Family-owned home care for Pike County
Home Care in Pike County, Ohio
Personal care, homemaker support, companionship, respite, dementia support, post-hospital help, and extended care for families in Waverly, Piketon, Beaver, Jasper, Wakefield, Stockdale, and rural Pike County.
You do not need to choose a service before calling. Tell us what is difficult, unsafe, or exhausting now.
Why Pike County matters to us
We are not learning Waverly from a keyword list.
We have spent meaningful time in Waverly because we already care for people here. We know the drive into town. We have handled real schedules, real errands, real care needs, and the practical details that never appear in a generic county description.
We have noticed the parks, the public pool in summer, the older streets, the stores where neighbors run into one another, and the small details that give Waverly its personality. That matters because home care is not only about completing tasks. It is about protecting the life, routines, and relationships a person still recognizes as their own.
Our promise is simple: we will not treat Pike County like a market on a coverage map. We will treat each request like a real household whose schedule must be honest, dependable, and sustainable.
— Susan Lowers, Founder and 100% Owner, and Ehren Lowers, Co-Founder and Leadership Partner
Start with the problem, not a service label
Why Pike County families call SILK.
Most families do not begin with a neat list of services. They call because the current plan stopped working.
Daily tasks are slipping
Bathing, dressing, meals, laundry, housekeeping, mobility, errands, or social connection are becoming difficult.
A discharge is approaching
The family needs a practical plan for the first days and weeks after Adena Pike, another hospital, or rehabilitation.
The family caregiver is exhausted
One relative is carrying too much and needs dependable respite before the situation becomes unsustainable.
Memory or judgment is changing
Confusion, missed meals, unsafe choices, isolation, wandering risk, or disrupted routines are affecting the household.
Mom or Dad lives in Pike County
Adult children living elsewhere need local eyes, dependable communication, and practical support between visits.
Payment options feel confusing
The family needs plain-English guidance about Medicaid/PASSPORT, private pay, Medicare limits, or where to begin.
A county shaped by movement, work, and resilience
Pike County has a story no generic location page can tell.
Respecting the place a person calls home means understanding some of the history, roads, landmarks, and shared memories that give Pike County its identity.
Local facts referenced from the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, Visit Pike County, and the City of Waverly.
Support shaped around the person
Home care services for real daily life.
SILK provides non-medical support based on the person’s routines, home, family involvement, location, approved authorization, privately arranged schedule, and caregiver fit.
Personal Care & Daily Living Support
Respectful help with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, mobility, and other personal routines.
Explore personal care →Homemaker Support
Meal preparation, laundry, light housekeeping, errands, and practical help that keeps the home functioning.
Explore homemaking →Companion Care & Social Support
Conversation, reminders, meaningful activity, errands, and a consistent human presence that helps reduce isolation.
Explore companion care →Respite Care for Family Caregivers
Dependable relief for relatives who need time to work, rest, attend appointments, or protect their own health.
Explore respite care →Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support
Calm, familiar non-medical support for people living with memory loss, confusion, or reduced independence.
Explore dementia support →Overnight & Extended Care
Additional continuity when a short daytime visit is not enough and a longer schedule may be appropriate and available.
Explore extended care →
County-wide reach, address-by-address availability
Communities we may serve across Pike County.
Pike County includes Waverly neighborhoods, villages, township roads, hills, river corridors, and rural homes. Every request is evaluated using the exact address, care needs, requested schedule, payment source, authorization, travel, caregiver availability, and caregiver fit.
Medicaid, PASSPORT, and private pay
The payment path should be explained without jargon.
SILK accepts Medicaid/PASSPORT for eligible clients in Pike County and also works with private-pay families. The correct route depends on eligibility, urgency, approved services, authorized hours, location, requested schedule, and staffing reality.
Area Agency on Aging District 7 is a key starting point for PASSPORT and aging-service questions. SILK does not determine eligibility or approve service hours, but Susan or Ehren can explain the provider side and help you prepare better questions.
Medicaid/PASSPORT
For eligible individuals with an assessment, enrollment, authorization, and approved services through the appropriate administering agencies.
Private Pay
For families arranging and paying for care directly, with schedules based on needs, location, availability, and the ability to staff responsibly.
Not sure where to begin?
Call with the situation. We can explain what SILK controls, what another agency decides, and the most useful next question to ask.
Two moments that change the whole household
When the return home—or the memory change—becomes the real care plan.
Clinical treatment can end before the practical work at home is solved. Non-medical support can help close the gap between medical instructions and ordinary daily life.
Support after Adena Pike, rehabilitation, or another hospital stay
Help may include personal routines, meals, laundry, light housekeeping, companionship, mobility assistance, and rebuilding a safer daily rhythm at home.
Explore post-hospital support →
Dementia support for the person and the family caregiver
Familiar routines, personal care, meals, companionship, supervision, and respite may help when memory loss changes judgment, sleep, safety, or independence.
Explore dementia support →What happens after you contact SILK?
A clear route from concern to a realistic next step.
Families should understand the process before they commit to anything. We keep the first conversation practical and direct.
Tell us what changed.
Share the address, immediate concern, requested schedule, and what the person can no longer manage safely or consistently.
Clarify the payment path.
Discuss Medicaid/PASSPORT authorization, private pay, or another source and identify what still needs verified.
Assess fit and availability.
SILK reviews the needs, travel, schedule, staffing reality, and whether the request can be served dependably.
Agree on the next action.
The next step may be an assessment, documentation, scheduling conversation, caregiver matching, or referral elsewhere.
Verified Pike County starting points
Sometimes the right first call is not to a home care agency.
These local and regional organizations can help families explore assessments, meals, transportation, medical care, benefits, veterans services, public health, and safety concerns.
Area Agency on Aging District 7
AAA7 serves Pike County and is a starting point for PASSPORT, assessments, caregiver support, referrals, meals, transportation, and home-repair programs.
Visit AAA7 →Pike County Community Action Senior Programs
Local senior programming includes home-delivered meals, congregate meals, and assistance connected to several aging-service funding paths.
View senior programs →Community Action Transit System
CATS provides public transportation intended to be safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient for Pike County residents regardless of age or disability.
Visit CATS →Adena Pike Medical Center
A 25-bed critical access hospital in Waverly providing emergency, primary, specialty, rehabilitation, and other medical services.
Visit Adena Pike →Pike County Job & Family Services
A public starting point for Medicaid, assistance programs, social services, and Adult Protective Services concerns involving abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation.
Visit Pike County JFS →Pike County Veterans Service Office
County veterans and their families can seek help with claims, benefits, emergency assistance, transportation, and other available supports.
View veterans services →External organizations are listed as public resources. SILK does not control their eligibility rules, programs, availability, decisions, or service boundaries. Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.
Pike County home care FAQ
Answers before the call.
These answers are general. A direct conversation is the fastest way to understand what applies to your loved one’s address, care needs, requested schedule, and payment source.
Does SILK provide home care throughout Pike County?
SILK evaluates requests in Waverly, Piketon, Beaver, Jasper, Wakefield, Stockdale, Latham, Cynthiana, Idaho, Sargents, and rural Pike County. Availability depends on the exact address, care needs, requested schedule, payment source, authorization, caregiver travel, staffing, and caregiver fit.
Is SILK already serving families in Waverly?
Yes. SILK has direct experience serving clients in Waverly. Susan and Ehren have spent meaningful time in the community and understand that dependable care must fit the person, household, schedule, travel, and realities of Pike County.
Does SILK accept Medicaid or PASSPORT in Pike County?
Yes. SILK serves eligible Medicaid/PASSPORT clients in Pike County as an approved provider. Eligibility, enrollment, authorized services, and approved hours are determined by the appropriate administering agencies—not by SILK.
Is private-pay home care available in Pike County?
Yes. Private-pay care is available when the location, care needs, schedule, caregiver availability, and caregiver fit align. Call SILK for current rates and a realistic discussion of timing.
What kind of non-medical help can caregivers provide?
Support may include bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, mobility assistance, meal preparation, laundry, light housekeeping, companionship, errands, reminders, respite, dementia support, and overnight or extended care when available.
Can SILK help after discharge from Adena Pike or another hospital?
Yes. Non-medical support may include personal routines, meals, laundry, light housekeeping, mobility assistance, companionship, errands, and help re-establishing a safer daily routine after hospitalization, rehabilitation, surgery, illness, or injury.
How quickly can care begin?
The timeline depends on the address, requested hours, care needs, payment source, authorization requirements, caregiver availability, travel, and caregiver fit. SILK does not promise a start date until those factors are confirmed.
Can I speak directly with Susan or Ehren?
Yes. Families can speak directly with Susan, SILK's sole owner, or Ehren, its co-founder, about care needs, location, payment options, scheduling, concerns, and possible next steps.
Is SILK a medical home health agency?
No. SILK provides non-medical in-home care. Caregivers support daily living and household needs but do not replace skilled nursing, therapy, physician-directed services, or emergency medical care.
Does Medicare pay for ongoing non-medical home care?
Medicare generally focuses on medically necessary skilled services and does not typically pay for ongoing custodial or homemaker care by itself. Families should confirm the details of their coverage with Medicare or the applicable plan.
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