Peace of mind, at home.
OWN is a locally owned home care agency serving the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Every person has inherent worth, and everyone who comes to us receives the same respect and the same standard of care. Our trained, screened caregivers treat you as their own, from a few hours a week to 24-hour care.
What OWN stands for
Ownership
Dignity and autonomy. Your routines, your rules, your roof.
Wellbeing
Reliable hours, familiar caregivers, and clinical oversight by a Registered Nurse.
Nurture
Clients and caregivers alike, cared for as our own.
How we help
Personal Care
Bathing, dressing, mobility and toileting.
Homemaking
Light housekeeping, laundry and meals.
Respite Care
Short breaks for family caregivers.
Overnight & 24-Hour Care
Care through the night or around the clock.
Post-Hospital Care
Support at home after a hospital stay, so recovery goes smoothly.
Appointments & Hospital Sitting
A caregiver to go with you to appointments, or to sit with your loved one in hospital so family can get a break.
New Mom Support
Care for mom at home after birth: rest, meals, light housekeeping and personal care.
Behavioural Support
Home care for clients with developmental disabilities and behavioural challenges.
End-of-Life Care
Comfort-focused care at home, alongside family and palliative teams.
Private Pay Home Care
Arrange care directly with us. No referral, no waitlist.
In the meantime, we welcome private pay referrals.
Cared for as our own
We hire, care and treat each other the way we’d want our own families treated.
Advocacy, whenever it’s needed
When the system is slow or the answer is wrong, we speak up.
No one feels alone
Care is company as much as it is help.
Families get to be families
When the care is handled, a daughter can just be a daughter again.
Responsive, every time
When you call, we answer. Questions, changes and concerns are handled quickly.
Invested in the outcome
We measure success by how you’re doing, not by hours delivered.
The same care for everyone
Private pay or publicly funded, in town or around the bay.
Why a cairn?
Our logo is a cairn, stones stacked by hand to mark a safe path across the barrens and along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. When you see one, you know someone has been there before you and the way ahead is safe. Each stone rests on the one below it. That’s how we see care: steady, built together, and there to guide people home.
Every cairn is built on stones set by others. We acknowledge the trailblazers of home care in Newfoundland and Labrador who showed us what this work could be, and the caregivers and communities whose legacy we stand on.
Own the work.
Own the standard.
Own the outcome.
Founder Hamerti “Amie” Melka spent nearly 15 years in Newfoundland and Labrador home care, rising from front-line care to Director of Operations at the province’s largest home support agency. She led operations from St. John’s to Port aux Basques, achieved significant regional growth, led national accreditation, led newcomer recruitment and integration, and kept an essential service running through the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic workforce shortage.
She served on the Executive Board of the Home Care Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, advocating for the protections that keep home care workers in the profession. Her background is in occupational health and safety and public health.
“Caregiving is a giving of self. It reminds us of something we too easily forget: we need each other. Whatever road we have walked, each of us comes to a moment when we need a hand to hold. That need is the great equalizer. Meeting it with care that honours a person’s dignity and protects them when they are most vulnerable is humanity at its best. It is why we do this work.”
Do the work you got into care for.
Steady hours, clients you get to know, and leadership that has worked the front line.
Who we’re hiring
- Home Support Workers
- Personal Care Attendants
- Registered Nurses
What you’ll need
- No training? We provide it
- First Aid certificate
- Certificate of Conduct with Vulnerable Sector Check
- Medical clearance (TB test and immunizations)
- Three references (not family)
What you can expect
- Consistent clients and schedules
- Real support from supervisors, on every shift
- Orientation and regular in-service training
Tell us what you need.
No pressure, no obligation. We’ll get back to you.
Prefer email? Write to [email protected]
Please don’t include detailed medical information here. We’ll go over that with you privately.