Why “Not Ready for Home Care” Is the Most Common Situation We See
“Not yet” is the most common answer when families explore support options.
Parents aren’t declining—they’re adapting. They want help with specific things, not a caregiver. Unfortunately, most services are designed for medical or personal care needs, not for practical, everyday support.
This leaves families stuck choosing between doing everything themselves or introducing a level of help that feels premature. Recognizing that “not ready for home care” is a valid stage—not denial—is the first step toward better solutions.
How the Membership Works
Monthly Membership: $99/month (cancel anytime). Membership provides access to Personal Assistant support with no minimum hours required.
Hourly Service Rate: In addition to the membership fee, clients are billed for the time they use their assistant at current hourly rate, in 30-minute increments.
Monthly Billing: Service time is tracked throughout the month and invoiced at the end of each month, reflecting the total time used during that billing period.
New Member Benefit: The first 2 hours are free during the introductory month. (Unused promotional time does not carry forward.)
Getting Started
After enrollment, you will then receive direct contact information for your Personal Assistant so requests and updates are easy to coordinate.
Service Boundaries (What We Do Not Do)
Personal Assistant services do not include:
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): no hands-on help with bathing, toileting, dressing, transferring, or feeding
Safety monitoring or supervision: not appropriate for high fall risk, wandering risk, or advanced cognitive impairment requiring ongoing supervision
Medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment
If a client needs personal care or specialized care, we will recommend transitioning to our Home Care division (or another appropriate level of care).
This “In-Between service” fills the gap between full independence and the need for a home care aide.
From Our Clients:
“I didn’t really know what to look for, honestly. I kept hearing about home care, but that just didn’t feel like where I was. I’m doing fine on my own — I just needed help with some things now and then.
I tried piecing things together with family and neighbors, but it never quite worked. This is the first service that actually fits what I needed. It’s not care, it’s just help — and it’s a relief to know something like this is finally available.”—Ed V.
“Every time I tried to bring up getting help, the conversation shut down the moment the words ‘home care’ came up. My mom wasn’t ready for that, and honestly, neither was I. I just knew we needed something.
This service opened the door in a way nothing else had. For the first time, we found help that actually met where my mom is right now.”—Jeanne W.