In-Home Dementia Care: What It Actually Costs

Most families searching this are doing quiet math late at night, trying to figure out whether staying at home is realistic. There's a real, calculable answer to that — and we'd rather give you our actual numbers than send you to a national average that has nothing to do with what you'll actually pay.

What Drives the Number

In-home care is billed by the hour, so the total is really a function of how many hours a week your family needs covered, not a fixed price everyone pays. Most of the families we help with dementia specifically need 20 or more hours of care a week — that's typically what it takes to keep someone with memory loss safe, oriented, and on a steady routine.

At that volume, the investment in our care runs $25 to $42 an hour, depending on your family's specific situation — the schedule, the level of support needed, and the Care Professional who's the best fit. You can see how we talk about the investment more broadly on our rates page, but the fastest way to get a real number for your family is to just call us.

Why Dementia Care Specifically Costs What It Does

Dementia care asks more of a Care Professional than general companion care does: redirecting agitation, managing wandering risk, adjusting communication as the condition progresses, and providing the kind of patient, structured routine that actually makes a difference for someone with memory loss. That's a skill set, not just a schedule, and it's reflected in the rate.

When a Facility Makes More Sense Than Home

We don't think this decision should come down to which option is cheaper in a given month. Home is where most people want to be, and for the great majority of families we work with, staying home is entirely realistic for as long as they want it to be — that's who we're built for.

What actually changes the calculation, for us, is safety. If a loved one's condition progresses to the point where there's a real risk of physical harm to themselves or to a family member, that's when a secure, staffed facility can offer something home care genuinely can't. That's a conversation we'll have honestly with you if we ever see it coming — not one we'll avoid just to keep you as a client.

VA Benefits Can Offset This

If you or your loved one served during a wartime period, VA Aid & Attendance can pay a meaningful part of this — up to roughly $2,874 a month, tax-free, depending on the household. We wrote a full breakdown of how that works if it's relevant to your family.

How Interim Approaches Dementia Care

We're a non-medical home care agency — we don't diagnose, prescribe, or manage medical treatment, and if your loved one has a doctor, neurologist, or hospice team involved, we coordinate around their plan rather than working around it. What we do provide is exactly what most families need day to day: help with routine, safety, hygiene, meals, and the kind of steady presence that keeps someone with dementia oriented and calm.

Our 7th Week Guarantee

No long contracts. If you don't feel the difference after six weeks of care at 20 or more hours a week, your seventh week is free.

Get Started

Call us at (801) 401-3515 and tell us what a typical week looks like right now. We'll give you a real number for your situation, not a national average.

Learn more about our dementia care services, respite care for family caregivers, or VA benefits for home care.