Lewis Home Care LLC - Miamisburg, OH
2340 Foxhill Drive , Miamisburg, OH, 45342
Dayton is located in Western Ohio, roughly an hour from major cities Cincinnati and Columbus. It’s highly ranked in the 2022 Caring Senior Living Report as the 11th most-affordable city in the nation for older adults and has some of the lowest housing costs in the nation. Two of its local hospitals, Miami Valley Hospital and Kettering Health Main Campus, are ranked as among the best in Ohio by U.S. News and World Report.
Seniors seeking home care in Dayton see an average monthly price of $5,434, according to Genworth Financial. Home care focuses on personal support, while home health care is sometimes more expensive as it’s intended for seniors who require support from medical professionals.
Below we’ve compiled a comprehensive directory of every home care provider in the Dayton area – complete with services offered and reviews from families who’ve actually used the service. In addition to our in-depth provider listings, we’ve compiled resources to help seniors and their families to access all the tools they need to age in place safely and gracefully.
2340 Foxhill Drive , Miamisburg, OH, 45342
4 W Franklin St , Centerville, OH, 45459
6373 Kitty Hawk Common Blvd , Dayton, OH, 45424
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The Genworth Financial Cost of Care Survey 2021 reports that the average monthly price of home care in both Ohio and nationwide is $4,957, which makes Dayton’s prices higher than average. Ohio’s prices are at their reported peak in its capital city Columbus at $5,625, and they’re also higher than average in Cincinnati at $5,148. They’re much lower than average in the northeast Ohio cities of Youngstown and Akron.
Dayton
$5,434
Ohio
$4,957
The United States
$4,957
Columbus
$5,625
Cincinnati
$5,148
Akron
$4,052
Youngstown
$4,092
Assisted living, which makes a good alternative to home care for socially minded seniors, is notably cheaper at $4,250 monthly. A semiprivate room in a nursing home is roughly 33% more expensive than home care at $8,091, but it also provides the highest level of medical observation and support. Adult day health care offers some limited caregiving coverage and is usually the least expensive option. However, there’s no price information specific to this kind of care in Genworth’s 2021 dataset.Â
Home Care
$5,434
Home Health Care
$5,434
Assisted Living Facility
$4,250
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$8,091
Given the high cost of in-home care, many people use one or more forms of financial assistance to cover the expenses. Below, we explain some of the most common sources of financial help for paying for in-home care. If none of these options are available to you, you can reach out to your Area Agency on Aging or Aging and Disability Resource Center to learn about local resources.
These programs are offered by government agencies and nonprofit organizations for little or no cost to seniors. They help fight food insecurity, keep seniors connected to their community, assist in finding home care services and otherwise help improve quality of life.
Resource | Contact | Service |
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Area Agency on Aging West Central Ohio | (937) 223-4357 | This nonprofit agency offers a wide variety of senior-focused services, including Passport and ComCare, two separate programs that help older adults develop a plan for aging in place. It's also the contact point for MyCare Ohio, which helps coordinate health care services for seniors. |
Senior Resource Connection | (937) 223-8246 | The SRC is the local administrator of Dayton's Meals on Wheels program, through which volunteers deliver hot lunch meals to area seniors. It also runs the related Senior's Best Friend program, which helps animal-owning seniors save money by providing them with free pet food. |
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Medical Equipment Loan | (937) 528-6357 | Wheelchairs, crutches, rollators and other mobility and assistive devices may be borrowed for no cost from this community organization's loan locker. In some cases, program operators can provide home delivery of items. GESMV also runs a free web-streaming service that provides readings of local print media, which can help visually impaired and homebound seniors keep abreast of happenings in the community. |
Ohio Senior Property Tax Exemption | (800) 282-1780 | Low-income Ohio seniors are eligible to exempt up to $25,000 worth of home value in calculating property taxes on their primary residence. This exemption usually reduces the property tax obligation by roughly $500, although the amount of savings depends on the original home value. |
Aging can be a difficult process, and loved ones may not always ask for help – oftentimes it’s up to their family to evaluate their need for help around the house. While no two situations are exactly alike, this checklist can help you and your loved ones determine when it’s time to start the search for a home care provider.
If you’ve determined that your loved one needs the assistance of a care provider in their home, it may be time for a difficult conversation. Handled correctly, however, this process can bring a family together and ensure that everyone’s concerns are addressed. Use this PDF as a starting point to help the conversation stay as positive and productive as possible.