What home care costs, and what you get for it
Private home care with RightKind Care™ starts at $34 an hour. Here is what that price includes, how it compares with hiring a caregiver on your own, and what can help pay for it.
Private home care rates in Toronto
The first assessment is free. After it, we give you the price for your parent's schedule before care starts.
From $34/hour
Visits at home
Companionship, personal care, dementia care, recovery and respite, palliative support and hospital companion care. Your rate depends on the care plan.
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Overnight care
Someone in the home through the night, priced to the hours and how much help is needed while your parent sleeps.
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Overnight newborn care
A newborn caregiver overnight so new parents can sleep. Priced to the number of nights and hours. About newborn care
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24-hour and live-in care
Round-the-clock or live-in support for higher needs, built around shifts that work for your family. About complex care
More than an hour of a caregiver's time
The hourly rate covers the work you would otherwise do yourself.
A caregiver chosen for fit
Vetted, background-checked and personally matched to your parent.
One named coordinator
The same person knows your parent, reads the care notes and follows up on changes. How coordination works
Backup that we arrange
If your caregiver is sick or away, we arrange qualified coverage and call you first.
Updates for family and doctor
You hear about changes as they happen. With your OK, the doctor gets a short summary of what the caregiver noticed.
Payroll and scheduling
We pay the caregiver and handle the schedule. You are not anyone's employer.
A plan that changes with needs
More hours after a hospital stay, fewer once things settle. Your coordinator adjusts the plan with you.
Hiring a caregiver privately: the lower rate, and what comes with it
A caregiver you hire on your own often charges less per hour, and for some families that works well. It helps to know what else you take on.
When you hire someone directly to work in your home, you may become their employer. That can mean registering with the Canada Revenue Agency, deducting CPP, EI and income tax, issuing a T4, and following Ontario employment standards such as minimum wage, vacation pay and public holiday pay. Ask the CRA or an accountant what applies to you.
You also become the backup plan. When the caregiver is sick, on holiday or leaves, finding someone new is your job, often on short notice.
To compare prices fairly, ask each option
- Who screens the caregiver, and how?
- Who covers the shift if the caregiver is sick?
- Who handles payroll, deductions and the T4?
- Who keeps track of changes and tells the family?
- Is the full price for our schedule in writing before care starts?
Ways Ontario families pay for private home care
Tax credits
Some home care costs may count toward the medical expense tax credit, and Ontario has a Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit for people 70 and older. Read the guide
Ontario Health atHome hours
Publicly funded care is free if your parent qualifies. Many families add private hours on top. Compare the two
Insurance plans
Some private health, long-term care and auto insurance plans cover home care. Check your plan before care starts.
Home care cost: common questions
Private home care with RightKind Care starts at $34 an hour. Overnight care, overnight newborn care, 24-hour care and live-in care are quoted to your schedule. Call (647) 847-CARE or request a free assessment for your exact price.
With an agency, the hourly rate also covers the work around the visit: matching and screening the caregiver, a named coordinator, scheduling, backup when the caregiver is sick, and payroll. When you hire privately, those jobs, and the employer paperwork, usually become yours.
Yes. The first assessment is free and there is no obligation. We learn what your parent needs, then give you a price for the schedule that fits.
Some home care costs may count toward the federal medical expense tax credit, and Ontario has a Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit for people 70 and older. Rules and limits apply. Our guide to paying for home care in Ontario explains the basics; this is not tax advice, so check with an accountant.
Yes. Publicly funded care through Ontario Health atHome is free if your parent qualifies. Many families add private hours on top, for example longer visits, overnights or a familiar caregiver, and we work alongside the public plan.
Want a price for your parent's schedule?
Start with a free assessment. A care coordinator calls you back within one business day.