The hardest part of getting older is often the quiet.
Someone who comes for the company — not to fix anything. A shared lunch, a walk to the mailbox, a conversation that picks up where last Tuesday's left off.
What a visit actually looks like
There's no script. A good companion visit shapes itself around the person, and it changes as the weeks go on.
- Conversation, and someone who remembers what you told them last time
- Meals cooked and eaten together, not left on a counter
- A walk outside, or a drive somewhere worth seeing
- Rides to appointments, church, the hairdresser, the grocery store
- Light tidying so the house stays easy to live in
- Cards, puzzles, old photographs, the radio on
- A quiet check that things are going alright — and a call to you if they aren't
Why this matters more than it sounds
Loneliness isn't a mood. For older adults it's a health risk, and families tend to notice the missed meals and the unopened mail long before they notice the reason underneath them.
Most families call us about groceries or rides. What they're often describing is someone who has stopped leaving the house. Companion care is usually the least expensive service we offer and the one that changes the most.
It's also the gentlest way to start. If your parent has refused help before, a person who arrives to share lunch is a much easier thing to accept than a person who arrives to help them bathe.
- Minimum visit3 hours
- TransportationIncluded
- Holidays1.5×
- 40+ hours a week5% off
Mileage applies when the caregiver drives their own car.
What that works out to
- Three afternoons a week, 3 hours each — about $1,521 a month
- Weekday mornings, 4 hours — about $3,377 a month
- One long visit a week — about $468 a month
Every schedule is built after a free in-home assessment. There's no contract and no cancellation fee.
Start with a conversation
An hour at the house, no cost, no obligation. You'll leave with a written plan and a firm rate.