Why area families choose us for 24-hour home care.
Our approach to around-the-clock home care offers more than a helping hand. It offers a sense of security and reassurance. With Home Instead, you’re supported by a team of qualified, vetted Care Pros you can trust.
- Peace of mind for families – knowing a thoroughly screened and qualified caregiver is there around the clock.
- Enhanced safety and supervision – helping reduce the risk of falling, wandering, or suffering a medical emergency.
- Continuous recovery support – providing steady assistance after a hospital stay or during rehabilitation, so recovery can happen safely at home.
- Caregiver relief – giving family caregivers time to rest and return to just being a family member again.
- Consistent routines – maintaining familiar daily rhythms with care tailored to life in Durham, NC.
- Comfort and dignity at end-of-life – helping you and your family focus on the meaningful moments.
Care built on teamwork, communication, and trust.
Your around-the-clock care is provided by a small, committed team of city-based Care Pros working in rotation, so support feels familiar and seamless.Our Care Pros stay closely connected with one another, your family, and other care providers, allowing care to adapt as needs change while keeping comfort, safety, and quality of life in mind.

A care plan that works around the clock.
Our 24-Hour Home Care services include:
- Activities of Daily Living
- Toileting
- Cognitive Engagement
- Bathing and Grooming
- Meal Preparation
- Transportation
- Light Housekeeping
- Companionship
- Medication Reminders

Dependable 24-hour support for Durham, NC families.
Since 1997, Home Instead has delivered 24-hour home care that helps families feel confident, supported, and cared for—day and night.
Proudly caring for communities near you:Durham, Bahama, Oak Grove, Bethesda, Genlee, Lowe's Grove, Nelson, Braggtown, Gorman, Rougemont...to name a few.
24-hour home care FAQs
Yes. The Durham office provides around-the-clock care for clients with extensive needs. Care Pros can provide continuous assistance with personal care, mobility, meals, safety, companionship, and daily routines. One local client with progressive supranuclear palsy needed around-the-clock support, allowing his wife to spend more time as his spouse rather than carrying all of his caregiving responsibilities.
Around-the-clock care is coordinated through multiple Care Pros rather than asking one person to provide continuous care alone. The Durham team focuses on continuity, communication, and a care plan that reflects the client’s changing needs. Actual staffing depends on the schedule, location, care requirements, and available Care Pros.
Families may consider it when an older adult can no longer safely remain alone, has extensive personal care or mobility needs, experiences significant cognitive impairment, or needs ongoing supervision. It may also be appropriate after a major change in health or when a family caregiver can no longer provide continuous support.
Yes. Care plans are designed around the individual and can be reassessed as needs change. A family may begin with extensive support and later reduce the schedule as circumstances improve, or increase care when additional assistance becomes necessary.
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