Sometimes the right answer isn't moving at all. We connect Atlanta families with vetted home care agencies — and tell you honestly when staying home has stopped adding up.
Most people want to stay in their own home, and for a long stretch that's both possible and preferable. In-home care brings a caregiver to the house for anything from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support — no move, no downsizing, no leaving the neighborhood.
These two terms get used interchangeably, including by people who should know better, and the confusion costs families money and time.
Most families searching for help with daily life need home care, which Medicare generally doesn't pay for. We help sort out which your situation calls for — sometimes it's both.
Help needed with bathing, dressing, or grooming
Meals not being prepared, or barely eaten
Medication reminders — not management — being enough
Isolation as the real problem more than physical need
A caregiving spouse or adult child needing genuine respite
A strong wish to stay home, with the home still being safe
Hiring directly is cheaper per hour and works well for some families for years. It also makes you the employer, with everything that carries.
We refer to licensed agencies. If you're weighing a private hire, we'll tell you plainly what you'd be taking on.
Beyond the math, some needs simply can't be solved with hours: overnight wandering, falls happening between visits, a caregiver spouse whose own health is failing, or isolation that a few hours of company doesn't touch. We'll tell you honestly when we think a community would serve better — including when the answer is that home is still right.
Home care is billed hourly, which makes it the most flexible option financially — and the one where costs escalate most quietly. A few hours a week is genuinely affordable. Round-the-clock coverage is the most expensive arrangement in senior care.
Figures above reference the CareScout (formerly Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey, published March 2026, alongside rates we see quoted locally. Survey medians are a planning starting point, not a quote — your actual cost depends on the community, the apartment, and your loved one's assessed level of care. These figures are reviewed annually; confirm current pricing directly with any community.
At roughly $32 an hour, the arithmetic tells you plainly when staying home stops being the economical choice:
Cheaper isn't automatically right — some families rightly spend more to keep someone home, and a paid-off house changes the comparison. But you should choose with the numbers in front of you, not discover them at month four.
Which tasks, which hours, which days — and whether it's home care, home health, or both.
Licensing, caregiver screening, supervision, backup coverage when someone calls out, and how complaints get handled.
Home care hours against assisted living or memory care, so you're choosing on real numbers.
Needs rarely hold still. When hours climb, we help you reassess before it becomes a crisis.
Agency coverage areas and caregiver availability vary considerably by neighborhood — an agency strong in Sandy Springs may struggle to staff reliably in Conyers. We factor that in rather than handing you a name and hoping.
For home care agencies we apply the same standards, focused on licensing and regulatory standing, caregiver screening and training, staffing reliability and turnover, supervision structure, pricing transparency, and feedback from families currently using them.
Read our full nine-point vetting process →
Nothing. No consultation fee, no hourly rate, no retainer, no invoice. Everhaven is paid a referral fee by the community or agency when a family we introduced moves forward — from their marketing budget, not from your rate, and you would not pay less by going directly.
Generally not for non-medical home care — help with bathing, meals, housekeeping, and companionship. Medicare may cover home health, meaning skilled nursing or therapy, when a physician orders it and criteria are met. Most families pay for home care privately, through long-term care insurance, or with veterans benefits. Some Medicaid programs cover in-home services for those who qualify. More on payment options →
Most Atlanta agencies set a minimum per visit, commonly three or four hours, and some also require a weekly minimum. If you only need thirty minutes of morning help, you'll likely still pay the minimum — worth knowing before you build a budget around an hourly rate.
Live-in means a caregiver resides in the home with designated sleep and break periods, and requires providing a private room. Twenty-four-hour care means rotating caregivers who stay awake in shifts. Live-in costs considerably less, but isn't appropriate when someone needs genuine overnight supervision — such as a person with dementia who wanders at night.
It depends entirely on hours. A few hours a day is usually much cheaper. Around twelve hours a day often approaches or exceeds assisted living, and round-the-clock care at home is typically more expensive than any community option. We'll run the actual comparison for your situation rather than guessing.
No. Our services are free to families. Everhaven receives a referral fee from the agency or community when a family we introduced moves forward. Full disclosure →
Thirty minutes, no cost, no obligation. We'll compare in-home care against community options using your actual numbers — and tell you what we'd do.
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