Home Care in Cambridge

Home Care in Cambridge: Costs, Reviews & 16 Agencies Compared (2026)

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4.5★

average Google rating

6

rated 4.5 stars or higher

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As of October 2026, Senior Care Path compares 16 home care agencies in Cambridge. They're ranked by the SCP Confidence Score, our 100-point trust rating, and no listing can pay for its place. See the top 10

16 home care agencies in Cambridge

Rated 4.5 on average across 221 Google reviews

#1Wintrust Home Care (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Non-medical home care services for seniors and children across Ontario, including personal care, companionship, homemaker…

Personal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionshipMeal preparationMeal preparationMedication helpMedication helpHousekeepingHousekeeping

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#2Right at Home Home Care Cambridge (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Cambridge provides personalized home care services for seniors and those in need, with 25 years of award-winning care and CARF…

Nursing careNursing carePersonal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionship

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#3Senior Home Care by Angels, Cambridge & Guelph (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Angels provides in-home care services in Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas. They offer personalized…

24-hour and live-in care24-hour and live-in careDementia careDementia carePalliative carePalliative carePersonal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionship

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

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#4AgePro Senior Home Care Services (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Home care for seniors in Cambridge, Ontario and surrounding areas. They offer personal care, specialty care…

24-hour and live-in care24-hour and live-in careDementia careDementia carePalliative carePalliative carePersonal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionship

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#5Hands Helping Hands (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

A home-care provider in Cambridge, Ontario offering personal support services for seniors including in-home care, respite…

Personal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionshipMeal preparationMeal preparationMedication helpMedication helpTransportationTransportation

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#7Comfort Keepers Senior Care,Cambridge (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Cambridge is a home care agency providing in-home care services for seniors and adults in Cambridge, Ontario and surrounding areas.

24-hour and live-in care24-hour and live-in careNursing careNursing careDementia careDementia carePalliative carePalliative careMeal preparationMeal preparation

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#8Maple leaf home care (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Services Inc. provides compassionate, personalized professional home care support for seniors in Cambridge, Ontario, with…

Dementia careDementia carePersonal carePersonal careCompanionshipCompanionshipMeal preparationMeal preparationMedication helpMedication help

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#9Premier Homecare Services (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

A home care provider serving Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Guelph with locations offering professional in-home care…

CompanionshipCompanionshipTransportationTransportationHousekeepingHousekeepingFree in-home assessmentFree in-home assessment

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

#10ParaMed Home Health Care (opens in a new tab)

Cambridge, ON

Cambridge provides home health care services to people of all ages in Cambridge, Ontario. Operating for over 40 years, the clinic offers…

Dementia careDementia careCompanionshipCompanionshipFree in-home assessmentFree in-home assessment

Typical in Ontario$24–$216/hr

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Top-rated home care agencies in Cambridge

The 10 highest-rated home care agencies in Cambridge on our SCP Confidence Score, as of October 2026. Tap a name to jump to its card above. No listing can pay for a place on this list.

How much does home care cost in Cambridge?

Senior Care Path tracks 16 home care agencies in Cambridge, updated October 2026. Few publish a rate online, but across Ontario published rates for home care agencies typically fall in the $24–$150 per hour range, so use the listings below to ask each one for a current quote. The average Google rating is 4.5/5 across 221 client reviews, and we rank them by the SCP Confidence Score, our 100-point trust rating.

1 of the 16 agencies we list in Cambridge hold an active licence from the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA), checked October 2026.

Source: Senior Care Path first-party listing data, updated October 2026. How we score and rank · How much does home care cost in Ontario?.

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Home care in Cambridge lets your parent stay in the house they know, whether that's in Galt, Preston, or Hespeler. Local agencies serve all three former towns and the newer neighbourhoods along Hespeler Road, with Cambridge Memorial Hospital close at hand for anyone managing a health condition or recovering after a stay. In Cambridge, home care are also called home health, in-home care, or home support.

By Jonathan Kennedy · Last reviewed October 2026

How to choose home care in Cambridge

Start by naming the care level honestly. Home care covers a wide range, from a few hours of help with meals, bathing, and light housekeeping to daily personal care and overnight support. In our experience, families do best when they pick a level that matches today's needs and can scale up, rather than under-buying now and scrambling later. If your parent is safe at home and the main gaps are companionship and a bit of help, home care is almost always the better first move than a move. The honest trade-off: as needs climb toward round-the-clock care, hourly home care can cost more than a retirement home or assisted living, so it's worth revisiting the math every few months.

In Ontario, publicly funded home and community care is arranged through Ontario Health atHome, which assesses eligibility and coordinates services like nursing and personal support. That's your first call, and it's free to ask. Many families use those hours as a base and top up with a private agency for the rest. Private home care in Cambridge is mostly private-pay, billed per hour, and rates vary by care level, timing, and whether you need a personal support worker or a nurse.

A few local notes. Agencies tend to cluster their coverage around the Hespeler Road corridor and the older cores of Galt, Preston, and Hespeler, so ask specifically whether a company staffs your parent's street reliably, not just the city on paper. Proximity to Cambridge Memorial Hospital matters if your parent has frequent appointments or is coming home after a stay. Public transit access is helpful for caregivers travelling between visits, though most home care is delivered by staff who drive.

Prioritize consistency of caregiver first, then availability for the hours you actually need, then location and budget. A reliable, familiar face doing fewer hours often beats a rotating cast doing more. Ask each agency how they handle last-minute cancellations and who covers when your regular worker is off.

Home Care in Cambridge: what to know

Part of the Waterloo region, Cambridge pairs friendly, well-established senior communities with a solid network of in-home care close to family.

Rules and oversight in Ontario

In Ontario, publicly funded home and community care is arranged through Ontario Health atHome, which assesses eligibility and coordinates services at no direct charge; these hours are usually limited. Private home care is paid out of pocket, and federal supports like Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) can help with a fixed income.

Ratings and reviews for home care in Cambridge

A 4.5 star average across 221 Google reviews of 12 home care. Here is a sample, straight from clients and families.

“My Dad is in the LTC Bauman section. I want to give a big shout out to Amandeep. He did such an amazing job shaving my Dad who has Parkinsons this past Sunday. It is not an easy task as my Dad will twitch and move but he did the best shave...”
Cathy B on Fairview Seniors Home
“I had a wonderful experience working with Age Pro. The staff are some of the best people I have ever met—very kind, supportive, and respectful. The workplace environment is positive, and you can really see that they care about their...”
Pooja Narula on AgePro Senior Home Care Services
“Through an unexpected and stressful event with my mom, is how I came upon Right at Home. Rhonda has been respectful, understanding and sensitive to our situation and to my mom's care. The PSWs that are caring for my mom are very sweet,...”
Christine Torres on Right at Home Home Care Cambridge
“Heather has provided my mom wonderful care for many years! Senior Home Care by Angels was always very accommodating.”
General Gmail on Senior Home Care by Angels, Cambridge & Guelph
“I entrusted my grandfather with Premier Homecare and the team there was kind, reliable and respectful to his needs. At a time when my family needed sensitivity and compassionate care, they gave me the peace of mind knowing he was in good...”
Dana Heywood on Premier Homecare Services
“Tony is helping to provide dementia care for my mother, stimulation and companionship. He is kind, caring and great with her and she is happy to see him. He is professional, gives me thorough and regular updates and makes suggestions as...”
Lauralea Lloyd on Hands Helping Hands

Where our information comes from

221

Google reviews

Star ratings and written reviews come straight from Google, so the feedback is from real clients and families across these 12 agencies, never written by us.

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SCP Confidence Score

Our own 11-signal trust rating, recomputed as listings are verified and updated, decides the order above. It answers one question: can you trust this agency?

How Cambridge agencies are rated

Google star ratings across 12 home care.

  • 4.5 and up6
  • 4.0 to 4.42
  • 3.5 to 3.91
  • Under 3.53

Confidence Score range

How the 16 Cambridge home care fall across our trust tiers.

  • High0 communities
  • Good0 communities
  • Developing10 communities
  • Limited6 communities

Paying for home care in Cambridge: rates and funding

Few Cambridge home care publish a rate online, but across Ontario published rates for home care agencies typically fall in the $24–$150 per hour range. Call any agency below for a current, itemised quote, since the final number depends on the level of care and the number of hours needed.

Most home care in Ontario are private-pay, funded from a blend of pensions, retirement savings, and home equity. Government pensions form the floor: the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, and the income-tested Guaranteed Income Supplement for lower-income seniors. Provincial benefits and Veterans Affairs Canada may offset part of the cost. For a full breakdown, read our guide on how much does home care cost in ontario?.

In Ontario, publicly funded home and community care is arranged through Ontario Health atHome, which assesses eligibility and coordinates services at no direct charge; these hours are usually limited. Private home care is paid out of pocket, and federal supports like Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) can help with a fixed income.

Home Care services and specialties in Cambridge

Home care is delivered in your own home, so what sets Cambridge agencies apart is the care they provide, not a building. Here is what local agencies actually offer, drawn from the services each one publishes, a good way to see what is standard locally and which agencies bring a genuine specialty like dementia, palliative, or live-in care.

Care services offered most often

Share of the 16 agencies that publish their services.

  • Medication management19%
  • Personal care19%
  • Wound care19%
  • Companion care13%
  • Companionship13%
  • Companionship and social engagement13%
  • Foot care13%
  • Light housekeeping13%
  • Meal preparation13%
  • Medication reminders13%

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Frequently asked questions

How much does home care cost in Cambridge?

Too few home care agencies in Cambridge publish a rate to give a city figure, but across Ontario published starting rates run roughly $24 to $150 per hour, depending on the level of care and the number of hours needed. Ask each agency for an all-in quote.

What's the difference between home care and retirement homes in Cambridge?

Home care brings support to your parent's own house, billed by the hour. A retirement home is a residence they move into, with meals, activities, and care on site. Home care suits people who want to stay put; a retirement home suits those ready to give up home upkeep or needing more daily oversight.

Is home care covered or subsidized in Ontario?

Some home and community care is publicly funded through Ontario Health atHome, which assesses eligibility and arranges nursing and personal support. Those hours are often limited, so many Cambridge families add private-pay hours on top. Start with Ontario Health atHome, then compare private agencies here for the rest.

How do I arrange care or check availability?

For publicly funded services, contact Ontario Health atHome for an assessment. For private home care, call the Cambridge agencies listed here directly. Ask about availability for your parent's exact hours, whether they staff your neighbourhood, and how quickly they can start. Most can begin within days once care needs are clear.

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