Bathing and Dressing
A shower chair, warm towels and no rushing. She picks the outfit.
Help at Home From Neighbors Who Show Up
Bathing, meals, rides and good company for your mom or dad, right here in Lackawanna County. Visits start at 4 hours.
A Person Picks Up
Call any hour. At night the phone goes to our on call coordinator, not a machine.
The first home visit is free. We sit at the kitchen table and listen.
DDenise, care coordinator. Scranton native, 14 years in home care.
How Many Hours Does Mom Need?
Tick what she needs help with and pick the days. You see the weekly hours, a cost range and what Medicare usually covers. Nothing is booked.
12hours a week
Each week$384 to $432
About each month$1,660 to $1,870
Personal care
Sample rate for this demo is $32 to $36 an hour, with overnight stays at the same hourly rate for 10 hours. Your real price comes after the free home visit. Medicare rules change and every case is different, so check your own plan.
A Day With Us
What a full day of care can look like. Most families pick a slice of it.
Medicine Reminders
We fill the weekly box with her and watch the morning pills go down.
Meals
Her recipes, not ours. Pierogi on Fridays if that is the house rule.
Rides and Errands
Doctor visits, Weis runs, the pharmacy and church. We wait with him.
Company
Old photos, card games, a walk to the corner. The quiet hours matter too.
Overnight Stays
An awake caregiver through the night for bathroom trips and falls, so the family can sleep.
Who Pays for What
The question every family asks first. Here is the short, honest answer.
Medicare Home Health
- A nurse or therapist, not an aide alone
- Needs a doctor's order
- The person must be mostly homebound
- Short visits, for a set time
Medicare usually pays in full when these fit. We work beside home health agencies all the time.
Private Pay Home Care
- Bathing, meals, rides and company
- No doctor's order needed
- As many hours as you want
- Same caregiver, week after week
This is what we do. Medicare usually does not pay for it when it is the only help needed.
Other ways families pay for home care include long term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance and the Pennsylvania Medicaid waiver. We help with the paperwork at no charge.
Who Comes to the Door
Local people, trained by us, who stay. You meet them before the first shift.
- Background checkedPennsylvania and FBI checks, plus references we actually call.
- Our employeesNot contractors. We carry the insurance and handle the taxes.
- A main caregiver and a backupBoth meet your parent first, so there is never a stranger at the door.
- A nurse checks inOur RN visits every 60 days and after any hospital stay.
What Families Tell Us
4.9
★★★★★186 Google reviews
I live in Philly and worried about Dad every day. Now Maria is there Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Denise texts me after each visit. I sleep again.
Karen P. Dunmore
They started the day Mom came home from Regional. The backup caregiver had already met her, which made a big difference.
Joe M. Old Forge
Clear bill every week, no surprise charges. They also helped us file for the VA benefit.
Linda S. Clarks Summit
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Questions Families Ask
Still wondering? Call Denise. She has answered all of these at a kitchen table.
Does Medicare pay for home care?
Medicare usually pays for skilled home health, like a nurse or a physical therapist, when a doctor orders it and the person is homebound. It usually does not pay for help with bathing, meals, rides or company when that is all someone needs. Most families pay for that care themselves, or use long term care insurance, VA benefits or a Pennsylvania Medicaid waiver. We can walk you through which one fits.
Is there a minimum visit?
Visits are at least 4 hours. That gives the caregiver time to help without rushing. Many families start with 4 hours, three days a week, and add more later.
Will Mom get the same caregiver each time?
We match one main caregiver and one backup who both meet your mom before care starts. When the main caregiver is out, the backup comes, so there is always a face she knows.
How fast can care start?
Most families start within 2 to 4 days of the first home visit. If someone is coming home from the hospital, call us before discharge and we can often start the day they get home.
Are your caregivers checked?
Yes. Every caregiver passes a Pennsylvania and FBI background check, a reference check and our own training before their first shift. They are our employees, not contractors, and we carry the insurance.
We care for families in Scranton, Dunmore, Clarks Summit, Old Forge, Moosic, Taylor, Dickson City, Olyphant, Carbondale and Pittston.
Start With a Kitchen Table Talk
Free home visit, about an hour. No contract to sign that day.