Hiring care
Private caregiver or home-care agency?
A direct comparison of cost, flexibility, screening, payroll, supervision and backup coverage.
Read the guideDementia care decisions, made clearer
Clear next steps when dementia care feels overwhelming
Practical guidance for hiring help, understanding costs and deciding when more care may be needed—grounded in lived family experience.
Practical. Nonmedical. No pressure. Your information is shared only with your permission.
One decision at a time.
Start with what feels most urgent today.
Caring for someone who no longer remembers your name is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do, and also one of the most meaningful.
Start where you are
What does your family need help deciding?
Choose the question that is weighing on you most. You do not need to have everything figured out first.
I need help hiring care.
Compare private caregivers and agencies, screening, backup coverage and responsibility.
See practical guidanceI need to understand care costs.
See what changes the price and how hourly, overnight and live-in arrangements differ.
See practical guidanceI’m worried about safety at home.
Review urgent warning signs and practical questions to discuss with the right professional.
See practical guidanceI’m not sure home care is still enough.
Think through supervision, daily care, caregiver strain and options between the extremes.
See practical guidanceHow Anne’s Love helps
A calm way to organize the next move
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Tell us what your family is facing
Answer only the practical questions needed to organize your situation.
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Organize the important decisions
See safety, schedule, hiring, cost and professional discussion points in one place.
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Get next steps and optional local introductions
Keep the educational plan free. Choose separately whether you want Nassau County provider introductions.
Cornerstone guides
Direct answers for difficult care decisions
Safety & supervision
Signs home care may no longer be enough
Warning signs to take seriously—without assuming that one problem automatically means placement.
Read the guideCosts & paying
How much does dementia home care cost?
Understand arrangements, cost drivers, payment sources and the questions to ask before signing.
Read the guide
Why this site exists
Anne’s Love grew out of years of real family caregiving.
The site reflects firsthand experience hiring and managing aides, working with agencies and doctors, confronting payment questions and adapting as care needs changed.
That lived experience matters—but it is not a substitute for medical, legal or professional care-management expertise.
Read Anne’s JourneyNassau County pilot
Optional introductions to local home-care providers
Educational guidance is available to every family. Provider introductions are currently limited to Nassau County, New York, and happen only after separate, explicit permission.
- No more than two participating providers per inquiry.
- Paid relationships are clearly disclosed.
- Families remain responsible for independently evaluating providers.
Free printable checklist
Interview a caregiver with better questions
Use a practical list covering dementia experience, safety, bathing, behavior, availability, backup coverage, references, rates and boundaries.
ExperienceSafetyNighttime needsBackup coverageRates & hours
Get the Free Checklist You do not have to solve every care decision today.
Start by organizing what feels urgent, what questions need answers and who should be involved next.
Get My Next-Steps PlanFree educational results. Provider introductions are optional.