Cost of Home Care

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1. The type of care. Companion care — conversation, supervision, help with errands, and light housekeeping — is different from personal care, which includes help with bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility. Nursing care, where it is part of a service plan, is provided only by a licensed Georgia RN, or by an LPN under RN supervision. Nursing care at ProSkills is supervised by our Nurse Administrator, Jean Charles-Lonchard, RN. The level of care needed is the biggest factor in the hourly rate.

2. The number of hours. A few hours a week for companionship and errands costs less in total than daily personal care or overnight support. Most families start with the hours they need most — often mornings, evenings, or the times when a family caregiver is at work — and adjust from there.

3. When care happens. Evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays can cost more than weekday daytime care. If you need overnight care or care on a holiday, ask how that is priced before care starts, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

4. How specialised the care is. Care for a person living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, or care after a hospital stay, may need a caregiver with specific experience and a more detailed care plan. That planning takes time, and it should be part of the assessment — not an extra charge discovered later.

5. Where you live. ProSkills serves ten counties in Metro Atlanta: Fulton, Cobb, Henry, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Rockdale, Cherokee, DeKalb, Douglas, and Fayette. Travel time and distance can affect scheduling, especially for shorter visits, so it helps to mention your town — Dacula, Lawrenceville, Buford, Alpharetta, Marietta, Decatur, Cumming, Douglasville, McDonough, Conyers, Woodstock, Canton, or Fayetteville — when you call.