We want to allow all seniors to age in the comfort of their home by providing the personalized homecare they deserve.
Skilled, Caring and Experimented Caregivers
Amika Caregivers are experimented personal care workers, nursing care student and nursing assistants.
They are currently or have worked in senior residences, long-term care centers, hospitals and homecare for the private and public sectors.
They all have one thing in common: they want to make a positive impact in their clients' daily lives. Their goal for each visit: put a smile at each person they have helped.
Caregivers you can trust
We thoroughly screen and interview every care worker who want to join the Amika team.
The selection process is as follow:
- We do a background check
- We verify if they received the proper professional training and certifications
- We validate past references in seniors' care with their former and/ or current employers: they must have had a flawless attitude
- We conduct 2 interviews to make sure the candidate's values fit with those promoted by Amika: empathy, generosity, kindness
Only those succeeding all these steps can become a Amika Caregiver. Thus, we retain less than 5% of the initial candidates: only the most qualified, motivated and experimented.
Our team
All Amika team members are essential to our success. Here are a few:
Alexandre Blais
Co-founder and General Manager
Grew up with his grandmother afflicted with Alzheimer's. Volunteer at Tel-Aînés. Former Management Consultant.
Gabriel Joubert-Séguin
Co-founder and Finance Manager
Professional economist. Volunteered for seniors with mental disabilities. Former CPR trainer.
Julie Clouâtre
Operations Director
Seasoned Operations & Logisitics Manager with 15+ years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry. Worked as an elderly companion during her studies.
Stéphane Drouin
Chief Technology Officer
Passionate about developing technologies for the health industry. Nature lover.
Brigitte Daraiche
Nursing Advisor
Maryse Courtois
Caregiver Coordinnator
After 15+ years in transportation/ logistics, she joined Amika attracted by the "human side" of homecare and the company. She is a family Caregiver herself.
Sacha Robidoux-Bolduc
HR Advisor
Experimented HR Manager. Hold a Master degree in Human Resources - wrote her thesis about integration of immigrants in the workplace. In charge of recruiting and development for Amika Caregivers.
Yasmine Oussedik
Recruitment Coordinator
Human Ressources Graduate. With deeply rooted family values she knows how to identify the right Caregiver to fit in our clients’ families.
Johnathan Van
Administrative Coordinator
Formerly in charge of the pay for the Cirque du Soleil international artists - he is now in charge of the pay and billing for Amika Caregivers and clients.
Ahmed Montacir
Software Developer
Stimulated by the deeply human aspect of homecare services, he works in collaboration with the Amika team to develop technological solutions to help improve the experience of the clients and Caregivers.
Maude Keighan
Recruitment Coordinator
Graduated in Industrial Relations, it’s with Amika that Maude decided to put in practice his academic knowledge. Thanks to her open-minded spirit and her listening skills, she contributes to the success of Caregivers recruitment.
Cendrine Lévêque
Care Coordinator
15 years of experience in customer service and coordination in various industries. She is passionate about assisting others, the human contact. You hear her smile when you talk to her on the phone.
Mathieu Gagné-Legault
Care Coordinator
Started his career as a Personal Care Worker before pursuing other opportunities in management in the tourism industry. He gets back to his roots with Amika coordinating the work of our Caregivers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our rate is $30 per hour ($19.5 after tax credit). It can be reduced if you are a beneficiary of cheque emploi-services.
Homecare visits must be of minimum 3 hours. There is no minimum number of visits per week.
Yes. There is no long-term committment. You simply need to inform us 24 hours in advance.
No. We do not have any account opening fees or any other hidden fees.
Once you confirm that you want to go ahead with us, it is possible to start the homecare visits as soon as the day after. On average, delay ranges from 3 to 7 days to allow us to assign the Amika Caregivers that best match your preferences and your desired schedule.
Yes. We do a personnalized matching and make sure that the assigned caregiver will always be the same. This allows the assisted person and our caregiver to develop a solid relationship based on trust. In case your desired homecare schedule is variable or that you require a large number of hours, it is possible that we send 1 or 2 other caregivers to meet your needs.
Yes they are. Amika Caregivers are experimented health care attendant, nursing care student and nursing assistants. They are currently or have worked in CHSLD, hospitals, senior housing and homecare for the private and public sectors.
Yes. And it is recommended. You can start 'small' to make sure the assisted person(s) is confortable with the care he receives. We can thereafter adjust the schedule to add/modify/cancel visits.
Yes. We charge an administrative fee, which is the hourly rate in effect ($30) minus the hourly wage that the government pays to the employee.
Reach us by phone, chat, email, our online form (on the Contact and Free Assessment page). We are available 24/7. We will plan together a moment to meet together with the assisted person(s) and the informal caregivers (family members and friends). This meeting can be done at your convenience and very quickly. Thereafter, we will start the homecare visits based on your desired schedule.