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Is there typically a minimum number of hours?

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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.

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In my area, we could not find anybody under $24/hour.
This is why so many families pay home care workers under the table.
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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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I used Care.com. The minimum hours suggested was a four hour shift.

Care.com also lists the hourly rate of each caregiver.
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Cost varies widely by location. You can see a U.S. survey at

https://www.carescout.com/cost-of-care
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Look On Care.com for assistance
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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.
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Of what?
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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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