Home Care in Kettering, OH
Support that helps older adults stay comfortable, independent, and secure at home.
When It Is Time to Bring Help Home in Kettering
The hardest moment for most families is realizing a parent can no longer manage alone, along with the fear that staying home may no longer be safe. Lavender Home Care Solutions provides home care in Kettering, OH that keeps seniors in their own homes instead of moving to a facility.
The call usually comes after a fall, a hospital stay, or a new diagnosis, often from an adult child living out of town. Many of the seniors we help spent their careers in the area’s GM, Delco, and Frigidaire years and have stayed in the same Oak Park or Southdale home for decades. We can arrange a same-week assessment whether your parent lives near the Charles I. Lathrem Senior Center or is heading home from the Kettering Health main campus.
“The service is outstanding from the owner to the caregivers on the ground.” -Rich V.
Our Clients Experience with Our Home Care
Care Shaped Around What Has Gotten Harder
Most families begin with a few hours a week and add more over time. Each kind of support targets a specific struggle at home.
Personal Care
Support with hands-on daily needs like bathing, grooming, dressing, and safe movement around the home, provided through our personal care services.
Companion Care
A steady presence that helps seniors stay engaged and connected, with help for errands, light household tasks, and day-to-day companionship through our companion care services.
Respite Care
Flexible support that allows family caregivers to step away for a few hours, a weekend, or longer while routines stay steady through respite care support.
Fall Prevention
Stairs and thresholds are where falls happen, a real hazard in the older Cape Cod and two-story homes common around Oakwood and west Kettering. Fall prevention means safer transfers, home-hazard checks, and the right assistive devices.
Overnight Care
Nighttime care for seniors who need help getting to the bathroom, settling back into bed, or staying safe during overnight hours through overnight care.
Stroke Care
Practical at-home support after a stroke, focused on daily structure, mobility assistance, and household safety through stroke recovery care.
Alzheimer's & Dementia Care
Consistent care built around routine and familiarity, helping reduce confusion while improving safety through Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
Parkinson's Care
Support that adjusts to changing mobility and movement needs, helping seniors maintain daily routines through Parkinson’s care.
24-Hour Home Care
When a loved one can no longer be left alone, 24-hour home care rotates caregivers so someone is always awake and watching. It is a frequent choice for working families in Centerville balancing a parent's needs with their own kids.
A Day With a Lavender Caregiver
A morning shift often runs like this:
- Help getting up, to the bathroom, and through a shower
- Dressing, grooming, oral care, and a quick skin check
- Breakfast, medication reminders, dishes, and a load of laundry
- A walk around the block, a card game, or a ride to the pharmacy
- A short note to the family on how the day went
Evenings and overnights lean toward safety: the bedtime routine, a steady hand to the bathroom at 2 a.m. instead of a fall, and a watchful eye for wandering and sundowning.
Where Non-Medical Care Ends
Our help is non-medical, so the line matters. Caregivers do not give injections, manage wound care, administer medication, or make clinical assessments. Anything in that range needs a home health nurse, and we will say so plainly, coordinating with providers after a discharge from the Kettering Health main campus or Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek.
From First Call to First Shift
A Free Visit to the Home
We meet at the house, not an office. Seeing the stairs, the bathroom, and the kitchen tells us more about safety than any phone call, and the assessment costs nothing.
The Right Caregiver, Not Just a Warm Body
A coordinator matches a specific caregiver to your parent by personality, routine, and needs. For Parkinson’s, dementia, or stroke recovery, that caregiver finishes condition-specific training before the first shift, whether home is in Kettering or further out toward Bellbrook.
Care That Starts on Your Terms
There is no contract and no weekly minimum. Begin with two mornings a week and scale up only if the need grows.Care That Starts on Your Terms
Needs change after a hospital stay or a hard stretch. Call any hour and we will adjust the schedule, the caregiver, or the plan, so care never stalls when life shifts.
Why Kettering Families Trust Lavender
Kettering families have their pick of home care agencies, so the real question is which one still shows up on a Tuesday two years in. Lavender was founded in Dayton in 2009 after our founder watched his own grandfather need care, and we have looked after Kettering seniors ever since.
- Vetted beyond what Ohio requires. 50-state background checks, Nurse Registry and abuse-registry screening, drug testing, and reference checks before anyone enters your parent’s home.
- Trained for your parent’s condition. CPR certification and a 500-plus course library, with dementia, Parkinson’s, or stroke training finished before the first shift.
- Turnover under 10%. A coordinator matches each family by personality and routine, so your parent sees the same familiar face at the door, not a rotation of strangers.
- No contracts, no weekly minimums. Private pay, long-term care insurance, and certain Montgomery County benefits accepted.
- A real person answers 24/7 at 937-660-6901. BBB accredited, winner of the 2019 BBB Eclipse Integrity Award, and trusted by more than 1,000 area families.
You Do Not Have to Sort This Out Alone
Watching a parent need more help is a lot to carry, and most families tell us they wish they had called sooner. A free assessment is a no-pressure conversation: we listen to what has changed, answer your questions, and lay out the options clearly. Whether you start next week or just want to understand what is possible, we are here when you are ready.
The Questions Families Ask When It Starts to Feel Real
Rates depend on weekly hours and the level of care. Overnight and 24-hour coverage cost more than a few morning visits, and needs like dementia or two-person transfers can raise the rate. The free assessment ends with a clear quote before you commit to anything.
Medicare does not cover non-medical home care. Ohio's PASSPORT Medicaid waiver may help eligible seniors 60 and older, and Montgomery County's aging services can confirm eligibility. Most families here pay privately or through long-term care insurance.
Often yes. VA Aid and Attendance can help qualifying veterans and surviving spouses pay for in-home care, which comes up often with the Air Force retirees we serve around Kettering and neighboring Fairborn. The application goes through the VA, and we can tell you what paperwork they usually request.
A private hire can look cheaper until someone calls off, gets sick, or does not work out. With Lavender, background checks, backup coverage, payroll, and liability are handled, and a coordinator sends a trained replacement instead of leaving you scrambling.
It depends on hours. Part-time help usually costs less than an assisted-living apartment, while around-the-clock care can cost more. The trade-off is that your parent keeps their own home, neighbors, and routine instead of relocating.
