Home care for someone living with ALS
Personal care, safe transfers, and steady support as needs change, with a coordinator who plans ahead so the family is not scrambling.
Support that keeps pace with ALS
ALS weakens the muscles over time, affecting movement, speech, swallowing, and later breathing. For many people, thinking and personality stay much the same, so being treated as fully themselves matters a great deal.
Needs can change month to month. Families often move from a few hours of help to long days, overnights, and two-person transfers. A coordinator plans ahead with you so care grows before it becomes a crisis.
How a caregiver can help
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming
- Safe transfers and repositioning, using the lift and equipment the team provides
- Meals and drinks prepared the way the speech therapist or dietitian recommends
- Patience with communication, including boards and speech devices
- Overnight, long shifts, live-in, or round-the-clock coverage
- Respite so family caregivers can sleep, work, and rest
The ALS clinic, doctor, and respiratory team lead medical care, including breathing support, feeding tubes, and equipment. Our caregivers work within their personal support role and follow the team's guidance.
Managed by our care team, start to finish
- Call or request supportTell us what's going on. No forms, no pressure, we listen first.
- In-home care assessmentA care coordinator visits to understand daily routines, medical needs, and personality fit.
- We match your caregiverWe hand-pick from our vetted roster of PSWs for skills, availability, and, just as importantly, personality.
- Care begins, and we stay closeMost families are matched within 24 hours. Your coordinator checks in regularly, this isn't "set and forget."
- A care coordinator who knows your family and stays reachable
- Caregivers vetted with a vulnerable-sector police check, interview, references, and a skills assessment
- Matched to your loved one, not just assigned from a roster
- Backup coverage arranged by us when a caregiver is unavailable
- A free in-home assessment and a clear, itemized quote
What families ask about ALS care at home
Yes. Round-the-clock supervision is available through shifts or live-in care, with a coordinator arranging backup so there are no gaps.
Your family member's doctor and health team. We build the care plan around their guidance and match a caregiver with the right experience.
Yes. Starting early with a few hours a week helps your family member build a relationship with one caregiver before needs grow.
Guides for families
Changes at home, like grab bars, a ramp or a safer bathroom, can make daily life easier. RightKind Home Access can arrange an occupational therapist visit and the work →
We also support people living with stroke recovery, Parkinson's, PSP, MS, brain injury, and many other conditions.
Available across Toronto and the GTA, including Thornhill, North York, Forest Hill, Midtown Toronto, Richmond Hill, Vaughan.
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Talk to a coordinator about ALS care
Tell us what's going on. A care coordinator will call you back within one business day.