Delightedly serving Vancouver Island & BC's Lower Mainland
Short-Term Residential Care
Comfortable support you can count on, for just as long as you need it.
Home-based help with cleaning, organization, administration, training and companionship, tailored to your situation, available 24/7.
Good care is practical, respectful, and clear in its scope.
Short-Term Residential (STR) Care provides an assortment of home-based care solutions for clients on Vancouver Island and across the lower mainland. If you require temporary support with cleaning, organization, administration, training or companionship, you have come to the right place.
Tailored in a free consultation
Each service contract is tailored to your individual situation in a free consultation where you establish your requirements and criteria for how services should be performed. STR Care discusses the details first, then works with you to build a service package that fits your needs and your budget, and delivers precisely what you’ve asked for. Of course, STR Care can always modify the contract if your situation changes.
No lifetime contracts
Expect nothing less and so much more when you choose to engage with STR Care’s short-term solutions. You know you won’t need support forever and you don’t want to get locked into a lifetime contract for services that will soon become obsolete. That’s why you need STR Care, comfortable support you can count on for just as long as you need it.
STR Care specializes in making your life easier during transitions, recoveries, busy periods, or when you simply need an extra pair of capable hands.
Support shaped around your season.
Individuals recovering from illness or surgery
Families who need temporary household or companion support
Professionals who require office organization, administrative help, or training in accounting or English
Anyone seeking short-term, dependable assistance at home
An extra pair of capable hands with many forms.
STR Care provides flexible, temporary, home-based support through times you could use an extra pair of hands. If you’re recovering, travelling, managing a busy season, or simply want life more manageable at home, STR Care’s practical services are available 24/7, tailored to you. All services are $55 per hour; packages are available at a flat rate upon request.
Geography of care.
STR Care proudly serves clients in Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, New Westminster and the Fraser Valley as well as those from Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, and Parksville to Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
Travel outside these regions is an option where expenses are covered and care is required daily for the length of the contract.
One simple rate, shaped to your budget.
Transparent pricing for every service — flat rates available on request, and terms flex to fit the budget you’re working with.
$55 / hour
The hourly rate for all services is $55. Flat rates may be provided upon request. If you are working within a budget, it will be reflected in the terms of the contract to ensure you get what you need without breaking the bank.
Why STR Care?
- Flexible, short-term support that fits real life
- Clear communication and convenient scheduling
- All-in-one household, administrative, companion, and educational services
- Committed to making your home life easier and less complicated
STR Care is here when you need dependable help for just a few hours, days, or weeks.
Seven simple steps, start to finish.
Reach out to STR Care via phone or text and share your situation.
Help STR Care understand in writing what exactly you need and for how long.
Decide whether you want to pay an hourly rate or request a flat rate.
Create your client profile, review and sign our contract.
Meet with your STR Care fairy as often as terms stipulate.
Confirm your fairy has met all contractual obligations post-term.
Review your fairy’s performance and provide an optional testimony.
Ready to make your life a little easier?
Contact STR Care for a no-obligation conversation and let STR Care know what an STR fairy could do for you.
What does your home need today?
Choose as many as you like, or none if you’re not sure yet.