Physician-led homecare for medically complex patients

Medically-Supervised Homecare™ is a major departure from traditional homecare. A homecare physician oversees every case and collaborates directly with the patient’s family physician and specialist. The clinical team reviews every case weekly. Care plans are built on Alberta Netcare records with MD expertise and input. The clinical care we deliver is comparable to what a patient might get in an inpatient facility, but in their own home.

Patients with conditions that typically require facility-level care: general frailty, caregiver burnout, advanced dementia, Parkinson's, MS, palliative care. We love to consult on ALC patients with complex care needs who are otherwise awaiting LTC placement. Our service does require a co-pay, and the amount for this varies according to the volume of care needed and the public funding eligibility (based on physical or cognitive need, not income). We are happy to have a conversation about any and all patients and provide alternative recommendations where needed. Patients and families will always be fully educated on their publicly-funded options.

We can provide in-home medical and nursing visits, home blood and urine tests, IV treatments, medication adjustments, vital signs monitoring, oxygen therapy, and more. Mobile diagnostic imaging (XR) is available. We collaborate with many other mobile providers including PT, OT, SLP, and contractors for home modifications. We provide medical opinions on home safety. Our providers include support workers, HCAs, LPNs, RNs, NPs, and MDs. We collaborate with and nest within other existing AHS providers, so patients can maximize their regular services as well.

Yes. Care plans are developed in collaboration with the patient's existing providers, and we explicitly do not replace the Family Physician. Issues that should be pushed back to the Patient Medical Home are always done so. You're kept in the loop on significant clinical changes. The HomeFree physician extends your care and does not replace it. In many cases, we can facilitate recommendations in the home that might otherwise not be possible for a patient. Examples include regular insulin monitoring, medication pumps, subcutaneous medication administration, and more.

Medically-necessary physician care is covered 100% by Alberta Health. HomeFree is a provider of CDHCI-funding, which covers up to 75% of cost for eligible patients. Out-of-pocket starts as low as $150 per week. Our team helps families navigate the complex funding eligibility process, so you and your team do not need to worry about that.

We are currently in Calgary and surrounding areas, 24/7. If you have a patient just outside our footprint, ask anyway — we're expanding, and we'll tell you what's possible.

The Alberta College of Family Physicians awarded HomeFree third place in both Judges' Choice and People's Choice at the Family Medicine Innovation Forum in 2025. The model has been profiled by Alethea Medical for a physician audience and featured in the Calgary Herald. Most importantly, a meaningful share of our patients are themselves physicians or the relatives of physicians, or other healthcare providers. Approximately 30% of our clients are referred by MDs (with the remaining by word of mouth).