In-Home Elder Care
for Seniors
Nona’s Home Care provides in-home elder care across San Diego County and Orange County, from a few hours a week of companionship and meals to 24-hour care, with no deposits or weekly minimums.
If your loved one is struggling to keep up with the house and everyday tasks but doesn’t want to move to an assisted living or elder care facility, in-home elder care is a strong alternative. A trained elder caregiver brings help with meals, housekeeping, errands and personal care right to their door in San Diego or Orange County.
Elder care at home from Nona’s Home Care lets seniors stay in the familiar home they’ve built for themselves while aging safely and with dignity. With the right caregiving services in place, older adults have more time and energy for the people and activities they love.
Our Elder Care and Caregiving Services
Nona’s senior home care services in San Diego and Orange County cover every level of help, from a few hours of companionship to around-the-clock care. Many families combine more than one service as their loved one’s needs change:
- Companion Care: conversation, activities, meals, errands and outings
- Personal Care: bathing, dressing, toileting and help moving safely
- Dementia Care: dementia-trained caregivers and steady routines
- Alzheimer’s Care: support through each stage of Alzheimer’s
- 24 Hour Care: live-in or shift-based caregivers around the clock
- After Hospital Care: help during the first weeks home
- After Surgery Care: recovery support after joint replacement and other surgery
- Physical Therapy support: help following a therapist’s home exercise plan
- Transportation: rides and escorts to appointments and errands
How In-Home Elder Care Helps Seniors
Elder caregivers can help with almost anything that makes everyday life easier and safer for seniors. Nona’s Home Care caregivers are trained and experienced in a wide range of non-medical elder care, from meals and household tasks to personal care and support for people living with chronic conditions or dementia. Here are a few of the ways in-home elder care can help your loved one.
Grocery Shopping and Meal Prep
Many seniors enjoy cooking and grocery shopping, but as energy declines, preparing every meal can become a chore. Your loved one may still love making a favorite dinner now and then without wanting to plan and cook every meal of the day.
An in-home elder caregiver can handle as much grocery shopping and meal prep as your loved one wants, and step back on the days they feel like cooking. Caregivers also follow doctor recommendations and dietary restrictions to plan meals that are both healthy and enjoyable.
Light Housekeeping and Laundry
A clean, well-organized home is more pleasant to live in, and for older adults it also supports safety and well-being. Good housekeeping removes tripping hazards, keeps clean clothes and linens on hand, and makes sure meals are prepared in a sanitary kitchen.
An organized home can also help people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia avoid confusion. Your elder caregiver can take care of laundry, everyday cleaning and other tasks around the house, so your loved one has a comfortable, safe place to live.
Companionship and Wellness Checks
Elder care isn’t only about the practical side of caring for seniors. It also helps prevent the loneliness and social isolation that are so common, and so harmful, for older adults. An elder caregiver often becomes a treasured companion in your loved one’s life.
Caregivers can provide rides to activities and events your loved one enjoys, help set up and clean up after hobbies, and offer the friendship and support they need to make the most of every day. Many of Nona’s elder caregivers have years of experience, often close to two decades, caring for older adults.
They know what to watch for, including changes in sleep, pain, fall risk, memory and mood. Your caregiver will notice changes in condition early and let your family know before small problems become bigger ones.
Preventative Care
As people get older, existing health problems can worsen and new ones can appear. Your loved one may be managing their health well, but they may not always notice when a symptom has changed enough to call a doctor.
Elder caregivers watch for changes in condition during every visit. Our caregivers are experienced in caring for older adults, so they know what to look for. In-home elder care can also keep an eye on diet, exercise, sleep patterns and medication reminders, so caregivers are often the first to notice when a senior isn’t taking care of themselves as well as they could.
Who Elder Care Is For
In-home elder care helps seniors who want to stay home but need support to do it safely. Families usually call us when:
- A parent is skipping meals, missing medications or letting the house slip
- A fall, hospital stay or surgery has made daily tasks harder
- Memory changes make it unsafe for a parent to be alone for long
- A spouse or adult child caring for a parent needs help or a break
- Family lives out of town and wants someone reliable checking in
Not sure which service fits? Our signs your aging parent needs in-home care checklist can help, or call us for a free consultation.
How much does elder care cost?
In-home elder care in San Diego and Orange County costs $40 to $50 an hour at Nona’s, depending on the level of care. 24-hour and live-in care cost $850 to $1,100 a day. There are no deposits or weekly minimums, and you can change or cancel a shift with 24 hours’ notice. We accept long-term care insurance and help families bill their policy.
Your monthly cost depends mostly on how many hours of care your loved one needs. Three 4-hour visits a week cost about $2,080 to $2,600 a month, and 6 hours a day, five days a week, runs about $5,200 to $6,500 a month. Around-the-clock elder care at home costs about $25,800 to $33,400 a month. Companionship and household help usually fall at the lower end of the range, while hands-on personal care or dementia care costs more. We’ll recommend a schedule during your free consultation.
Where we provide elder care
Nona’s provides in-home elder care and elderly caregiver services throughout San Diego County, from Del Mar and La Jolla to North County, East County and the South Bay, and across Orange County, including Irvine, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo and Laguna Woods. Our office is in Del Mar. We’ve served San Diego families for nearly two decades, and many of our caregivers have been with us almost that long.
Why Families Choose Nona’s for Elder Care
Nona’s elder caregivers typically stay with us for many years because we give them excellent training and support. We’ll match your loved one with the right caregiver for their needs and personality, and if that caregiver is ever unavailable, qualified backup caregivers are ready so care continues.
Scheduling in-home elder care can be challenging at first, while you work out how much help your loved one needs. That’s why we don’t require deposits or weekly minimums, and you can change or cancel a shift with at least 24 hours’ notice at no penalty. Families across San Diego and Orange County count on Nona’s Home Care to make a real difference in their loved one’s life.
Our Caregivers Love Working for Us and You
We have almost no turnover among our senior care services because we create a supportive work environment, with plenty of training to enable our senior caregiving staff to thrive in their careers.
Never be Left Without the Care You Need
You’ll love the relationship you form with a dedicated caregiver during regularly scheduled shifts. However, if ever there is an unforeseen emergency, you won’t need to worry about being left without coverage. We have unmatched staff availability.
Senior Care Services Only When You Need Them
Change or cancel shifts with at least 24 hours notice without any kind of penalties or obligations. We don’t require weekly minimums or deposits either, so you have total control over your schedule.
We accept long term care benefits from all major carriers. Including, but not limited to:
How do I start my home care?
Starting in-home elder care in San Diego or Orange County with Nona’s Home Care is simple. With our schedule flexibility, you can try a caregiver and adjust or cancel as you like. A free consultation shows how elder care services can fit into your loved one’s routine.
Frequently asked questions
What is elder care?
Elder care is help for older adults with the daily needs that become hard with age, such as meals, housekeeping, personal care, transportation and companionship. In-home elder care brings that help to the senior’s own home, so they can stay independent longer. It’s non-medical care, separate from nursing or Medicare home health. Nona’s provides in-home elder care throughout San Diego County and Orange County.
What do elderly caregiver services include?
Elderly caregiver services can include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, errands, rides, medication reminders, and personal care like bathing and dressing. At higher levels, they include dementia care, overnight care and 24-hour care. Nona’s builds a care plan around your parent’s specific needs and updates it as they change, often with the same caregiver throughout.
How much does elder care cost?
At Nona’s Home Care in San Diego, in-home elder care costs $40 to $50 an hour, depending on the level of care. 24-hour and live-in care cost $850 to $1,100 a day. There are no deposits or weekly minimums. Long-term care insurance, VA benefits and other sources can help pay, and we’ll walk through costs during your free consultation.
How do I know which service my parent needs?
Start with what’s hardest for your parent right now. Household tasks and loneliness point to companion care; help with bathing or dressing points to personal care; memory changes point to dementia care. Nona’s free consultation walks through your parent’s needs and recommends a starting schedule. Many families combine services, such as companion care during the week and personal care in the mornings.
Do you accept long-term care insurance?
Yes. Nona’s accepts long-term care insurance from major carriers and helps families with the paperwork, documentation and billing their policy requires. Most policies start paying after an elimination period once your parent needs help with two or more daily activities. Read how to use long-term care insurance for home care.
Helpful guides
- What Does a Home Caregiver Actually Do?: daily tasks and what to expect
- 10 Signs Your Aging Parent Needs In-Home Care: when it’s time to get help
- How to Pay for Home Care in California: Medi-Cal, IHSS, VA and insurance
- Elderly Home Care: A Guide for Adult Children: a complete guide to getting started
