Home Instead

Home Instead provides in-home senior care in Gahanna and the wider Columbus area, including Upper Arlington, Worthington, Dublin, New Albany, Westerville, and nearby communities. The local office has been part of the community since 1996, and the wider Home Instead organisation was founded in 1994. Care is given at home by Care Pros, who help older adults stay safe, comfortable, and independent in familiar surroundings.

Services cover everyday life as well as more involved care. Care Pros provide companionship, light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, errands, and accompaniment to appointments. They also help with bathing, dressing, mobility, and medication reminders. For people living with memory loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia, there is dedicated in-home memory care. Other services include respite care for family caregivers, 24-hour care, transitional care after surgery or a hospital stay, support for conditions such as Parkinson's, diabetes, and heart disease, and end-of-life care, working alongside palliative teams or on its own.

Each care plan is personal. The office starts with a free consultation at home, listens to what the person needs and enjoys, and then matches a Care Pro by skills, schedule, and personality. Care can often begin within 48 hours, sometimes the same day, and plans can change as needs change. Care Pros are employees, not contractors, and each one is vetted, background-checked, drug-screened, and trained. The office is available around the clock, and if a regular Care Pro cannot come, a qualified backup is sent instead, so families are not left arranging cover at short notice.

Who pays for in-home care?

What this care costs, and who pays — Medicare, Medicaid, or the family — is covered in these guides:

• Home Care Versus Adult Day: Cost and Coverage Side by Side
• Home Care vs Home Health: What Differs, Who Pays, and How Families Mix Both

In-home care guide · Paying for care

Other in-home care in Franklin County

• American Home Care & Accreditation Consulting Serv — Gahanna
• Awsheng Healthcare Services Llc — Gahanna
• Bless Health Care Agency Llc — Gahanna

Common questions about Home Instead

Where is Home Instead located?

Home Instead is at 136 S STYGLER ROAD, Gahanna, Ohio 43230.

What care and services does Home Instead offer?

Home Instead offers in-home care, nonmedical in-home care services.

How do I contact Home Instead?

Call Home Instead at 614-869-4607.

How much does home care cost?

The national median cost of a home care aide is $35 an hour (CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025). At 44 hours a week, that is about $80,080 a year. Costs in Ohio can be higher or lower. See our guide to home care costs and who pays for the full picture.

Does Medicare pay for home care?

No. Medicare does not pay for non-medical home care on its own. That is help with bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning, and rides. Medicare pays for home health care, which is medical care at home ordered by a doctor. Some Medicare Advantage plans add a small home care benefit, but the rules and hours vary by plan.

What is the difference between home care and home health?

Home care is non-medical help at home, like bathing, cooking, cleaning, and rides. You hire home care on your own. Home health is medical care at home. Nurses and therapists give it, and a doctor orders it. Medicare can pay for home health when you meet its rules. It does not pay for home care on its own.

Who else pays for home care besides Medicare?

Medicaid pays for home care for people who qualify, often through waiver programs. The VA pays for homemaker and home health aide care for many veterans. Long-term care insurance can pay for part of the cost. Most other care is paid out of pocket.