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Levels
of In-Home Personal Care and our Rates
RATES AS OF MARCH 2O10 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) CARE
LEVEL l – recommended
for care recipients who usually live independently at home but need some basic assistance in activities of daily living such
as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, medication reminders, respite care, personal hygiene, companionship. Homecare duties
such as light housekeeping, meal planning & preparation, shopping, transport to doctor’s appointments (small mileage
fee per mile for driving may apply, pls. refer to rates below).
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24-hour Live-in Shift 8-hour Live-out
b 5-hour Live-out
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$180.00 per day (24 hrs live-in)
$17.00/hr
d $18.00/hr
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CARE LEVEL
2 – MODERATE CARE Includes
all duties listed in CARE LEVEL 1 plus moderate level of personal care that includes partial lifting of wheelchair bound
recipients. Specialized care to patients with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis,
chronic illness, those recovering from surgery. Use of specific adaptive equipment, bladder and bowel care.
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24-hour Live-in Shift 8-hour Live-out rate
5-hour Live-out rate
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$190.00 per 24 hr live-in shift d $19.00/hr $20.00/hr
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CARE LEVEL 3 – PREMIUM
CARE includes all duties
listed under CARE LEVEL I and 2 plus: total bed care, non-sterile wound care, routine catheter care, follow a medically
supervised plan of care, assistance with ambulation, exercise, transfers, proper positioning, hospice care, patients on GI-tube
feeding, tracheal tubes, cleaning of ostomy bags, catheter and other assistive equipment or appliances.
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24-hour Live-in Shift d 8-hour
Live-out rate d 5-hour Live-out rate
If driving is required, mileage of $0.55 per mile applies to cover cost of gasoline & use of caregiver's
vehicle.
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$200.00 per 24-hr live in shift
$21.00/hr $22.00/hr
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