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Home care. With a higher standard.

You’re choosing
who gets
the key.

Choose with more confidence.

Home checks. Everyday help. And the option to request a licensed professional—because who comes through your door matters as much as what they come to do.

Request a licensed professional Explore home care

Greater Calgary · One visit or ongoing care · Written quote first

A warm, welcoming contemporary home framed by autumn trees.
A home is personal.The way it’s cared for should be, too.
CARE THAT STARTS WITH WHO.
The right personYour choice of visitor
The right briefYour instructions, in writing
A clear recordA report after the visit
Your decisionScope and price agreed first
Illustrative scene of a professional recording observations during a home visit.Thoughtful attention. A clear record.

The Licensed Professional option

For the home you’ve worked for.
A person you can look into.

You check credentials when you hire someone to work on your home. You should have that choice when you hire someone to look after it.

Request a licensed professional, including a real estate professional, for an agreed home-care visit. You’re choosing a person with a professional identity you can verify—and setting out exactly what they’re there to do.

01

More than a first name.An active licence and professional standing to check.

02

A standard before the doorstep.Identity, references, an appropriate background check and relevant coverage required for assignment.

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A brief that belongs to you.The task, access, responsibilities and premium agreed in writing.

See what the professional option includes

The visit is a home-care engagement. Real estate representation, regulated trade work and professional inspections are arranged separately when needed.

Two ways to feel comfortable handing over the key

Choose the person. Then make the plan.

The same care in defining the job. An extra professional credential when that matters to you.

For added confidence

Licensed Professional

Choose a visitor with a professional credential you can verify, including a licensed real estate professional, for the home-care task you agree.

  • Active licence and professional standing verification required
  • Identity, references and background screening required for assignment
  • Scope and relevant insurance confirmed before booking
  • Your checklist, documented attendance and a visit report
A premium for your choice of professionalRequest a licensed professional

For everyday peace of mind

Care Partner

A practical choice for routine visits and everyday tasks, with the person, instructions and expectations agreed before the visit.

  • Identity, references and background screening required for assignment
  • Relevant experience matched to the task
  • Scope and relevant insurance confirmed before booking
  • Your checklist, documented attendance and a visit report
Standard visit quoteChoose a care partner

Provider availability, completed screening and coverage for the agreed task are confirmed before assignment. Your quote identifies any professional premium. Understand the professional’s role →

What changes when you choose a licensed professional?
Before the visitCare PartnerLicensed Professional
Best suited toEveryday tasks and routine home visitsHome-care visits where you prefer a verifiable professional credential
Assignment screeningIdentity, references and appropriate background screening requiredThe same screening, plus active licence and professional standing verification
Relevant experience & coverageConfirmed for the agreed taskConfirmed for the agreed home-care role; a professional licence alone is not proof of coverage
Your visit recordAgreed checklist, attendance, observations and supporting photographsThe same documented visit standard
Your quoteStandard visit quoteVisit quote with the professional premium identified
Specialist workAssigned to a suitable independent specialistStill assigned to the specialist qualified for that work

Your preference is subject to availability. The engagement is for the agreed home-care task. Understand the role and scope →

A useful kind of peace of mind

Your home has a to-do list. We can help with it.

Start with a check while you’re away. Add the everyday details. Or arrange one specific thing that would make your week easier.

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Home & away01

Home checks & visits

Regular checks, photo reports, deliveries and someone there to let a contractor in.

One visit or a regular plan
Paws & company02

Dog walking & pet care

On-leash walks, feeding, fresh water, litter care and a little company while you’re out.

For everyday life, too
A fresh start03

Cleaning services

Regular cleaning, a deeper clean, move-in or move-out care, and a fresh homecoming.

Through a cleaning partner
The little fixes04

Handyman help

Assembly, minor patching, touch-ups and small repairs, with the task agreed in advance.

Through a suitable partner
Inside & outside05

Plants, yards & seasons

Plants watered, bins taken out, yards tidied, and lawn or snow care arranged.

Build around your routine
A closer look06

Radon & specialist care

Radon testing coordination, professional inspections and the right trade for a bigger job.

Qualified specialists
A dog waiting beside a weekend bag in a bright, cared-for home.

For time away. And everyday life.

Less arranging.
More living.

You don’t need to be leaving for the winter. Sometimes you just need the dog walked, the cleaners let in, or someone to wait for the delivery you can’t miss.

Tell us what would help. We’ll work through the timing, the right provider and the details with you.

Find my everyday help

The reassurance is in the record

You shouldn’t have to wonder what “all done” means.

A useful update tells you who was there, what they checked and what needs your attention.

  • The visitor and attendance window
  • Your agreed checklist and completed tasks
  • Observations and supporting photographs
  • Concerns and the next decision, if there is one
Follow a visit from start to finish →

Explore the sample records. These illustrate the report format, rather than a completed customer visit.

VACANTHOMES / VISIT RECORDSAMPLE

Example visit · 2:06–2:31 pm

The essentials, accounted for.

Visitor: Example Care Partner · Agreed checklist: Home check

Inside temperature
16.5 °C recorded
Visible water concerns
None observed in checked areas
Mail & parcels
Brought inside
Doors & windows
Checked and secured

The agreed checklist, supporting photographs and any follow-up are kept together.

Illustrative home-care scene accompanying a sample visit record.
Illustrative photo · Sample record
A customer report holds the photographs captured for the agreed visit.
What a supporting photo records

The capture time, checked area, task or observation, and any follow-up belong together. Avoid private documents, access credentials and unrelated household details in report photographs.

A record you can refer back to.

A clear plan before anyone arrives

Easy to start. Clear at every step.

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Tell us what would help.

Choose your service, dates and preferred visitor. One task or a recurring plan—start with your priorities.

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Know who. Know what. Know the price.

Confirm the provider, required screening, scope and written quote. Set the access arrangements and your authorisation limits.

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Get on with your day.

The agreed visit is documented. Review the report and any concerns, with your approval before additional work is arranged.

Your life. Your care plan.

A little help, built around you.

Choose one service to start, then add the details. Our four-step planner brings your tasks, timing and preferred visitor together in one brief.

No payment to enquire. Availability and scope confirmed before booking.

For organizations with properties to look after

Your local presence.
A clearer portfolio picture.

Monthly property-visit programs for insurers, lenders, receivers, asset managers and estate teams in Greater Calgary.

From an authorized foreclosure file to a home awaiting restoration, arrange qualified attendance around a written brief—with consistent visit records, a clear escalation path and the option to request a licensed professional.

Explore company programs ↗Discuss a monthly plan →

One agreed monthly program

Define the properties, visit allocation, cadence, reporting format and authorization limits.

People matched to the work

Confirm experience, assignment screening, relevant coverage and any required professional or specialist credentials.

A record for each file

Attendance, agreed observations, supporting photographs and exceptions tied to the property reference.

Know what you’re agreeing to

A clear quote.
Before the key changes hands.

One visit or a recurring plan, the price should explain the work. Your written quote sets out what is included and what needs a separate decision.

Understand your quote →
  1. Your visit

    The attendance window, checklist, reporting and agreed frequency.

  2. Your preferred visitor

    Any licensed-professional premium, clearly identified.

  3. Anything extra

    Partner work, materials, travel and applicable tax. Additional work is agreed before proceeding.

A little thought before you leave

Different homes. Different reasons to need us.

Travel, a sale, an estate or a gap between occupants. Build the plan around what is actually happening at your property.

YOUR STARTING POINT

Enjoy being somewhere else.

For a long weekend or a winter away, put a plan around the home you leave behind.

Property care while you travel

THREE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

  1. Record the home’s condition before departure.
  2. Plan for weather, heating and visible water concerns.
  3. Arrange the everyday tasks that still need doing.
Start a departure checklist

Good questions. Clear answers.

Before you
hand over
the key.

Know what you’re choosing and what happens next.

A closer look at the professional option →
Can I request a licensed real estate professional for an ordinary visit?

Yes. Select the Licensed Professional option when you enquire. You can request a home check, contractor access, delivery attendance or another agreed home-care task. The quote confirms the person, the scope and the premium before you book.

Am I hiring them as my real estate agent?

The home-care engagement is for the task in your quote. It does not create a listing, buyer-representation or property-management relationship. Any regulated real estate service requires its own appropriate brokerage arrangement.

What does the professional option add?

An active professional credential and standing that can be checked, alongside the screening and task-specific requirements for the visit. It gives you more information about who you are choosing. Their experience, role and applicable coverage still need to fit the work.

How are background checks and insurance handled?

Our assignment standard requires identity and reference checks, an appropriate background check, and confirmation of coverage for the agreed work. The professional tier also requires licence and standing verification. Ask for confirmation before accepting an assignment; a licence alone is not proof of a recent background check or coverage for a home-care task.

Can I use this while I’m home?

Absolutely. Everyday help can stand on its own: dog walking, cleaning, a delivery window or access for a contractor. You do not need an empty house or a recurring home-watch plan to make a request.

What will it cost?

You receive a written quote for the task, timing and location. The Licensed Professional option carries a premium; specialist work is quoted separately. You approve the scope and price before anything is booked, and no payment is taken with your enquiry.

Close enough to be there

Home care, rooted in Greater Calgary.

Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere and surrounding communities. Availability and any travel charges are confirmed for your address.

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BEFORE YOU GOBuild your departure checklistTHE HOME-CARE NOTEBOOKPractical answers for time awayBEFORE THE FIRST VISITUnderstand access & screening

Your home. Your standards.

Leave the list.
Keep the confidence.

Start with what you need. Choose who you’d like to trust with it.

Request a licensed professional ↗Help me choose
Written quote first. No payment to enquire.
Your home. Your choice.Find my care ↗