Parents Plan
Home nursing follow-up
A nurse visits your aging parent at home. With their consent, you receive a report after each visit. If a doctor or nurse practitioner needs to step in, a private teleconsultation takes over. The plan is offered wherever the network provides home care services in Quebec.
For families and caregivers
Home nursing follow-up for your aging parents
Many aging parents prefer to stay at home, and their children want to know how they are doing, especially when they live far away. The Parents Plan meets this need: a nurse visits regularly, reviews your parent’s health and shares the essentials with you, with their consent.
This is common. According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, more than one in four people act as caregivers in Quebec, mostly for someone aged 65 and over. The plan adds to the services your parent already receives and helps them keep living at home with regular health follow-up.
Simple for the whole family
How it works
- You tell us about your parent. Follow-up only begins with their consent.
- A nurse makes an initial visit at home, then returns one to three times a month.
- You receive a report after each visit, in plain language.
- If needed, a doctor or nurse practitioner takes over by private teleconsultation.
What you receive
What the plan includes
- One to three nursing visits per month at home: vital signs, medication intake, everyday questions.
- A written report, sent to the person your parent has chosen.
- A team that organizes next steps with you.
Billed separately, at the posted rate, only when needed: private teleconsultation, home specimen collection, home vaccination and home care.
Rates
Parents Plan options
It all starts with an initial home visit, at $175. The nurse meets your parent, reviews how things are going with them and recommends a visit frequency. You then choose the option together: the frequency follows your parent’s needs.
1 visit per month
249 $ per visit
Total: $249 per month.
For preventive follow-up, when your parent is independent.
2 visits per month
229 $ per visit
Total: $458 per month.
For closer follow-up, when the nurse recommends it.
3 visits per month
209 $ per visit
Total: $627 per month.
When the nurse notes a greater need at the initial visit. The frequency is reviewed every month.
In every option: the written report after each visit, with your parent’s consent, and travel to the home within the areas served. Visits completed are billed monthly. No commitment: you can stop at any time, without penalty.
Price per visit, plus taxes if applicable. Private service, not covered by the RAMQ. Spots open region by region: join the waiting list and we will write to you when a spot opens near you.
The home visit
What the nurse checks during the visit
Everyday health
- Vital signs: blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, weight.
- Medications: intake, pill organizer, questions and effects noticed.
- Nutrition, hydration and sleep.
- Mood, memory and changes noticed by the family.
Life at home
- Mobility and risk of falls at home.
- Skin condition and minor wounds.
- Up-to-date vaccines and upcoming appointments.
- What helps your parent stay independent at home.
The content of the visit depends on your parent’s needs and the nurse’s scope of practice. The nurse does not make a diagnosis. If something needs to be assessed, the nurse reports it and suggests next steps: a private teleconsultation with a doctor or nurse practitioner, or the appropriate service. In an emergency, call 9-1-1. For a non-urgent health question, Info-Santé answers at 811.
Stay informed
A clear report for the family
After each visit, the person chosen by your parent receives a written report, in plain language:
- what the nurse observed;
- what was discussed with your parent;
- what needs to happen next, and who takes care of it.
Your parent stays in control. They choose who receives the information and can change their mind at any time. Their health information remains confidential.
For whom
The plan is a good fit when
- your parent lives at home and wants to stay there as long as possible;
- you live far away and want reliable news after each visit;
- you are a caregiver and want to share the follow-up with a nurse;
- your family wants a single source of information about your parent’s health;
- your parent takes several medications and you want everything to stay clear;
- your parent does not have a family doctor and you are looking for a first point of contact for health.
The plan is also for seniors who choose it for themselves.
Why this plan
The benefits for your family
You know how they are doing
A report after each visit, to the person chosen by your parent.
No travel required
The nurse comes to the home.
A doctor or nurse practitioner if needed
By private teleconsultation, at the posted rate.
Blood tests and vaccines at home
When needed, without leaving home.
You stay free
You can stop the plan at any time.
Possible tax credit
Depending on your parent’s age and situation, some services may qualify.
Find the right service
Which service for which need
Parents Plan
Regular nursing follow-up at home, with a report to the family.
Home Care
Injection, dressing, wound care or a doctor’s visit.
Home collection
A blood test at home.
Home vaccination
A vaccine at home.
Senior assessment
A picture of health and independence.
Accompaniment
Help with activities of daily living.
Private teleconsultation
A consultation with a doctor or nurse practitioner, without travelling.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions about home nursing follow-up
Answers to the most common questions from families.
For families who want regular follow-up for a parent living at home, and for people who choose it for themselves.
Yes. Follow-up only begins with their consent, and they choose who receives the report. They can change this choice at any time.
What the nurse observed and what needs to happen next, in plain language. It does not replace a medical consultation.
The nurse takes vital signs, reviews medications, mobility and daily life, then answers your parent’s questions. The nurse does not make a diagnosis: if something needs to be assessed, the nurse suggests next steps.
Yes. You can apply on behalf of your parent. Follow-up then begins with their consent.
Yes. It contains health information: only the person chosen by your parent receives it, and this choice can change at any time.
Yes. It is also for independent people who want regular follow-up at home.
The nurse discusses it with your parent and the chosen person, then suggests next steps: a private teleconsultation with a doctor or nurse practitioner, or the appropriate service. In an emergency, call 9-1-1.
No. It adds to what your parent already receives and does not change their right to public services.
No. It is a private service.
The initial visit costs $175. After that, each visit costs $249 with 1 visit per month, $229 with 2 visits per month or $209 with 3 visits per month, plus taxes if applicable. Visits completed are billed monthly.
Yes, at any time, without penalty. Only the visits completed are billed.
People aged 70 and over may be entitled to the tax credit for home-support services for seniors, depending on their situation and the service received. See our article and Revenu Québec.
Next step
Join the waiting list
Signing up does not commit you to anything. We will write to you when a spot opens in your region.
i Private service, not covered by the RAMQ. Your contact information is used only to reach you about the Parents Plan. In an emergency, call 9-1-1.
Learn more: Home Care · Home collection · Home vaccination · Senior assessment · Accompaniment · Private teleconsultation · Home nursing care: CLSC or private · Vital signs monitoring at home · Caregivers: avoiding burnout · Geriatric assessment at home · Tax credit for home-support services.
Sources: Institut de la statistique du Québec · Revenu Québec.