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dominic2011 Asked May 14, 2025

What is the average per hour cost of home care?

Is there typically a minimum number of hours?

TouchMatters May 16, 2025
Depends on what kind of care.
Depends on state, region, area.
Call caregiver agencies for costs based on your needs.
Always read a contract BEFORE you sign it.

If you need assistance, contact your City Hall, Senior Services Dept. to help you with finding the care you need and how to proceed.

Gena / Touch Matters

olddude May 15, 2025
In my area, we could not find anybody under $24/hour.
This is why so many families pay home care workers under the table.
JuliaH May 20, 2025
Yes,but there's only a certain amount you are allowed to pay, anything over that requires you to become an employer. This could cause issues if you have to provide information on how the finances were spent if money is owed or qualifying for assistance.

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daughterofAD May 15, 2025
I used Care.com. The minimum hours suggested was a four hour shift.

Care.com also lists the hourly rate of each caregiver.

Frebrowser May 15, 2025
Cost varies widely by location. You can see a U.S. survey at

https://www.carescout.com/cost-of-care

KNance72 May 15, 2025
Look On Care.com for assistance

AlvaDeer May 15, 2025
Dominic, you have several questions that are difficult to make sense of because of your lack of stating your need. From looking at both you are trying to find out how much in home care is and what the minimum hours are.

This is something you should do by looking up on your computer "In home care _______(your town or county." You will find contact information there and will be able to call and directly as your questions. In general, and I am speaking from more than a few years ago, you are looking, if you are using an agency, at about 35 to 45 an hour and you are looking at minimums of 3 days a week, four hours a day.

Good luck.

ShirleyDot May 15, 2025
Of what?

MACinCT May 14, 2025
You have to call a local agency. This is not a business. We are just a bunch of people who share experiences on caring for our loved ones

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