Barry County, Michigan » In Home Services

The COA has a trained staff available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to come into your home to assist with personal care, light housekeeping, in-home respite and minor home repair.

In-Home Assessment

When Personal Care, Light Housekeeping or In-Home Respite services are requested, a Registered Nurse will conduct an in-home assessment to determine individual needs and will develop a care plan of COA services to meet those needs. The following information will be requested:

List of family or emergency contacts
Physician Name and phone number
List of medications and dosages
Pharmacy information
Medical history
Monthly income and financial information

Personal Care

A Nurses’ Aide will provide assistance as needed with bathing, hair care, toileting, dressing, etc. This service does not include dispensing of medication.

Light Housekeeping

A Nurses’ Aide or homemaker will perform light housekeeping tasks, laundry, basic meal preparation, grocery shopping, errands, etc.

In Home Respite

A Nurses’ Aide will be scheduled to stay with a loved one, while their caretaker may run errands or attend appointments without fear of leaving a vulnerable adult home alone.

Minor Home Repair

A Chore Worker will perform minor home repair, maintenance and non-repetitive lawn care as requested. Appointments are scheduled in advance.

The actual cost for the COA to employ homecare aides is more than $20 per hour, which does not include any costs associated with in-home assessment or administrative costs. Our goal is to make our quality homecare affordable to all Barry County elders who need care. Effective January 1, 2013, the following homecare private pay rates have been instituted based on each resident household’s gross income. Because Barry County levies a senior millage to help older adults remain in their homes, we are able to use some of those dollars to keep our rates low.

Tier 1: $5.00 per hour