The Stano Law Firm - The Cost of Home Health Care in Ohio

The Cost of Home Health Care in Ohio – Cleveland Elder Law Attorney

Home health care agencies typically charge an hourly rate, and some have a minimum number of hours per day they must be contracted for. Three hours is the average time requirement per day, with some agencies requiring a 30 minute minimum, while others require as much as eight hours. Many also offer live-in rates, with the national average daily live in rate for a home health aide being $258, while a companion’s average live-in day rate is $255.

Homemakers, or companions, are typically less expensive to contract than Home Health Aides, simply due to the tasks each is trained to handle. The breakdown of the cost of home health care in Ohio is below:

Cincinnati

Average cost of companion per hour- $18
Low cost of companion per hour- $15
High cost of companion per hour- $20
Average cost of Home Health Aide per hour- $19
Low cost of Home Health Aide per hour- $18
High cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$22

Cleveland

Average cost of companion per hour- $19
Low cost of companion per hour- $13
High cost of companion per hour- $23
Average cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$21
Low cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$13
High cost of Home Health Aide per hour- $40

Columbus

Average cost of companion per hour- $20
Low cost of companion per hour- $16
High cost of companion per hour- $20
Average cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$21
Low cost of Home Health Aide per hour- $16
High cost of Home Health Aide per hour- $25

Rest of Ohio

Average cost of companion per hour- $17
Low cost of companion per hour- $14
High cost of companion per hour- $25
Average cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$17
Low cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$14
High cost of Home Health Aide per hour-$21

By Paul Stano|2012-05-23T20:29:58-04:00May 23rd, 2012|Ohio Alzheimer's Care|Comments Off

About the Author: Paul Stano

Paul is a second-generation advocate for Ohio seniors. If his name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the son of Jerome P. Stano, an Ohio state senator, who was Chairman of the Nursing Home Commission as well as a co-sponsor of the Homestead Exemption Act. Over the past two decades, Paul has helped older Americans and their families design Estate and Life Care Plans that assure that loved ones are taken care of while saving as much of their hard-earned money as possible. Paul has taken a great deal of time and effort to pull together a team of people who share his passion for helping seniors. Each member of Paul’s team has a special talent or expertise that helps clients accomplish their goals. “I’ve grown up in this area, and my purpose is to help the hard working people of my community keep what they’ve worked so hard to earn.”