Help-At-Home

A Member of “The Senior’s Choice”

1202 S. Glenburnie Road
New Bern, NC 28562

 Phone 252-672-9300  Fax 252-672-9302


Is remaining independent important to you?

Does the thought of having to move into an assisted living or nursing home scare you?

Remain in your own home as long as possible and live the good life you deserve well into your senior years!

Help-At-Home provides non-medical assistance in the home for seniors and chronically disabled who are not ready to leave their home.  Help-At-Home is locally owned and operated.

They provide household management and in-home care services.

  • Oversee household chores such as cleaning and laundry.
  • Prepare meals when necessary.
  • Provide medication reminders.
  • Run errands and provide transportation.
  • Create safe environment to live in.
  • Sleep over services.
  • Live-in-services.
  • Provide friendship, great conversation and much, much more.
  • Services can be provided for 3 or 24 hours a day, whatever is needed.

Before assigning a caregiver an in-depth assessment is done of the client’s lifestyle, medical conditions and the kind of assistance that will help them remain independent in the home.  The Caregivers are carefully selected, screened, bonded and insured.  Care is given to match the appropriate caregiver to the client.

The net result is your ability to relax and enjoy your life in familiar surroundings as long as possible.  Help-At-Home specializes in providing high quality in-home care for seniors.

Note:  Free home assessment is required to determine level of care. The following information on rates may vary determined by the assessment.

Care Rates:

$15.25 per hour (3 hour minimum)
12 hour shift $180.00 day or night
 

Couple Assistance:  $4.00 extra per hour for couple assistance on an hourly basis

Live in Rates:

          $152.00 per day/24 hour period.
                     8 hours of work, 8 hours sleep, and remaining time is leisure.

          $175.00 per day/24 hour period if Caregiver is not able to leave during leisure time.

          $168.00 per day/24 hour period if Caregiver is awakened more than 2 times per night.

          $185.00 per day/24 hour period if Caregiver is awakened more than 3 times per night.

Holiday Rates:  Time and ½ is applied to all holiday visits
         (All major holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day
          Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day)

Mileage:  $0.44 per mile (Caregiver’s car)  NO CHARGE if client chooses to have their
         car driven by the Caregiver.

Billing:

A 24-hour cancellation notice is required, except in emergency situations, or scheduled service hours will be billed.

They accept private pay and private long term care insurance that will pay for services per policy stipulation.  They will be glad to review your policy.

Finance Charge: A 1.5% Finance Charge will be added for any payment received after the 15th of the month.

Note:  Free home assessment is required to determine level of care.  Above information may vary determined by initial assessment and quarterly reassessments.

                                                                                                                                                 6/2006