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Browse the 16 home care agencies in Waycross, read 69 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in Waycross 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 Waycross personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

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top3CommunitiesWithLinks: FirstLight Home Care of Columbus, IN, Grandma Joan's Live-In Care Consulting and Recruiting and ComForCare Home Care - South Indianapolis, IN
avgHourlyRateHC: $30
avgFulltimeRateHC: $5,716
nationalAvgRateHC: $30
avgParttimeRateHC: $2,598

Home Care Agencies near Waycross, IN

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5 reviews
This is a really good home health care. They put there clients needs first. They care for the clients. They try to help them any way they can.
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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57 reviews
I was in a real pinch to find the right care giver and "home manager" for my parents. Mom suffers from dementia and suddenly Dad, her main caregiver, had a stroke. Almost overnight, we needed immediate...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
About our Consulting and Recruiting ServicesGrandma Joan is an award-winning consulting and recruiter service that has been helping discerning families recruit, screen, and hire premium live-in caregivers since 2010.We act as the family’s private 3rd party recruiters, finding and screening the...
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My brother and I hired caregivers from ComFor Care to visit with my mother twice a day, morning and evening. The owner of the company is very professional and responsive. The nurses and caregivers are...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
ComForCare Home Care - South Indy is a franchised 24/7 home care company, specializing, but not limited to, dementia clients and adults of all ages. Finding a trustworthy, experienced, and compassionate team of home caregivers can be an intimidating process. How should you go about choosing the...
1 review
5 for the care giver, 3.5 for billing. Mom had to track the hours separately so that we could verify billing. Quite often, the billing was under-stated or simply not calculated correctly. We have a new...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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I am very happy with the in-home caretaker service. They have been able to give me a caretaker that is helpful to out needs for my aunt. They help with some most of her needs, personal care. She does arrive...
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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...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
HELPING HANDS PATIENT SERVICES is a limited liability corporation with a staff of dedicated lift team technicians and support personnel. HHPS’ mission is to provide safe patient handling, improve patient comfort, safety and recovery, and prevent employee injuries through skillful, compassionate...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
We serve Brown, Monroe, and Morgan Counties.  Our  Caregivers are  insured, bonded, and carefully screened. So we can provide the most secure care for our clients. We take the time to design a care plan that works for you and makes the most of the time we have together. Staying...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
INTEGRITY, SERVICE, DEPENDABILITY & COMPASSION - These are the cornerstone values of Visiting Angels. We’re a family owned business, combining the power and experience of a large national agency with the friendly and personal service that is the trademark of Indiana culture. We dedicate...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Costs of home care in Waycross, IN

Average home care costs in Waycross, IN

Home care in Waycross 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
$30/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in Waycross, IN

Home care costs in Waycross 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
$5,716/mo
$5,011/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view Waycross assisted living facilities or Waycross memory care facilities.

Home care costs in Waycross vs. state and national averages

Daily, monthly, and annual costs in the table below are based on a part-time care schedule of 4 hours of care per day, 5 days per week.
Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 5 columns.
Column location: Location (Location name)
Column hourlyCost: Hourly cost (Cost per hour)
Column dailyCost: Daily cost (Cost per day (4 hours))
Column monthlyCost: Monthly cost (Cost per month)
Column annualCost: Annual cost (Cost per year)
LocationHourly costDaily costMonthly costAnnual cost
Waycross, IN$30$120$2,598$31,200
Indiana$30$120$2,598$31,200
National$30$120$2,598$31,200
Waycross, IN
Hourly cost:$30
Daily cost:$120
Monthly cost:$2,598
Annual cost:$31,200
Indiana
Hourly cost:$30
Daily cost:$120
Monthly cost:$2,598
Annual cost:$31,200
National
Hourly cost:$30
Daily cost:$120
Monthly cost:$2,598
Annual cost:$31,200
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How to pay for home care in Waycross, IN

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 Waycross.
Paying for home careGet an overview of all payment options for home care.
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What families are saying about home care in Waycross

Recent reviews for home care in Waycross

ComForCare Home Care - South Indianapolis, IN

4.0
Things have worked out well for our family with ComForCare. They were easy to work with, and we are satisfied with the service overall.

Home Instead - Greenwood, IN

5.0
My mom has a lady coming to her and it works out perfect for my mother. She comes in 3 days a week. We wanted her to cook for my mother because my mother doesn't cook for herself at all anymore. She was eating out a lot and she really wasn't eating quality foods. Now we have Tracy coming in and ...
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Grandma Joan's Live-In Care Consulting and Recruiting in Oakland, NJ

5.0
Grandma Joan's provided me with a very easy to use platform to find and employ a live-in caregiver for my 104-year-old dad. All the administrative details which would have been very hard for me to find out and deal with were included in the step-by-step guidance provided. On one hand the service ...
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