The 10 Best Home Care Agencies for Seniors in Ooltewah, TN for 2025

"Working with Home Instead has been easy and meets the needs of my grandmother and I, even though I live many states and hours away. Sherry has been wonderful throughout the entire process with excellent communication and compassion. Simone, Ashley, and Mindie do an excellent job attending to all of my grandmother’s needs. Simone is particularly good at communicating needs of the household to me. Thank you all for your excellent work and kindness!"

"All the caregivers have been great and the office is easy to get in touch with. I haven't had any issues but if something comes up they are all quick to jump in and help. Right at Home has met my expectations! "

At Avenues Home Care™, we're reshaping the meaning of personalized caregiving. We focus on quality, compassion, professionalism, reliability, and trust. But above all, our priority is you and your loved ones. Established by a dedicated team of experienced nurses and forward-thinking industry leaders, our mission is to enhance lives through our wide range of accessible home and health care services.

"Staff is nice and caring. They make sure my husband is well taken care of!!"

"We're using Home Instead for my husband. He has Parkinson's and Serena is the caregiver. She's been with us for two years and she's fantastic. She hasn't missed a day. She does anything and everything that I need done. I've never had anyone, even a family member, as close as we have become with her. She's very trustworthy. My husband and I both think the world of her. She's just great. My husband has a lot of other things going on with him. He has trouble breathing and he doesn't get on the phone. I have to handle everything, but Serena has been handling a lot of his medical things for us because I have problems myself. She comes four times a week four hours a day. She helps my husband when he gets up and down. She takes him outside if he needs to be bathed. She changes his sheets and she picks his food for him. If he can't feed himself, she'll help feed him. Anything he needs done, she's there for him. She helps in cleaning up in the house, vacuuming and cleaning the bathroom and washing some of his clothes and bedding. There's a lot of domestic things that has to be done in the house too. When he has a doctor's appointment, if he needs transportation, she'll take him to his appointment. She also picks up medication if it needs to be and she picks up things at the grocery if need be."

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Online & Newspaper Feb 20, 2014 Kenny Higdon remembers the day his mother was forced to make the difficult decision to become his grandmother’s caregiver. The choice came at great personal expense. “I started a home care company in 2007 after seeing the challenge my mom had when trying to find someone caring and honest who would be gentle with my grandmother,” said Higdon, the president of 5 Star Home Care. His mother had no alternative because she wasn’t able to find someone she felt comfortable with. Higdon bases his company on the commitment to treating clients with the same respect and compassion his family wanted someone to show his own grandmother. 5 Star offers professional, comprehensive home care to people who need help performing day-to-day activities. 5 Star’s staff assists those who are living with a disability, recovering from an injury or illness or simply facing the daily challenges that come with aging. Clients receive high-quality personal assistance while maintaining the independence that comes from living at home. The first step in finding a trustworthy person to make this possible is understanding the standards of the home care company and their caregivers. “5 Star Home Care conducts a background check and drug screen on each applicant before they come to work for us. We are also licensed and bonded.” Higdon said. 5 Star offers qualified and experienced caregivers who accommodate client schedules and support a variety of senior needs. “We treat each client like they are our own family. As such, if 5 Star Home Care wouldn’t send someone to their own home, they won’t send them to a client’s house.” Higdon said. Through the company’s years of service, 5 Star staff members have encountered a number of concerns from families evaluating care solutions for aging or disabled loved ones. More than 70 million family caregivers provide in-home care for a loved one and millions more are searching for solutions. It can be a difficult thing to accept our limitations, but every person reaches a point where they must acknowledge that they can’t do things alone anymore. To many seniors, bringing a caregiver into the home is viewed as giving up some of their independence. “We assure them that 5 Star is only there to assist with their daily tasks so they can remain independent and continue to live at home,” Higdon said. “They usually feel better knowing our presence gives their family members the peace of mind that they are being cared for.” Home care also spares seniors from feeling like a burden on family members who might otherwise be forced to sacrifice their careers to provide the assistance they need to get by. Home care becomes increasingly important as life expectancy increases and acute medical conditions decrease. The non-medical services offered through 5 Star include but are not limited to medication reminders, bathing, dressing, light housekeeping, laundry, transportation, meal planning and preparation, and companionship. One may wonder when to bring in a caregiver. Higdon recommends using this checklist to help indicate whether a loved one may need additional support at home. If you check one of the items, your loved one may benefit from home care services. A loved one has: A Messy Home Poor Hygiene Problems Driving Dramatic Weight Loss or Weight Gain Feelings of Isolation A company like 5 Star enables people to feel the peace of mind that someone precious to them will be well cared for without having to make the type of sacrifices that Higdon’s mother was forced to make to preserve his grandmother’s quality of life. 5 Star Home Care has a complete guide to home care services, to assist families in making the right decisions for their aging or disabled family members. To view the complete guide, visit 5starHomeCareUSA.com. To inquire about 5 Star’s home care services, call