SASKATOON — Clint Macnab’s path to nursing — and eventually entrepreneurship — began with caring for family members who needed support at home, shaping a vision for a more connected approach to home care.
Macnab grew up in the rural community of Daysville in northwestern Saskatchewan in a family of nurses — his mother, four aunts and his grandmother. As a teenager, he and his mother, with the help of his grandmother and four aunts, took care of his father until he passed away from esophageal cancer. His father was experiencing mobility issues and required additional support at that time.
For Macnab, caring for his father as the cancer metastasized was an honour. Witnessing the support his family provided to his father and mother inspired him to pursue a career in nursing. That experience also highlighted the importance of having a dedicated team to support families caring for loved ones who are ill or aging.
“We were taking care of my dad from the time when he was diagnosed with cancer. The last five months of my father's life were pretty heavy for my family and me, as he became bedridden and needed more support for being mobile,” said Macnab, whose experience left a lasting impression of the importance of having systems in place for families navigating illness and aging.
Inspired by his family’s experience, Macnab moved to White Rock, B.C., to pursue nursing. He remained in B.C. for work until 2008, when he became a manager of clinical practice for one of the largest home care facilities in Canada. In that role, he saw firsthand the impact home care services had on clients and their families.
After more than a decade away, Macnab returned to Saskatchewan in 2017 to be closer to family, this time to help care for his grandparents in their home. He told SaskToday that his family struggled to support his grandparents, identifying a significant gap between home care services and home management.
Macnab said the lack of a single point of contact to co-ordinate medical support, personal care, home maintenance and other essential services often leaves families overwhelmed.
That realization and his experience watching his grandparents navigate multiple service providers to meet their health and household needs inspired him to start a business offering personalized, comprehensive support to help people remain independent and safely stay in their homes. He named it Stay At Home Health Care. The company is built around a “one call for it all” model that Macnab said is the first of its kind in Saskatoon.
On Feb. 8, 2025, Stay At Home Health Care officially opened for business, with Macnab leading a qualified support team ready to assist clients with their home care and health needs.
“Based on my experience in home care and the experience with my grandparents, I recognized that the list of services needed could be limitless. Stay At Home Health Care co-ordinates and provides any legal service available in Saskatoon,” said Macnab.
He said drawing on his background as a nurse and home care manager, he developed services that are flexible and expansive.
Macnab said the team consists of vetted, qualified and insured professionals with the experience or credentials required to deliver services safely and professionally. He added that assembling the right team was critical to ensuring trust and continuity of care.
