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Browse the 196 home care agencies in Waltham, read 212 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in Waltham choose home care for many reasons, including to reduce caregiver stress, curb senior loneliness, and make daily life easier for older adults. Most home care agencies in Waltham personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

Home Care Agencies near Waltham, IL

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Photo of ComForCare Home Care - Wheaton, IL
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13 reviews
Owners: extremely responsive to questions or concerns; works w me to the best of their ability to accommodate changes in schedule Caregivers: for the most part, very caring, patent and concerned for their...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
ComForcare is a premier provider of non-medical, private duty home care services for people of all ages. With the aid of our highly trained RN's and Caregivers we are able to provide a fundamentally different service. Starting with our nurses case assessment we are able to create client specific...
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Photo of Home and Hearth Caregivers - Countryside
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25 reviews
Home and Hearth Caregivers provided excellent services. We stopped using them only because we moved mom into independent living.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Home & Hearth Caregivers has served Seniors for over 10 years and is proud of it's A+ rating from the Home Care Standards Bureau. We are available 24/7 in Chicago and Suburban areas including Cook, Du Page, Will and Lake counties. Our experienced Care Plan Managers will be happy to provide...
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Photo of Harvest In-HomeCare Inc. - Plainfield, IL
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When my Mom was placed into hospice care, my brother and I were unsure about who would be able to take care of her. She couldn’t be alone at home, and we couldn’t afford to have someone with her 24 hours/day...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of DuPage and Will, IL
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13 reviews
I couldn't have cared for my husband w/o Home Helpers and Hospice helping!!! They knew what to do and it was a relief for me to knowing he was being cared for with properly!! (Even getting his medication!)
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Caring for your aging parents or a family member recovering from recent illness or surgery can be exhausting, lonely work. Thousands of families go through this type of struggle every year, but you can find comfort and relief with the help of the trained caregivers at Home Helpers of DuPage. Our...
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Photo of GYC Senior Care Services
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4 reviews
Such a great company to work with...caring, responsive, transparent, and flexible. You can't ask for more than that. My dad was a bed bound hospice patient and his caregiver was amazing.....I mean truly...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Private Home Care - Niles, IL
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4 reviews
We previously used home care services through Private Home Care Niles for my loved one. Everything about the experience was great. We were very happy with the care that we received from this agency. I would...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Right at Home - Naperville, IL
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1 review
A Place for Mom is a wonderful wealth of resources, very helpful, loving, caring staff. Right at Home has amazing staff members and the live in care givers are very compassionate, eager to provide to your...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Brian and Kathy Wetters opened their first local office in Batavia, Illinois in 2003 to provide home care services to clients in Chicago’s Far West Suburbs. A few years later a second office in Naperville opened to provide care in the Southwest Suburbs.For the past 10 years, Kathy’s goal as...
Photo of Private Home Care Services - Downers Grove, IL
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1 review
I would recommend Private Home Care Services to others. All the caregivers were super with my loved one. [Name removed], the manager was very good to work with. They even let me know about an overpayment...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
The owner is phenomenal, if there has been an issue she has come and seen my loved one herself and made sure everything is ok. The service is worth every penney. They were on-site within 2 days of us...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Karen's Home Care Agency - Hillside, IL
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1 review
My wife has been critically ill. One surgery was followed by another, followed by radiation treatments, and things were in a state of flux. It was difficult to do any planning in uncertain circumstances....
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of FirstLight Home Care of Hoffman Estates, IL
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2 reviews
The responsive, flexible and supportive. They assisted us three days a week to support our loved one with dementia. They did medication distribution, light cleaning, and light cooking.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Home Instead - Joliet, IL
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1 review
Home Instead has been wonderful finding a perfect home care provider for my mom. If a caregiver doesn’t fit with my mom, they are great at finding one that does. Their patient care help line is available 24...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of SYNERGY HomeCare of Schaumburg, IL
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4 reviews
We were happy with care from the staff from this service. They were helpful and caring about what we were needing for in home care. We like that they were able to help as soon as needed. The care taker is...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Home Instead - St. Charles, IL
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1 review
We ultimately chose Home Instead because the interview with <name removed> was very informative and gave us a contact close by.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of SYNERGY HomeCare of Orland Park, IL
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4 reviews
I love the caregiver that comes out to help my husband and he is great and companionate. He goes way beyond what he needs to do. He is always 10 min early and that's nice. He is well trained. He will do some...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Welcome to SYNERGY HomeCare, the nation’s leading provider of home care services.We provide care for everyone, helping people thrive at home.Companion care - Friendly and supportive conversation, planning and encouraging social activities, light exercise (if applicable), and active...
Photo of Healthcare Plus Team Sterling
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1 review
They offer light house cleaning, I requested a primary care giver since this was all so new but there's been, I think four different care takers. The primary care person needed a few days off and the other...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Favos Home Care, Inc.
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5 reviews
The caregivers that come out to the house are reliable, on time and wonderful. I think of the service as a team. They explained everything up front and made the set up easy. I did do my research and things...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
ComForcare understands that today's busy lifestyles often deprive family members of the time necessary to provide hands on assistance and companionship for their loved ones. Therefore, we want every family we service to have the peace of mind that comes with knowing their loved-ones are safe and...
Photo of Ascent Home Care Inc - Naperville
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11 reviews
Our experience with Ascent Home care has been wonderful, they are so caring and compassionate. The care taker that works with our loved one is just outstanding she is truly amazing. They are so responsible...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Ascent Home Care Inc. is a home care agency built around the minds of experienced health care professionals. We provide varying degrees of home care dependent upon your loved one's needs. Our nurturing, compassionate, and skilled caregivers have been trained according to the standards mandated by...
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1 review
The caregiver that comes to assist my dad is good. She helps him with his personnel needs, gets him up and walking, helps with meals, his medication and is a good companion. I am happy with Shalom Love Care...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Shalom Love Care was founded with the sole purpose of ensuring the peace of mind of seniors with disabilities. All our clients enjoy ethical, professional and quality care. Our team of healthcare professionals and care givers are trained, bonded, carefully screened, insured and supervised to...
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Our goal is to meet and exceed according to your expectations. if you provide us the opportunity to serve your beloved MOM and DAD, we assure you that your right decision will enable your family members to receive the best in-home care services . We have experienced and professionally trained...
Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of Homer Glen, IL
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1 review
The one thing that I think Home Helpers could do to improve would be to give us the opportunity to interview the caregivers before they send them out. My mom has dementia, and some of the caregivers have...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Who we are: We are your Home Helpers team. We are a family operated business and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are fully licensed by the State of Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. We are correctly insured with comprehensive liability and workers compensation...
Photo of Assisting Hands Home Care of Naperville, IL
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6 reviews
I have been very happy with all the people at Assisting Hands, all the way from the people that make the appointments to the people that come out to the house and provide the care. It is a bit if a stretch...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Assisting Hands® of Naperville, IL is a non-medical home care company with a strong emphasis on customer service. We provide exceptional in-home care to people who are elderly or have special needs.We Provide FREE Home Safety & Fall Prevention Screenings performed by a Licensed Physical...
Photo of Amazing Care
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4 reviews
Amazing Care is reliable and responsive. They have been able to offer us in home care for my loved one. The communication with the caregivers and office staff has been good.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
"Give your loved one the GIFT OF CARE”AMAZING CARE is licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health. We specialize in personalized in-home care services designed to address the many challenges of our clients.Our In-home care programs are geared towards providing comfort for you and your...
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Photo of Advent Home Care Inc.
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4 reviews
It's been okay so far and it has been fine for my mom. The caregiver was at home with my mom. She has been doing a good job with my mom. She is very efficient and effective. It has been very dependable and...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of BrightStar Care - Orland Park/Will County, IL
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3 reviews
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Life is so much more than a to-do list. It's a series of moments with the people we love, making memories that make up a lifetime. BrightStar understands this, and is committed to making more of those moments possible in the lives of those we care for.We created BrightStar because we once needed...

Costs of home care in Waltham, IL

Average cost of home care in Waltham, IL

Home care in Waltham is typically charged at an hourly rate. Hourly rates may vary based on factors like time of day (overnight hours, for example), special weekend or holiday rates, and whether care is around the clock.
Average hourly rate
$27/hr
Average overnight rate
$31/hr
Average weekend rate
$31/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in Waltham

Home care costs in Waltham increase based on the hours of care needed. Costs are typically higher for seniors who need home care at night or for most of the day — for example, while a family member is at work. For seniors who need full-time or 24/7 care, assisted living or memory care may be a more cost-effective option in the long run.
44 hours of home care/wk
$5,234/mo
$5,214/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view Waltham assisted living facilities or Waltham memory care facilities.

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How to pay for home care in Waltham, IL

Many families combine various payment methods to cover home care costs. Most often, families use some mixture of the following private and public income sources to pay for home care in Waltham.
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What families are saying about home care in Waltham

Recent reviews for home care in Waltham

Amazing Care in Lisle, IL

5.0
They were good, they were friendly, and we had some consistency of caregivers, so there weren't always different people coming out. The staff was knowledgable and responsive. There isn't anything we would have done differently or had improved. This was in home hospice so cleanliness and ...
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Assisting Hands Home Care of Naperville, IL

5.0
They seem to be doing everything well. We have had a couple of miscommunications but they have been resolved. We have had a pretty consistent caregiver. We have never had trouble with people not showing up. It would be nice if we could meet a caregiver before they start coming out.

CCS Care - Home Care Agency in Rockford, IL

4.0
They have been very accommodating and easy to work with. They were chosen due to the availability and how quickly they were able to start services.

Frequently asked questions about home care in Waltham

There are 196 home care facilities near Waltham, Illinois. See the full list.

Home care is provided by an aide who comes to a senior’s home to help with daily chores and activities of daily living. It can be offered anywhere a senior calls home — including a house, senior apartment, independent living, or assisted living. Learn more about home care.

Home care services are customizable to a senior’s unique needs. Services can include companionship, help with chores like cooking and housekeeping, or assistance with activities of daily living, like toileting and bathing. Explore home care services in more detail.

Home care provides nonmedical services for seniors who require assistance with daily tasks like housework, bathing, dressing, and transportation. In contrast, home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes services like skilled nursing care and therapies, health monitoring, and medication administration that are provided by licensed medical professionals. Read more about home care vs. home health care.

The national median cost of home care is $30 per hour, according to A Place for Mom’s internal data. This cost may vary depending on the location and provided services.

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