What a companion caregiver actually does.
Sits with her, talks with her, and quietly keeps the day moving. A walk. Lunch that gets eaten because someone is eating too. The crossword, the photographs, the same three stories.
Practical things come with it: light housekeeping, a load of laundry, the shopping, a lift to an appointment where that is part of the plan.
Is it worth paying someone just for company?
Families ask this and then answer it themselves after a fortnight. A person who arrives on the same days becomes the one who notices the fall you were not told about, the post piling up, the fridge that has stopped emptying.
Company is also the easiest place to start when she is not ready to be helped with anything personal. It is a door, not a lesser service.
Can a caregiver drive her to appointments?
Ask us when we talk. Transport is arranged case by case and depends on the caregiver and the plan, so we will confirm what is possible for her rather than promise it on a web page.
How much does companionship cost?
The published median for a non-medical caregiver in Georgia is about $32 an hour, and metro Atlanta sits at the same figure rather than above it. Hours move the bill far more than the rate does, so ask any agency for a written weekly total. See what care at home costs.
We come to her home across metro Atlanta, including Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Decatur, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Smyrna. See the areas we serve for what changes locally, and tell us her address and we will say plainly what we can staff.