Growing older in Columbus often means wanting to stay in the home and neighborhood you know, close to the corner store, the church down the street, and the people who matter. Haven Grove Home Care helps older adults do that with private pay, nonmedical companion care delivered at home across the city.
For many older adults, staying home works well with a little regular help. That is what companion care is for: someone reliable who comes to the house for company, a hand with everyday tasks, a ride to an appointment, help getting a meal on the table, or a check in that gives the rest of the family room to breathe. It is not medical treatment, and it does not replace a doctor or a nurse. It is in person support for daily life at home, arranged around the person rather than around a fixed program.
Companion care works best when it fits the shape of a person's day instead of forcing a new routine. In Columbus, that might start with a caregiver arriving in the morning to help someone get ready without rushing, then making breakfast and sitting down to eat together. Later it could mean a drive to a doctor's office near the University District, a stop at the grocery store, and time to put everything away. Afternoons often include a walk when the weather allows, a visit to a community center or a favorite spot, and small household tasks such as laundry, dishes, or tidying up. Evenings can be quieter: cooking dinner at home, conversation, and company before the house settles down.
When a family caregiver needs a few hours to work or rest, a caregiver can be there so no one is left alone. The mix of help depends on what the person actually needs, and it can shift from one week to the next. Some households want company and a little structure; others need steady help with meals, errands, and getting to appointments.
Companion care is not only for people who are unwell. It often helps when day to day life has simply become harder to manage alone. Families in Columbus reach out in situations like these:
Companion care is nonmedical. It does not include nursing, therapy, wound care, or anything that requires a licensed clinician. When a need is medical, that belongs with a doctor, a home health agency, or another qualified provider, and companion care can work alongside them by handling the ordinary parts of the day. If memory changes are part of the picture, our memory companionship may be a fit, and families managing a diagnosis often find our Parkinson's guide and other education useful.
Every service below is part of Haven Grove's nonmedical companion care and is available to Columbus families:
You can see everything together on our services page.
Starting care begins with a conversation, by phone at (614) 446-0294 or through our Request Care form. From there, the process is straightforward:
Care can start small and grow, or shift as circumstances do. The plan is meant to change over time rather than stay fixed.
Much of the care for older adults in Columbus is carried by family: a daughter, a son, a spouse, a neighbor. That work is real, and it adds up. Companion care gives family caregivers scheduled time away while someone reliable stays with their family member. That time can go toward a full day at work, a medical appointment of your own, errands and household tasks that keep getting pushed aside, an evening with your children, or simply rest.
Some families use respite care for a single afternoon each week. Others arrange regular help so a caregiver can travel for a few days knowing the house is covered. The point is practical: a second set of hands so one person is not doing everything. Our family caregiver guide covers more of what tends to help.
Columbus is a city of neighborhoods, and care comes to the home wherever someone lives. We serve older adults across areas including Clintonville, German Village, the Short North, Downtown, Victorian Village, Italian Village, Olde Towne East, the University District, Northland, the Hilltop, and Franklinton, along with the north, east, west, and south sides of the city. If your family member lives just outside the city in the surrounding Franklin County suburbs, we serve many of those communities too. You can see the wider list on our service areas page.
Columbus and Franklin County have strong public resources for older adults and their families. Haven Grove is not affiliated with the organizations below. They are listed for general information, and their programs and eligibility can change, so contact each one directly for current details.
Coming home from the hospital is often when everyday tasks are hardest, even though the medical part is handled elsewhere. Companion care can cover the ordinary things during that stretch: preparing meals, driving to follow up appointments, keeping the house in order, being present for company, giving medication reminders, and passing along updates to family members when the older adult has asked us to.
This support is nonmedical. It does not replace nurses, therapists, discharge instructions, or any care a doctor has ordered, and it works alongside them. Our hospital discharge guide walks through what to plan for when someone returns home.
Companion care is private pay, which means it is paid for directly rather than billed to health insurance. Care is generally arranged by the hour, and what a family pays depends on the schedule, the number of hours, the type of help involved, and how often visits happen. A few hours a week costs less than daily or overnight support.
We do not publish a set rate here because the right amount of care differs from one household to the next. Our cost of companion care and paying for home care pages explain how pricing works and the options families use. Call (614) 446-0294 to discuss current rates and scheduling.
If you are comparing companion care providers in Columbus, a few questions tend to separate one from another:
Our Trust Center, care standards, and hiring process pages describe how Haven Grove approaches each of these.
Companion care in Columbus includes company and conversation, help with meals, light housekeeping, transportation to appointments and errands, medication reminders, wellness visits, memory companionship, respite for family caregivers, and overnight support. It is nonmedical, so it does not include nursing or medical treatment.
Companion care is private pay and is generally arranged by the hour. What you pay depends on the schedule, the number of hours, the type of help, and how often visits happen. Call (614) 446-0294 to discuss current rates and scheduling.
Yes. Care can be arranged for a few hours a week or for longer, regular schedules, and it can grow or change over time as needs change.
Yes. Evening visits and overnight companion care are available for company and help through the night.
Yes. A caregiver can drive your family member to medical appointments and errands and stay with them during the visit when that is helpful.
Yes. Transportation assistance to appointments, the pharmacy, errands, and outings around Columbus is part of our nonmedical companion care.
Yes. Companion care can begin when someone returns home from the hospital and can help with meals, transportation, household tasks, reminders, and company. It does not replace medical care or discharge instructions.
Haven Grove offers memory companionship, which is patient company and a steady routine for someone living with memory changes. This is nonmedical support and is not a substitute for medical dementia care.
Haven Grove is private pay. Medicare does not pay for nonmedical companion care, and we bill families directly rather than Medicare or Medicaid. Our paying for home care page explains the options families use.
Yes. With the older adult's permission, we can share updates with family members after visits, which helps when relatives live outside Columbus.
We serve older adults throughout Columbus and the surrounding Franklin County area, along with nearby communities across Central Ohio. Care comes to the home.
Call (614) 446-0294 or use our Request Care form. We start with a conversation about the routine and what would help, match a caregiver, and begin visits.
More questions are answered on our FAQ page, and you can read reviews as they are shared.
Haven Grove serves many communities across Central Ohio beyond Columbus. Explore the nearby areas we serve:
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If you are considering companion care for someone in Columbus, the next step is a conversation. Tell us what is going on, and we will talk through whether companion care fits and how it could work.