedule.
Medication Reminders
Timely reminders and health supervision through the day and overnight, so doses are not missed or doubled.
Overnight Safety & Supervision
An awake caregiver through the night, reducing falls on the way to the bathroom and settling the restlessness that often comes after dark.
Mobility & Transfers
Safe help moving between bed, chair and bathroom, which is where most falls at home happen.
Companionship
Someone present in the quiet hours, which matters as much to a person living alone as any clinical task.
When to Consider It
Signs a Few Hours a Day Is No Longer Enough
Families usually reach us at a specific moment. These are the ones we hear most often.
Falls, or near-misses, at night
Especially on the way to the bathroom, and especially when nobody hears them.
Wandering or sundowning
Evenings and nights become unsettled, and the day's routine stops holding.
A hospital discharge home
The first weeks back need more supervision than a visiting schedule can give.
A family caregiver who is exhausted
When the person providing care has not slept properly in months, the arrangement is already unsafe.
Medication that cannot be missed
Doses at hours when nobody is reliably awake to give them.
Living alone after a change
A bereavement, a diagnosis, or a decline that makes being alone overnight no longer reasonable.
You Should Not Have to Stay Awake to Keep Them Safe
Tell us how the nights are going and we will tell you honestly whether 24 hour care is what you need, or whether something lighter would do.
Nurse-Led
Every Plan Supervised by a Registered Nursing Coordinator
Continuous care only works if the people delivering it are coordinated. That is the part families cannot arrange alone.
One care plan, not several
Every caregiver on the rotation works from the same plan, so nothing is dropped at a shift change.
Registered nursing oversight
A Registered Nursing Coordinator builds and supervises the plan, and adjusts it as needs change.
Consistent caregivers
We keep the same small team on a client wherever we can, so your loved one is not meeting a stranger at 2am.
Over 30 years of coordinated care
Integracare has supported families across Toronto and Mississauga since 1991.
What Changes
What Families Tell Us Changes First
The practical differences families notice once continuous care is in place.
Everyone sleeps again
Including the family member who had been doing the nights.
Fewer emergencies
Continuous supervision catches small problems before they become hospital visits.
Home stays possible
Continuous care is often what makes remaining at home an option rather than a facility.
The relationship changes back
You get to be a daughter or a husband again, instead of a night shift.
Where We Serve
Areas We Serve
Round-the-clock home care is available to families across Toronto and Mississauga, with care delivered in the comfort of home.
Toronto
- Downtown Toronto
- Midtown Toronto
- North York
- Scarborough
- Etobicoke
- East York
- Yorkville
- Forest Hill
- The Beaches
- Rosedale
- The Annex
- Leslieville
- Riverdale
- Leaside
- Thorncliffe Park
- Danforth
Mississauga
- Streetsville
- Port Credit
- Erin Mills
- Meadowvale
- Clarkson
- Lakeview
- Cooksville
- Dixie
- Erindale
- Lorne Park
- Sheridan Park
- Heartland
- Bushell
- Winston Park
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About 24 Hour Home Care
What is the difference between 24 hour care and live-in care?
A live-in caregiver has a dedicated sleep period overnight. With 24-hour care, caregivers work in rotating shifts, with a caregiver during the day and another awake overnight. Our care team can help you choose the arrangement that fits your needs.
Is someone actually awake overnight?
Yes. In our 24-hour care arrangement, the overnight caregiver stays awake as part of a rotating shift schedule. Live-in care is different: the caregiver has a dedicated overnight sleep period.
How many caregivers will my loved one see?
Continuous cover needs more than one caregiver, but we keep the same small team on a client wherever scheduling allows, so your loved one is not meeting someone new in the middle of the night. Every caregiver works from the same care plan, supervised by a Registered Nursing Coordinator.
Do you provide 24 hour care in Toronto and Mississauga?
Yes. Integracare provides round-the-clock home care across Toronto and Mississauga. We also offer 24/7 home care in Ottawa through our Ottawa team.
Can 24 hour care be arranged quickly after a hospital discharge?
Yes. Hospital discharges are one of the most common reasons families call us. Start with a free in-home assessment and we will tell you what can be put in place and how quickly.
Do we have to commit to 24 hour care permanently?
No. Many families use continuous care for a defined period, such as the weeks after a hospital stay, and then step down to a lighter schedule as recovery allows. The care plan is reviewed as needs change.
Free In-Home Assessment
Get Started with 24 Hour Home Care Today
Tell us what you need. A nurse will contact you within one business day.
Serving Toronto & Mississauga, care delivered in the comfort of home
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