Home Care in Scarborough — PSW Support at Home
Scarborough is spread out, and getting a parent to appointments or keeping up with daily care can wear a family down. A vetted personal support worker (PSW) eases that load. S Care Companion places PSWs across Scarborough — private-pay, no waitlist.
Vetted PSWs · No waitlist · Scarborough, Ontario


Scarborough is large and low-rise, with established communities like Agincourt and Guildwood and growing ones like Malvern. Distances are real here, and families often spend more time driving to a parent than caring for them.
It is also one of the most diverse parts of the GTA, home to families from across the world. A PSW who understands a household’s food, language, and customs fits in faster — in Birch Cliff, West Hill, and everywhere between.
Because Scarborough is so spread out, the travel a family saves is real. Instead of an adult child driving from Agincourt to Birch Cliff after work, a PSW arrives on a set schedule to handle the personal care, the meals, and the check-ins. A Care Coordinator plans routes and timing around the address, so the support stays steady even where the distances are long.
Neighbourhoods we serve in Scarborough
From the Bluffs at Birch Cliff to Malvern in the northeast, our PSWs cover the whole of Scarborough. A Care Coordinator builds the schedule around your postal code.
- Agincourt
- Guildwood
- Malvern
- Birch Cliff
- West Hill
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Home care for Scarborough, Ontario
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The same caregivers each visit
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Home care that fits Scarborough
Bendale Acres Long-Term Care Home and Venvi Guildwood Retirement Living serve Scarborough families who choose residential care, and Scarborough Health Network’s Centenary hospital covers acute needs. S Care Companion offers the alternative — private-pay PSW care delivered at home, so a parent can stay in the neighbourhood they know.
Bendale Acres Long-Term Care Home
Venvi Guildwood Retirement Living
Scarborough Health Network – Centenary
For families
Home care services in Scarborough
Many Scarborough families begin with personal care or companion care and adjust over time. See our home care services — the same PSW roster covers each one, so the visits stay familiar. The same roster also covers respite, overnight and live-in cover, and dementia support, with errands and accompanied outings folded into a visit to spare the long drives across the east end. After a hospital stay, a PSW can cover the first weeks at home as well.
Personal care
Bathing, dressing, mobility, transfers, and toileting support delivered with patience and dignity.
Learn moreCompanionship
Friendly check-ins, conversation, and supervision for older adults who would rather stay at home.
Learn moreHomemaking
Meal prep, laundry, light housekeeping, and the small daily routines that keep a home liveable.
Learn moreErrands
Groceries, prescription pickups, appointments, and accompanied outings around the neighbourhood.
Learn moreRespite care
Short relief shifts so the family caregiver can rest, work, or step away for a planned break.
Learn moreLive-in & 24-hour care
Continuous in-home PSW coverage with a named rotation — built for discharge, dementia, and end-of-life routines.
Learn moreHospital discharge
Bridge the first weeks at home after a hospital stay or surgery, hourly or live-in.
Learn moreDementia care
Gentle, predictable PSW support for clients living with dementia, Alzheimer's, and memory change.
Learn moreWhat home care costs in Scarborough
Cost matters, especially when distances mean more hours of care. Job Bank (NOC 44101) lists the median Ontario PSW wage at $22/hr, while private GTA agency rates sit around $30–35/hr as a market estimate. Ontario Health atHome covers only limited publicly-funded hours, so the rest is private-pay. Our guide to what home care costs in Ontario explains what shapes the figure.
For facilities
PSW staffing for Scarborough care facilities
Long-term care and retirement homes across Scarborough also rely on S Care Companion for PSW shift coverage, from standing rotations to last-minute fills across the east end.
Retirement homes
Reliable PSW shift coverage for RHRA-licensed retirement residences across the Greater Toronto Area.
Learn moreLong-term care
PSW staffing for long-term care homes across the GTA — overnight, weekend, and statutory holiday shifts.
Learn moreHospital
PSW supplemental staffing for hospital units that need additional patient-support coverage.
Learn moreNursing home
PSW shift coverage for nursing homes across the GTA, matched to your existing roster.
Learn moreAssisted living
PSW staffing for assisted-living facilities — daily routines, dressing, mobility, and meal support.
Learn moreEmergency staffing
Same-day PSW fills for last-minute absences and unplanned coverage gaps across the GTA.
Learn moreTemporary & contract
Longer-form PSW placements — weeks or months — to cover leaves, openings, or seasonal demand.
Learn moreNearby cities
Other GTA service areas
Resources
Worth reading before you choose
For families
How much does a PSW cost in Ontario?
Hourly, overnight, and live-in rate ranges for Ontario PSWs — what shapes the number on your invoice.
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How to hire a PSW in Ontario
Vetting, credentials, shift planning, and what to ask before a Personal Support Worker walks through the door.
ExploreFor families
Best PSW agency in the GTA
What to look for when shortlisting a PSW staffing agency for the Greater Toronto Area.
ExploreWhy families in Scarborough choose home care
A parent in West Hill or Agincourt is rooted in that community — the place of worship, the grocery store, the neighbours. Home care keeps those ties alive. A small PSW rotation means the same trusted person, not a revolving door, week after week. That trust matters most in a community as diverse as this one, where a PSW who shares a household’s language and customs settles in faster. For a parent in West Hill or Agincourt, the right steady person turns daily care into something that feels like family rather than a service.
Speak to a Care Coordinator for Scarborough
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