Hourly Care
A Caregiver for the Hours You Need, on the Days You Choose
What Is Hourly Care?
Hourly care sends a caregiver to your loved one's home for a set block of time, from a few hours a week to most of the day, anywhere in our area, from the Jacksonville Beaches and Fleming Island south through Ponte Vedra, St. Augustine and Palm Coast to Ormond Beach and Pierson. You choose the days and the hours, and the caregiver comes for exactly those.
During a visit the caregiver can help with bathing and dressing, meals, medication reminders, laundry, light housekeeping, and errands, or simply keep your loved one company. It is non-medical care, and it is the most common way families start: a few mornings a week, adjusted as needs change.
Near our office in Nocatee, many visits are built around getting out of the house: a primary care or geriatrics visit at Baptist HealthPlace at Nocatee on Colonnade Drive, an appointment at UF Health Nocatee on Town Plaza Avenue, a follow-up at the Baptist AgeWell Center for Health on Nocatee Village Drive, then a stop at the Publix at Nocatee Town Center on the way home.
Why Hourly Care Works for Families Across Our Area
It covers the gap between doing everything yourself and full-time care. When a spouse or adult child is handling most of the week, a few hours of help on set days gives them time to work, rest, or keep their own appointments.
It also fits around what the community already offers. The St. Johns County Council on Aging runs community centers for older adults on Marine Street in St. Augustine, on South Main Street in Hastings, and on Landrum Lane in Ponte Vedra Beach, where THE PLAYERS Community Senior Center is open Tuesday through Friday, with its longest hours on Wednesdays. An hourly visit can be timed around a center day, so the caregiver helps your loved one get ready, takes them there, and is back at home to help afterward.
Farther south, the public ride to an appointment has to be planned days out. Flagler County Public Transportation, the door-to-door bus for Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach, carries only riders whose application has been approved and advises booking four to five days ahead because the schedule fills fast. In Ormond Beach and Pierson, Votran Gold's door-to-door trips for riders who qualify must be requested at least a day ahead. An hourly visit set around the appointment means the caregiver drives your loved one there, waits, and brings them home, with no bus to book.
How We Set Up Hourly Care
A short, clear process, so the first visit happens on a schedule you chose.
Free In-Home Assessment
We meet your loved one at home to learn the daily routine, the help needed, and which hours of the week are hardest.
Written Care Plan
You get a written plan before care starts: the days and hours, the tasks for each visit, and the appointments or errands to work around.
Caregiver Match
We match a screened, insured caregiver to your loved one and aim to send the same person each visit, so the routine stays familiar.
Ongoing Support & Adjustments
Hours can go up after a hospital stay or down when things settle, and our office and registered nurse stay in touch as needs change.
Benefits of Hourly Care for Seniors
Hourly care gives your loved one help where it counts and leaves the rest of the day their own.
Your Schedule
Choose the days and hours, from a few mornings a week to most of each day.
Appointments Covered
Help getting ready for a doctor's visit, a ride there and back, and someone to wait alongside and take notes for the family.
Errands and Meals
The grocery run, prescriptions picked up, and a meal made at home.
Time Off for Family
A spouse or adult child gets regular time to themselves, knowing who is with their loved one.
A Familiar Face
We aim to send the same caregiver, so each visit feels like part of the week rather than a new arrival.
Room to Grow
Hourly care can grow into overnight or live-in care with the same office if needs change.
Why Families Trust Our Ponte Vedra Office
What you can count on from our office, whichever service your family chooses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is hourly home care?
Hourly home care is non-medical, private-pay help in your loved one's own home, scheduled by the hour rather than around the clock. From our Ponte Vedra office, an Always Responsive Home Care caregiver comes for the hours you choose to help with bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, light housekeeping, errands, appointments, and companionship, so your loved one can stay safe and independent at home without full-time care.
How many hours a week can we schedule hourly care?
You set the schedule, from a few hours on set days to several visits a day or a full day. Some families start with mornings for bathing and breakfast; others add hours after a hospital stay or while a family caregiver is away. We build the schedule around your loved one's routine and change it as their needs change.
How much does hourly home care cost?
The rate depends on the hours, the schedule, and the help needed, so we price it after a free in-home assessment and give you a clear estimate before care begins, with no obligation. We are private pay and accept long-term care insurance, ask for no deposits or contracts, and do not bill Medicare or Medicaid. Call us at (904) 204-2046 to arrange the assessment.
Where do you provide hourly care?
We serve 28 ZIP codes, each in full: 32233, Atlantic Beach; 32266, Neptune Beach; 32250, Jacksonville Beach; two Jacksonville ZIP codes, 32224 and 32256; 32081, Ponte Vedra and Nocatee; 32004 and 32082, Ponte Vedra Beach; 32259 and 32260, St. Johns; 32003, Fleming Island; 32084, 32085, 32086, 32092 and 32095, St. Augustine; 32080, St. Augustine Beach; 32033, Elkton; 32145, Hastings; 32135, 32137, 32142, 32143 and 32164, Palm Coast; 32110, Bunnell; 32136, Flagler Beach; 32174, Ormond Beach; and 32180, Pierson. Our office is at 205 Marketside Avenue, Suite 200, at Nocatee Town Center. If your loved one lives just outside those ZIP codes, call us and we will tell you plainly whether we can help.
Why Choose Always Responsive Home Care
We provide compassionate, personalized in-home care services tailored to each client's unique needs. With a team of highly trained home care providers available 24/7, we offer peace of mind to families and help seniors maintain their independence and quality of life in the comfort of their own homes.
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What Families Are Saying
Testimonial: The hourly caregivers from Always Responsive Home Care became a steady, kind presence in my mother's life. Their visits gave us back the time and confidence we needed to keep her at home.