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Browse the 596 home care agencies in De Kalb County, read 474 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in De Kalb County choose home care for many reasons, including to reduce caregiver stress, curb senior loneliness, and make daily life easier for older adults. Most home care agencies in De Kalb County personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

Home Care Agencies near De Kalb County, IL

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Photo of Home and Hearth Caregivers - Countryside
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23 reviews
There are some very good caregivers, some not so good. Some of them really put their heart and soul into it and others cannot wait to leave. I do think that they need to communicate better when someone calls...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Home & Hearth Caregivers has served Seniors for over 10 years and is proud of it's A+ rating from the Home Care Standards Bureau. We are available 24/7 in Chicago and Suburban areas including Cook, Du Page, Will and Lake counties. Our experienced Care Plan Managers will be happy to provide...
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Photo of ComForCare Home Care - Wheaton, IL
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13 reviews
Owners: extremely responsive to questions or concerns; works w me to the best of their ability to accommodate changes in schedule Caregivers: for the most part, very caring, patent and concerned for their...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
ComForcare is a premier provider of non-medical, private duty home care services for people of all ages. With the aid of our highly trained RN's and Caregivers we are able to provide a fundamentally different service. Starting with our nurses case assessment we are able to create client specific...
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Photo of Harvest In-HomeCare Inc. - Plainfield, IL
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15 reviews
When my Mom was placed into hospice care, my brother and I were unsure about who would be able to take care of her. She couldn’t be alone at home, and we couldn’t afford to have someone with her 24 hours/day...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of GYC Senior Care Services
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4 reviews
Such a great company to work with...caring, responsive, transparent, and flexible. You can't ask for more than that. My dad was a bed bound hospice patient and his caregiver was amazing.....I mean truly...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of DuPage and Will, IL
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12 reviews
Home Helpers were very helpful with the care of my husband [name removed]. I appreciated everything everyone who came did for him!! Wish we had been able to have them longer, but God had other plans for...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Caring for your aging parents or a family member recovering from recent illness or surgery can be exhausting, lonely work. Thousands of families go through this type of struggle every year, but you can find comfort and relief with the help of the trained caregivers at Home Helpers of DuPage. Our...
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Photo of Synergy HomeCare of Barrington, IL
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3 reviews
My brother has been receiving help from Synergy for a few years now and they have truly treated him like a member of their own families! He needs help with transportation to appointments and doing household...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
SYNERGY HomeCare of Barrington provides non-medical home care to people of all ages.SYNERGY HomeCare of Barrington is dedicated to providing exceptional and affordable service to anyone of any age. SYNERGY HomeCare caregivers are available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, to those in need --...
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Photo of Optimum Senior Care
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6 reviews
Optimum Senior Care is FANTASTIC and I would give them 10 stars out of 5. They are a lifesaver for us. I would recommend them to others.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Optimum Senior Care Optimum Senior Care offers in home senior care and caregiver services to the elderly population in the Chicago Metro area. Our mission is to cherish and protect the independence and dignity of our clients by providing world class elderly home care services. Optimum Senior...
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Photo of Private Home Care Services - Downers Grove, IL
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1 review
I would recommend Private Home Care Services to others. All the caregivers were super with my loved one. [Name removed], the manager was very good to work with. They even let me know about an overpayment...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of FirstLight Home Care of Hoffman Estates, IL
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2 reviews
The responsive, flexible and supportive. They assisted us three days a week to support our loved one with dementia. They did medication distribution, light cleaning, and light cooking.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Home Instead - St. Charles, IL
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1 review
We ultimately chose Home Instead because the interview with <name removed> was very informative and gave us a contact close by.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of TeamLife Health Group, LLC
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1 review
The owner is phenomenal, if there has been an issue she has come and seen my loved one herself and made sure everything is ok. The service is worth every penney. They were on-site within 2 days of us...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Senior-Ally Home Care - Matteson, IL
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1 review
I love the quality of care they provide. She is very knowledgeable and the service provides very high-quality, caring caregivers. I would highly recommend this service to others based on our experience.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of BrightStar Care of Naperville, IL
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1 review
They were responsive and the staff they selected were very good and caring people. We used them more of companion care and also small tasks to assist our loved one. The office staff was very good to work...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Life is so much more than a to-do list. It's a series of moments with the people we love, making memories that make up a lifetime. BrightStar understands this, and is committed to making more of those moments possible in the lives of those we care for.We created BrightStar because we once needed...
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Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of Hinsdale, IL
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1 review
Home Helpers listens to the clients and they do their best in meting the requests. They were able to assist with in home care for my loved one during the day. This included running errands, household...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
We love taking care of people. As a result of aging, loved ones often request or require assistance with daily living. That's what we do best.Home Helpers offers personalized non-medical care services. We help older adults remain active and independent in the comfort of their own home for longer...
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Photo of Brightstar Care of Central DuPage - Wheaton, IL
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Life is so much more than a to-do list. It's a series of moments with the people we love, making memories that make up a lifetime. BrightStar understands this, and is committed to making more of those moments possible in the lives of those we care for.We created BrightStar because we once needed...
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Photo of SYNERGY HomeCare of Schaumburg, IL
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4 reviews
We were happy with care from the staff from this service. They were helpful and caring about what we were needing for in home care. We like that they were able to help as soon as needed. The care taker is...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Assisting Hands Home Care of Deerfield, IL
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2 reviews
With the care services our loved one complained that they were on their phones too much, they could of done more activities. Cost very high. Cost is very high with each company also. However, based on the...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Assisting Hands Home Care of Arlington Heights, IL
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Our trained, dependable in-home caregivers and personal assistants can help overcome those challenges and make the home an even better place to be. Our home care services include everything from elderly/ senior care, non-medical home health care, dementia/ memory care, and post-operative care to...
Photo of Karen's Home Care Agency - Hillside, IL
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1 review
My wife has been critically ill. One surgery was followed by another, followed by radiation treatments, and things were in a state of flux. It was difficult to do any planning in uncertain circumstances....
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Homewatch CareGivers of Southwest Chicago, IL
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1 review
They are highly flexible. We appreciate that they accept VA benefits. And they're pretty conscientious. When they hire, there's a pretty thorough screening process. The owners are amazing. We've had just...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Homewatch CareGivers' servicing Orland Park, Oak Park, Oak Lawn, and South West of Chicago is committed to being the premier provider of home care in the Chicago area.Our outstanding and dedicated office staff and caregivers work diligently to provide in-home senior care, hospice and respite...
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Photo of Care at Home
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1 review
They have been great! I really appreciate the fact that they keep me informed with any changes with my Mom's medical condition and do just about anything we ask of them. They take my mom shopping as well as...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Care At Home's headquarter is based in Chicago. Our direct office is located on the south west side of Chicago, which can easily be accessed by various means of transportation. We extend business to the entire Chicago land area. Our goal is to reach out to the suburban areas of Illinois as well...
Photo of Right at Home - Northern Lake County - Grayslake, IL
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2 reviews
Our family only used Right at Home for about a week and during that time they were very responsive, and assisted our loved one all the time. We would recommend their services to other family and friends.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of Elmhurst, IL
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6 reviews
I was referred to Home Helpers by a friend and have found the manager, Liz, to be very helpful! She is sensitive and knowledgeable of the caregiving industry and made finding suitable caregivers for my dad a...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Acti-Kare of Barrington
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4 reviews
I would recommend the company to others for their loved ones. They are professional, and friendly. The owner makes sure that things are well thought out, and is communicative. They were able to provide...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of LifeStyle Options
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2 reviews
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.

Costs of home care in De Kalb County, IL

Average cost of home care in De Kalb County, IL

Home care in De Kalb County is typically charged at an hourly rate. Hourly rates may vary based on factors like time of day (overnight hours, for example), special weekend or holiday rates, and whether care is around the clock.
Average hourly rate
$28/hr
Average overnight rate
$34/hr
Average weekend rate
$34/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in De Kalb County

Home care costs in De Kalb County increase based on the hours of care needed. Costs are typically higher for seniors who need home care at night or for most of the day — for example, while a family member is at work. For seniors who need full-time or 24/7 care, assisted living or memory care may be a more cost-effective option in the long run.
44 hours of home care/wk
$5,262/mo
$5,665/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view De Kalb County assisted living facilities or De Kalb County memory care facilities.

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How to pay for home care in De Kalb County, IL

Many families combine various payment methods to cover home care costs. Most often, families use some mixture of the following private and public income sources to pay for home care in De Kalb County.
Paying for home careGet an overview of all payment options for home care.
VA home care benefitsSee how VA benefits can help veterans and their spouses pay for home care.
Home care and LTC insuranceLearn how to use long-term care insurance to cover home care costs.

What families are saying about home care in De Kalb County

Recent reviews for home care in De Kalb County

Optimum Senior Care in Palatine, IL

4.2
I'm not there all the time to see the interaction between the agency and my Dad but from what I've seen so far i am very pleased. The agency definitely found the perfect caregiver for my Dad and she is really good and what she does. I am pleased overall and would recommend them if needed.

Amazing Care in Lisle, IL

5.0
They were good, they were friendly, and we had some consistency of caregivers, so there weren't always different people coming out. The staff was knowledgable and responsive. There isn't anything we would have done differently or had improved. This was in home hospice so cleanliness and ...
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Assisting Hands Home Care of Naperville, IL

5.0
They seem to be doing everything well. We have had a couple of miscommunications but they have been resolved. We have had a pretty consistent caregiver. We have never had trouble with people not showing up. It would be nice if we could meet a caregiver before they start coming out.

Frequently asked questions about home care in De Kalb County

There are 596 home care facilities near De Kalb County, Illinois. See the full list.

Home care is provided by an aide who comes to a senior’s home to help with daily chores and activities of daily living. It can be offered anywhere a senior calls home — including a house, senior apartment, independent living, or assisted living. Learn more about home care.

Home care services are customizable to a senior’s unique needs. Services can include companionship, help with chores like cooking and housekeeping, or assistance with activities of daily living, like toileting and bathing. Explore home care services in more detail.

Home care provides nonmedical services for seniors who require assistance with daily tasks like housework, bathing, dressing, and transportation. In contrast, home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes services like skilled nursing care and therapies, health monitoring, and medication administration that are provided by licensed medical professionals. Read more about home care vs. home health care.

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