Red Cross Short Term Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP)

Disability Services, End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Medical Equipment, and Seniors Services

Provided by Canadian Red Cross

The Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) lends basic equipment on a short-term basis to assist people coping with illness, injury, or end-of-life at home. Click website links below to find locations in each region.
The Red Cross Basic Health Equipment Short Term Program alleviates the pressures that come along with injury or illness, assists people with mobility issues, allows people to return home from hospital earlier, and supports those in palliative care who wish to spend their final days in the comfort of their own home. Access to the program is available in two ways:
  • Through the Medical Equipment Provision Program with a Health Authority Referral, or
  • Through the Red Cross program from a private community care provider such as a family physician, chiropractor or physical therapist.
The Canadian Red Cross provides aids such as:
  • Bath boards
  • Bath chairs
  • Bath transfer benches
  • Bath tub grab bar (tub grip)
  • Bed cradles
  • Bed assist handles
  • Canes
  • Commodes
  • Crutches
  • IV poles
  • Raised toilet seats
  • Toilet safety frames
  • Wheelchairs
  • Walkers
A referral from one of the following regulated and registered health care professionals is required (referral form linked below):
  • Physician
  • Physiotherapist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Chiropractor
  • Registered Nurse
  • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Dieticians (IV Poles only)
For a list of all locations, please visit the website.

Location finder: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

Website: https://www.redcross.ca/in-your...

604-930-9073 (Fraser Health Region)

Public email: lmr.help@redcross.ca

604-270-4224 (Vancouver Coastal Health Region)

Public email: lmr.help@redcross.ca

250-382-2043 (Vancouver Island Health Region)

Public email: bccoastal@redcross.ca

250-491-8443 (Interior Health Region)

250-564-6566(Northern Health Region)

Public email: princegeorge@redcross.ca

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Health professional referral
Referral Forms
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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Disability Services
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Medical Equipment
Seniors Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided at multiple locations

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