CareCompare for professionals
A place families can keep comparing BC senior-care options after the conversation.
CareCompare is a free BC senior-care directory and guided planner for families after a handout, referral, hallway conversation, or discharge. It is a complement to professional materials, not a replacement for them.
No pilot, no signup, no meeting required, and no follow-up emails.
What it is
A family-facing tool that keeps working after the handoff.
A live BC-wide directory of home care, meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, assisted living, retirement living, and long-term care.
A short guided planner families can use to organize options by city, care need, and next step.
A free family-facing website that works without an account.
A follow-on resource families can keep using after a professional conversation.
What it is not
Not a replacement for professional judgment or local materials.
A discharge handout or replacement for hospital, health authority, or agency materials.
A referral, placement, or lead-selling service.
A clinical assessment, safety assessment, or care-plan approval tool.
A platform that recommends one provider as the right provider for a family.
After the conversation
Families can keep comparing, calling, and updating their plan.
The useful professional question is not whether CareCompare replaces an existing handout. It is whether families need a public place to keep working once they are back at home, waiting for calls, or comparing next steps with relatives.
Search current home care, meal delivery, transportation, and caregiver-support options by city.
Compare care homes, assisted living, retirement living, and long-term care as needs change.
Use the navigator to create a written plan they can keep, print, and share with relatives.
Return later when costs, waitlists, family roles, or care needs change.
Data sources
Where the BC data comes from.
CareCompare compiles public records, provider-sourced information, and source notes into family-readable pages. Families should still verify costs, availability, eligibility, and fit directly before acting.
- BC Seniors Advocate reports and public registry data where relevant.
- Public BC health authority directories and intake pages.
- BC Assisted Living Registry listings for registered assisted-living residences.
- Provider public websites, public listings, and CareCompare directory records.
- Last-reviewed dates and source notes on provider and facility profiles where available.
Built for families
CareCompare is written for family caregivers trying to compare options after the professional conversation is over.
No referral fees
CareCompare does not accept referral fees for family-facing recommendations or sell families to providers.
Options, not steering
The site is meant to support informed comparison. Families should verify directly before acting.
Professional feedback
A short note is enough.
No meeting is expected. If CareCompare seems useful for families you work with, you can share it. If something would make you uncomfortable mentioning it, a quick email is more useful than a polite endorsement.
Common questions
Is CareCompare a referral or placement platform?
No. CareCompare is a public information resource for BC families. It does not sell leads or take referral fees for family-facing recommendations.
Does CareCompare replace what hospitals, health authorities, or community agencies provide?
No. It is a family tool that can sit beside existing materials. It does not replace clinical advice, discharge planning, health authority intake, or local professional judgment.
Do families need an account?
No. Families can use the directory, planner, guides, and comparison pages without signing in.
How should families treat the data?
As a starting point for comparison. CareCompare compiles public and provider-sourced information, but families should verify availability, costs, eligibility, and fit directly before acting.
What happens if a professional has a concern?
Use the short form on this page. Corrections, source concerns, and trust-boundary feedback are more useful than endorsements.
Optional examples
Sample artifacts, not replacement handouts.
These PDFs illustrate the kind of data layer CareCompare can provide. They are not meant to replace materials that professionals already trust and use locally.
Sample Navigator action plan
A real Vancouver home-care export showing local options, questions to ask, and a call log families can print or share.
Open exampleHospital-discharge action plan
A real long-term-care export showing waitlist context, bridge supports, and next calls for a Vancouver discharge scenario.
Open exampleShare it if it helps. Send a note if something feels off.
CareCompare is a public family resource. There is no pilot, no signup, no booking request, and no follow-up sequence.