Care & Company honours the life and contribution of each one of our clients by fostering independence and upholding dignity through customized support plans and committed caregiver relationships.
Locally owned and independently operated since 2005, our customized senior care services have consistently been proven to enhance our clients’ physical vitality and emotional wellness while providing valuable peace of mind for family members.
“I am so grateful for the caregivers at Care & Company.
They have changed my father’s life in so many ways. I am continually impressed by their professionalism, dedication, and level of care.”
Meet Our Administrative Team
Victoria Troughton
Victoria Troughton joined Care & Company in April 2021 as Client Care Manager.
Victoria has a diverse education and experience as a healthcare provider.
After graduating with a degree in medicine from Southampton University in 1994, she has spent time working in elderly care psychiatry and looking after many patients with dementia.
As a Palliative Care physician, Victoria has worked closely with patients and their families facing end of life decisions.
After moving to Canada in 2004, Victoria became an International Certified Childbirth educator and spent time supporting expectant mothers. During this time, she started a small business with a local midwife and discovered her love of both management and teaching.
Victoria is passionate about people. Being true to her British roots, she has a deep love of tea, saying, “It just makes everything better!” However, she is also faithful to her Canadian side, really enjoying our great outdoors and camping with friends and family.
Fabio dos Santos
Fabio dos Santos took over ownership of Care & Co in 2021 from founder Johanna Booy.
With a gift for solving problems and a reputation for excellent service, Fabio previously enjoyed careers in real estate and international business development roles, leading to long-lasting friendships with colleagues on five continents.
Excited to direct his business development experience toward serving Victoria’s seniors, Fabio finds great fulfillment in creating meaningful employment opportunities and growing teams who feel empowered and celebrated.
Fabio is grateful to call Vancouver Island home and share the beauty of West Coast living with his wife, Lee-Ann and their two young daughters.
Meet Our Caregivers
Audrey
At a young age, Audrey wanted to be a Social Worker. Before completing her courses, she moved to Alberta from Ontario and began working in accounting in the Oil industry.
Audry worked there for 27 years before moving back to Ontario to be with her parents, who were both in Long Term Care.
She then went back to school and began working in a Nursing home in the food services industry. Audry’s mother had worked as a nurse in Long Term Care, so upon moving to Victoria in 2017, Audrey decided to begin working in home care as a companion.
Audry enjoys giving her clients the independence they deserve while helping them maintain their dignity in aging. She treats her clients as she would have wanted her parents to be treated.
Dalila
Dalila comes to Care & Company with a background in nursing from Brazil!
She finds joy in caring for people from all walks of life and truly wants to make their lives better.
Her calm and caring personality make her a great caregiver, and her patience shows when she has to handle a difficult situation.
Debbie
Debbie is originally from Jamaica and moved to Canada in 1991.
Before coming to Victoria, she lived in London, St Lucia, & Miami. Debbie enjoys travelling, meeting people, photography and architecture. She has also worked for Princess Cruises, which gave her the opportunity to visit many countries.
Prior to joining Care & Company, she worked for four years at a nursing home. She found working with seniors very rewarding and always loves to hear their stories and hopefully, in some small way, bring some joy to their day.
Debbie has two daughters and two grandchildren who live here in Victoria.
When she is not busy caring for her clients, she hosts international students who are in Victoria taking English classes. She has done this for over 20 years and loves to learn about their lives, families and culture.
Some of Debbie’s other hobbies include hiking, reading, cooking, gardening, organizing and watching movies.
Dorjee
Dorjee is originally from Tibet.
In her words, she loves to share the power of care to make a difference in the lives of her clients. Dorjee provides live-in care to her wonderful clients.
Elena
Elena carries over six years of education in sports, exercise and well-being, including a degree in Physical Education and Sports. She participated in the 2014 Sochi Olympics in moguls and is a certified personal trainer.
She loves to find ways to help her clients stay active, obtain healthy habits, prevent injuries, maintain a healthy weight, improve self-care, and achieve goals. She firmly believes that exercising and self-care should fit your current life and schedule, not the other way around.
Elizabeth B
Elizabeth enjoys supporting seniors to remain at home as long as possible.
She was born in Williams Lake and has lived in Victoria for most of her life.
Elizabeth is married with two wonderful adult daughters. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the acoustic guitar and singing. She also likes walking her little black dog along the waterfront.
Elizabeth has a background working as a dietician and also provides nutritionist services to some of our lucky clients.
Elizabeth T
Elizabeth is a current nursing student at Camosun College, working towards becoming a registered nurse.
She is very passionate about caring for people and seeing excellent and kind care being delivered in homes.
She is thankful for the work she gets to do with Care & Company and for the relationships she gets to build with our wonderful Clients.
Hana
Hana is a trained Health Care Aide and loves caring for people.
She works with overnight clients as well as clients throughout the day. Hana is well-versed with clients with dementia, and her calm nature is what everyone truly appreciates.
Judith
Judith is an experienced care professional with a passion for taking care of the elderly and individuals with special needs.
Judith works providing overnight care to our Clients.
Leigh
Leigh loves working with seniors and in home care because her history is in Medical and Palliative nursing.
She loves working with seniors and has an understanding of the challenges facing them in their lives. She enjoys helping them navigate through their days or just helping them live enriched lives.
Having struggled with cancer three times has given Leigh empathy for others, and she appreciates finding joy in every day and bringing that joy to her profession.
Linda V
Linda has worked for over 40 years in Healthcare.
She has served as a Ward Clerk, LPN and Recreational Therapist. After retiring, Linda realized she still had a lot to offer, so she went to work for Care and Company as a private companion.
Linda has been with Care & Company since 2014!
Michelle
Michelle joined Care & Company in April 2021.
Upon starting, she completed the Introduction to Caregiving Course offered by Care & Company.
Michelle comes from a service-based background, supplemented by years of volunteering, which has enabled her to put her deep passion for helping people to action.
Working with our Clients has been very rewarding, and it brings her great joy to brighten their day! Michelle says working with Care & Company affords her great flexibility to do meaningful work and to spend time with her husband and son.
Mike
Mike has had over 30 years of experience working with people with disabilities.
Mike has served by home sharing, supporting a man with Cerebral Palsy for over 20 years. He has provided respite to families living with loved ones who had challenging behaviours and special needs. Mike found this work very fulfilling.
He currently works with the Care & Company providing companionship to seniors, and loves what he does!
Randi
Randi travelled the world on Cruise lines as a hairdresser and lived in the Uk for many years.
She came home to help her mother nurse her father, who wasn’t well. Randi has always enjoyed making people feel and look good.
She has compassion, patience and an easy-going attitude which allows her the honour to care for and aid seniors.
Shirley
Shirley has been with Care & Company for over three years.
She has provided live-in support to many of our clients, some to the end of their lives. She is compassionate and caring and treats her clients as if they were her own family.
She brings her great sense of humour to her work as well, making all her clients laugh and enjoy the time they spend with her.
Susan S
Susan has a great deal of hands-on experience working with a wide variety of clientele. She is kind, empathetic and compassionate in her approach to care and loves to work with clients needing extra support to enhance their lives.
Susan has provided hourly and overnight care and is currently taking time to upgrade her schooling.
Tim
Tim is Care & Company’s handyman, providing small home repair services as needed.
Previously Tim has worked full time as a house painter and, before that, for an international charity in their communications department. Tim enjoys helping people to resolve problems.
Vaclav
Vaclav loves to work for individuals with various physical/mental disabilities who need a little extra assistance.
An empathetic hard worker, Vaclav says working in the health care industry brings him personal satisfaction from helping those in need.
Vaclav provides overnight and hourly support for Care & Company clients.
Wade
Wade has worked in the past as a baker and a driving instructor.
He has spent lots of time working and conversing with seniors in his past professions and truly has a passion for improving their lives in any way he can assist with.
Wade enjoys providing companionship to our clients, taking them on outings and learning about their history.
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Awesome Praise
I don’t know what I (or my wife) would have done without the services and staff of Care & Company. For several years, they have provided me with useful exercise therapy in my home and referred me to the Geriatric Physio Department at the Royal Jubilee Hospital where I received further exercise therapy for various physical conditions. When my wife planned out-of-town trips, they coordinated evening companionship for me. In addition to the exercises, my care aide comes several times a week to attend physician and specialist appointments, and take me out for shopping and errands.
Dr. Ira M. Robinson
Victoria, BC