Companion care is a caregiver who shows up for the parts of the day no one else does: a real conversation, a walk, a game, lunch together, a ride to the store, and a quiet check that your parent is eating, taking medication and doing well. The right first step for a senior who lives alone.
Loneliness is not an emergency until it is. We make the first visit easy to say yes to.
Everything a good friend with training would do during a visit.
Companionship is often the first service a family adds, and the one that keeps a parent at home longest.
Someone to talk to, eat with and get out of the house with, several days a week.
Groceries, pharmacy, appointments and errands without waiting for a family member.
Routine and company after a loss, when days are long and meals are skipped.
Gentle reminders, structure and supervision before dementia care is needed.
Shifts are a minimum of 4 hours. We tell you honestly what we can staff and when.
See our published hourly rates for Houston
Four ways, and we help with the paperwork for each.
Many long-term care policies cover companion and homemaker services once the benefit triggers are met. We help you check.
Check your policyEligible veterans can receive homemaker and companion services through the VA. We are a VA Community Care Network provider.
Check VA eligibilitySome Texas programs include in-home hours. We point you to the right office and what to ask for.
Where to startCompanion care is non-medical in-home support focused on company, activities, meals, errands and supervision for a senior who lives alone or spends long hours by themselves. It does not include hands-on personal care unless you add it.
Companion care is company, activities, errands and light help around the house. Personal care adds hands-on help with bathing, dressing, toileting and transfers. Many families start with companion care and add personal care later with the same caregiver.
Usually within 24 hours of your call. When it is urgent, the home visit, the care plan and the caregiver introduction all happen the same day.
Yes, visits are a minimum of 4 hours, which is enough for a meal, an outing and errands.
We match on personality, interests, language and schedule, introduce the caregiver before the first visit, and change the match if it is not a fit.
It is billed by the hour and is usually the most affordable level of home care. See your exact rate in about a minute with the online quote. There is no long-term commitment.
Yes. Companions provide rides to appointments, errands, church and visits, and we keep the family informed after each visit.
Eligible veterans can receive homemaker and companion services through the VA, and many long-term care policies cover companion care once the benefit triggers are met. We help with the paperwork.
How an Angels Instead companion keeps a parent engaged, safe and less lonely when family cannot be there every day: conversation, outings, meals together and a friendly face they look forward to.
Every review below is a public Google review from a family in the Houston or Dallas area, shown as they wrote it.
Angels Instead has been instrumental bringing peace of mind to my family by providing needed care to my wife. When last minute changes occurred they were quick to make the necessary changes. The quality of the caregivers is impressive. I am pleased to recommend Angels Instead to anyone who is in need of professional help.
Angels Instead provided wonderful, compassionate home care. The caregivers were kind, dependable, and truly cared about our loved one. We felt comfortable knowing they were in good hands. Highly recommend!
My experience with Angels Instead was awesome! They took care of my Grandma who has dementia. They sent us a consistent caregiver, Julie, who was fantastic. She always made it on time and she treated my grandma with compassion and respect. She accompanied her to Dr. appointments and played with her piano. She also did daily exercises with her and always kept the house tidy and clean! The agency follows up with us daily after each shift and makes sure all went well. I recommend them to every family who is looking for home care! By the way, they had a family portal that kept all our family up to date on everything my Grandma is doing! No surprises on invoices and their rates are affordable compared to what other agencies quoted us.
Our family is endlessly grateful for Angels Instead, especially for Luisa, the CNA who cared for my grandmother during her final months. We truly believe that when we reached out to Angels Instead, God sent us an actual angel. Luisa cared for my grandma with a level of love, patience, and compassion that went far beyond anything we expected. She treated her with dignity, tenderness, and genuine affection every single day. Her presence also brought tremendous comfort to my mom, who felt supported, guided, and never alone in the process of caring for her own mother. Losing my grandma has been incredibly difficult, but knowing she was surrounded by such compassionate care brings us so much peace. I cannot thank Angels Instead, especially Luisa and Tammy, enough. If you are looking for a home care agency that treats your loved one like family, this is the place. We will forever be grateful.
I have worked with Angels Instead for many months and they are very responsive in assuring there is always a caregiver on site. This is very important in caring for my bedridden mother.
Good, compassionate care.
Caregivers who live nearby, so they arrive on time and know the area.