How Much Does Home Care Cost? A Guide for Northern Virginia Families
Home care in Northern Virginia is usually billed by the hour, and the total depends far more on how many hours your parent needs than on the rate itself. The 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey lists the Virginia median for a non-medical caregiver at $35 per hour. Mint Home Care in Fairfax currently charges $32 to $45 per hour, depending on the level of care and the schedule. Medicare usually does not pay for ongoing non-medical home care, but private pay, long-term care insurance, and VA benefits for those who qualify are all common ways families cover it. Our free guide puts the whole picture in one place.
Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025, Virginia state median for non-medical caregiver services, linked to https://www.carescout.com/cost-of-care.
What's inside the guide
- A plain-language explanation of home care and how it differs from Medicare home health
- What actually drives the price, from hours per week to visit minimums
- 2025 Virginia cost benchmarks for home care, assisted living, nursing homes, and adult day care
- Sample monthly budgets for four common schedules
- How long-term care insurance, VA benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid fit in, and where they don’t
- Five money myths that cost families time
- A worksheet to estimate how many hours your parent really needs
- The questions to ask any home care agency before you sign anything
Who this guide is for
- Adult children who see a parent slowing down and want to plan before a crisis
- Siblings trying to split costs and agree on a plan
- Long-distance family members who need a clear picture fast
- Spouses who are doing more caregiving than they can keep up
- Veterans, surviving spouses, and older adults planning ahead for themselves
Why cost is the first question
Most families put off calling an agency because the price feels like a black box. Some assume Medicare will cover a caregiver and find out otherwise after a hospital discharge. Others assume home care means full-time care and rule it out before learning that a few hours a week might be enough. Knowing the real numbers turns a stressful guess into a plan you can talk through as a family.
Serving Fairfax and the greater Northern Virginia area
Mint Home Care is based at 4015 Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax and provides in-home care in Fairfax, Arlington, Annandale, Springfield, Burke, Centreville, Vienna, Manassas, McLean, Alexandria, and nearby communities.
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