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Our Rates

Member Rates / Non-member Hourly Rates

Companionship Services
Including transportation & running of errands,** meal preparation, companionship, and light housekeeping including washing dishes, making (not changing) beds, sweeping floors, and wiping countertops.
Weekdays   $20 / 22
After-hours $22 / 24

Personal Care Companion
Personal Care Services include, but are not limited to, assistance with any of the following: dressing, bathing, eating and one-person assist with ambulation/mobility and transfers. Clients must be able to bear some weight on
leg(s) to qualify for Home Companions’ Personal Care Services.
Weekdays   $23 / 25
After-hours $25 / 27

Cleaning Companion
Including vacuuming and mop-washing floors, and folding laundry, cleaning mirrors and window glass surfaces, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, kitchen stovetops and counters, and dusting/cleaning baseboards and banisters. For information on cleaning windows, ovens and refrigerators please see our handyman rates.
Weekdays   $28 / 32
After-hours $30 / 34

Gardening & Handyman Companions
Gardening Services include, but are not limited to, landscaping, gardening, lawn care and yard work. Handyman services include minor repairs such as leaky faucets and sinks, porch & stair repairs, installation of bathroom safety bars, a/c unit and storm door switch-outs, cleaning windows/ovens/refrigerators, etc. If you have a need, call and we can help!
Gardening      $35 / 40
Home Repairs $40 / 45

Safety & Health Companion
Home Companions provides Home Safety Assessments which include a personalized review of each room in the home along with a written summary of safety & health recommendations for a safe living environment.
Home Safety Assessment $150 / 175

Live-in Companions
As an option to Assisted Living, Home Companions provides live-in Companions for those needing assistance 24/7. Services are provided in the privacy of your own home and tailored to meet your needs. Contract rates are available for monthly and quarterly services. Services include various levels of assistance in searching for a companion or providing and managing one of our on-staff live-in companions.
Search Consultation         $90 / 110
Live-in Companion Search $90 / 110
Live-in Companion           $78,000 / yr.

Case Management Companion
We offer a complete spectrum of Case Management Services provided by our on-staff Licensed Social Worker. Services include family caregiver support and consultation, crisis intervention & consultation, case management plan research and development, independent and assisted living research and referrals, client assessments, co-ordination of care, and End-of-Life Care Planning. ASSESSMENT FEES BELOW ARE A ONE-TIME CHARGE:
Initial Companionship Assessment                  $25 / 40 fee
Initial Personal Care Assessment                    $90 / 100 fee
Case Management & End-of-Life Care Planning  $90 / 110 hour

Gift Certificates

Annual Association membership is optional and is only $45/year. Members
enjoy a reduced hourly rate on all programs and more than a 50% reduction on Information and Referral Service. Members also receive priority scheduling during holidays and other peak periods.

Gift Certificates

Whether it’s a relative, friend or a neighbor in need, there’s no better gift than a gift certificate for a few hours of assistance with house cleaning, chores, shopping, or simply some companionship. Gift Certificates are also available for Home Companions’ popular Annual Membership. Call us for Birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, or winter holidays – it’s the perfect gift for any occasion.

Our Rates

Rates Disclosure
All of the listed rates are in Member / Non-member order. Weekdays are defined as Monday–Friday 8am–6pm. After-hours are defined as weekends and Monday–Friday 6pm–8am.

Monthly Billing
All clients with scheduled weekly visits will receive a deposit invoice the week of the 15th for the upcoming month. Deposit payments are due by the 10th of the service month. Final itemized services’ invoices will be sent out the week of the 15th for the preceding month. Payments and credits will be due/credited on the 1st of the upcoming month.

Late Fees
Monthly deposit payments received or postmarked after the 15th of the month will be assessed a $30 late fee. Final itemized invoice payments for the preceding month received or postmarked after the 1st of the month will be assessed a $30 late fee.

Mileage Fee**
For your convenience companions are prepared to utilize their own personal vehicles or client vehicles for transportation and errands. When Companions utilize their own vehicles a $.70/mile fee will be added to your invoice to cover gas and insurance.

Holiday Surcharge
There will be a 50% surcharge for services received during the following holidays:
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Thursday, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day.

Contract Rates
Contract Rates are available for clients desiring overnight services 7 days a week or for companionship services ten or more hours per day, 5 or more days per week. Please call to inquire.

 

Toll-Free 1.800.851.1798
4 Market Place Drive • York, Maine 03909 • 207.361.4001
118 Alfred Street • Biddeford, Maine 04005 • 207.286.0505
Port Charlotte, Florida 33948  • 941.235.2840
info@homecompanions.org
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