HOME CARE IN REDMOND, WA

Keep Your Mom or Dad Safe and Active at Home

Personalized in-home care for Redmond families, from a few hours a week to daily and 24-hour support.

Family-owned, with over 150 caregivers on our payroll across King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties.

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Fast Help When Things Change

A discharge date moves up. A fall happens on a Tuesday. Our local team can respond quickly and walk you through the options.

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Someone Answers at 2am

Nights, weekends, holidays. You reach our team, not an answering service. Talk to a real person any time.

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We Stay Involved After Care Starts

Regular quality visits, open communication, and real support for the caregiver as well as the family.

We Accept ACH Transfers, Credit Cards, Veterans Benefits, and Long-Term Care Insurance As Payment

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In this short video, Jennie shares her passion for helping families and explains how her team delivers personalized, dependable care for your loved ones.

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In-Home Care in Redmond, WA

IN-HOME CARE IN REDMOND, WA

Helping Redmond Seniors Stay Independent in the Place They Call Home

Most Redmond families reach us in the middle of something. A demanding job, kids at home, and a parent who has quietly started needing more help than anyone wants to name.

Sometimes the change is slow. Meals stop getting made. A shower becomes risky. There is a near-fall nobody mentioned, or a checkbook that stopped balancing, or a spouse who has been carrying the whole thing alone and is running on empty.

Other times it arrives all at once, with a hospital discharge and a list of instructions nobody in the family feels qualified to follow.

Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care helps Redmond families get the right level of support in place so their parent can stay in the house they know. Our caregivers help with personal care, meals, getting around safely, company, household tasks, errands and rides, respite for a family caregiver, dementia and Alzheimer’s care, and Parkinson’s support.

Care does not have to start big. Some families begin with one visit a week. Others need daily help, extended shifts, overnight coverage, or 24-hour care. We build the schedule around your parent’s actual day and change it as their needs change.

When Is It Time to Consider Home Care?

Usually when several small things start adding up at once. Redmond families tend to call when a parent is unsteady walking or getting out of a chair, when bathing and dressing are getting harder, when meals are being skipped, or when memory changes start affecting safety.

Or when a spouse is doing all the caregiving and facing burnout, when an adult child is managing it alongside a full-time job, when a parent is coming home from the hospital, or when someone simply should not be alone for long stretches anymore.

You do not need to know what kind of care you want before you call. Tell us what you are seeing. We will help you work out what level of support makes sense, and we will tell you honestly if we think it is too early.

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Caregiver and senior smiling together at home in Redmond, WA

Older woman resting her hands on her husband’s shoulders to comfort him

HOW HOME CARE CAN HELP IN REDMOND, WA

What Changes When the Right Caregiver Shows Up

Partnering with Acti-Kare means your family gains:

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You Stop Worrying About the Phone
A caregiver handles the parts of the day that have gotten hard: getting dressed, moving around the house safely, meals, and the small household things that pile up.

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You Get to Be Family Again
Spouses and adult children can step out of the full-time caregiver role and go back to visiting as a daughter or a husband instead of as staff.

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Your Parent Keeps Deciding
Help arrives where it is needed and nowhere else. Your mom still runs her own day, keeps her own routines, and stays in her own house.

Care can also grow. A few hours a week now may become daily help later, and we’ll adjust as needed.

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SENIOR HOME CARE SERVICES IN REDMOND, WA

Home care services that provide your loved ones comfort and safety in their own homes

Companion Care

Dementia Home Care

Personal Care

Respite Care

Alzheimer's Home Care

Parkinson's Home Care

Veterans' Home Care

24-Hour Home Care

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Home Help

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Aged Care

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Home Care

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Elder Home Care

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Senior Home Care

In-Home Care in Redmond, WA by Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care

Can Long-Term Care Insurance Help Pay for Care?

We work with families using long-term care insurance regularly, and we handle the claim documentation, which is the part most people dread.

What is covered depends on the policy: benefit eligibility, waiting periods, and what the carrier wants to see. We provide the care records and billing information insurers typically ask for and walk you through the process, though the carrier makes the final determination. Contact us to work with our LTC billing expert!

About Long-Term Care

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A DEPENDABLE HOME CARE AGENCY SERVING REDMOND, WA

See Why Acti-Kare is the Most Trusted In-Home Care Provider in Redmond

“So grateful for Acti-Kare taking such great care of my grandpa! He feels comfortable, safe and at ease with the care takers. They’ve done a wonderful job helping him with tasks around the house, helping him run errands and giving him companionship. They are always on time and my grandpa looks forward to each visit. Thank you Acti-Kare!”

- Sarah

“My caregiver from Acti-Kare Responsive In Home Care is doing a fantastic job. I couldn’t ask for more except for more time from the VA. I can’t feed myself and I have trouble taking a shower without her help. She’s very functional. She feeds me and she helps me to bathe. She just takes care of me. I’m very satisfied with Acti-Kare.”

- Richard

“The Acti-Kare team has been absolutely incredible as they care for my Grandmother who has Alzheimer’s. Her care can be challenging, so my family was so relieved to find an agency we can trust. They are extremely responsive and always provide the best care. I give this agency the highest of recommendations.”

- Lauren

Winner of the Caring.com Super Star award 6 years in a row!

Caring.com Caring Super Star award badges for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Seattle Times Best in the PNW 2025 People’s Choice winner for home care, with Bothell Kenmore Chamber and Woodinville Chamber member logos

Why We Do This

Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care is owned by Jennie and Wes Ruemping, who grew up in Redmond and the Eastside. Jennie started down this road the way most of our clients do, by trying to arrange care for her own mother during a health crisis while working full-time with three kids at home. She learned how hard it is to find someone dependable, how little anyone explains, and how much difference the right caregiver makes.

That is the agency we built. Family-owned, run by people who live here, and staffed by caregivers we employ ourselves.

WHY REDMOND FAMILIES CHOOSE ACTI-KARE

What’s Different About Working With Us

Caregiver sitting on couch chatting with happy elderly woman

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Flexible scheduling with no long-term contracts

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Fast help when care needs change suddenly

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W-2 employed caregivers, not independent contractors

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Background screening, credential verification, orientation, and ongoing training

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Thoughtful caregiver matching based on care needs, schedule, location, personality, and preferences

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24/7 access to our local on-call team

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Regular quality check-ins, care-plan oversight, and caregiver support

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Experience with VA-authorized home care and long-term care insurance

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Specialized support for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease

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Real-time visit information and secure family access through our care system

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Fully licensed, bonded, and insured

HOW TO START HOME CARE IN REDMOND, WA

Three Simple Steps to start Premium Home Care

Step 1

Your Free Consultation

Book a free assessment with our local team to learn about your loved one’s specific care requirements

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Your Custom Care Plan

We design a care plan that fits your loved one’s active Redmond lifestyle, preferences, and daily routine.

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Care Starts Right Away

We pair you with a caregiver who is ready to begin and, in many cases, to start care the same day you call.

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Talk With Our Redmond Home Care Team Today

Most families call us because something has already changed. A discharge date moved up. There was a fall. A spouse has reached the point where they cannot keep doing this alone.

We want to hear your story and give you a plan. Call now to get help fast!

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Directions From Redmond to Our Kenmore Office

From Redmond, take WA-202 / Redmond-Woodinville Road north toward Woodinville, then merge onto WA-522 west toward Bothell and Kenmore. Continue on Bothell Way NE to Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care, 6134 NE Bothell Way, Suite C, Kenmore, WA 98028.

Most Redmond families never need to visit the office. Our caregivers provide care directly in clients’ homes throughout Redmond.

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Home Care Throughout Redmond, WA

We provide care in clients’ homes across Redmond, including Downtown Redmond, Education Hill, Grass Lawn, Overlake, Bear Creek, Sammamish Valley, and Redmond Ridge, in ZIP codes 98052 and 98053.

Redmond also has a large population of older adults living independently in 55+ and active-adult communities, including Trilogy at Redmond Ridge, Reunion at Redmond Ridge, Emerald Heights, Fairwinds Redmond, Aegis Living Redmond, Aegis Living Marymoor, Overlake Terrace, and Peters Creek. Depending on the community and the arrangement, families often bring in private one-on-one caregiving alongside whatever the community provides.

Our caregivers come to your parent’s home or residence. You never need to travel to our Kenmore office.

We also serve neighboring Eastside communities including Bellevue, Kirkland, Woodinville, and Sammamish, and the rest of King County.

Local Resources For Seniors in Redmond, WA

Office Location

Main Office

6134 NE Bothell Way Suite C, Kenmore, WA 98028
(425) 475-2019

Tacoma Office

Bridgeport Way W Ste 1D-6, University Place, WA 98466
(253) 201-7731

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Hours of Operation

Monday: 8:30am – 5pm
Tuesday: 8:30am – 5pm
Wednesday: 8:30am – 5pm
Thursday: 8:30am – 5pm
Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed

On-Call 24/7

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Medical Facilities In or Near Redmond

Swedish Redmond Campus
Address: 18100 NE Union Hill Rd, Redmond, WA 98052
Emergency: (425) 498-2020

Overlake Clinics, Redmond Primary Care
Address: 17181 Redmond Way, Suite 300, Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 635-6430

Overlake Medical Center
Address: 1035 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 688-5000

EvergreenHealth Medical Center
Address: 12040 NE 128th St, Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: (425) 899-1000

Community Centers In or Near Redmond

Redmond Senior & Community Center
Address: 8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 556-2300

Marymoor Park
Address: 6046 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond, WA 98052

Trilogy at Redmond Ridge
Redmond, WA 98053 — a 55+ community of roughly 1,500 homes on Novelty Hill.

Emerald Heights
Address: 10901 176th Cir NE, Redmond, WA 98052

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Frequently Asked Questions About Home Care in Redmond, WA

Are Acti-Kare caregivers background-checked and trained?

Yes, and they are our employees. Every caregiver is on our W-2 payroll rather than working as an independent contractor, which means we carry the payroll taxes, workers’ compensation, and liability coverage instead of leaving that with your family.

Caregivers complete background screening and credential verification before they start, then orientation and ongoing training. We are a licensed, bonded, and insured Washington home care agency, and our local team stays involved in supervision after care begins. You can meet some of our caregivers here.

Can Acti-Kare give a family caregiver a break?

That is what respite care is for, and it is one of the most common reasons families use home care. It is also the most under-asked-for.

A caregiver stays with your parent while a spouse or adult child works, runs errands, goes to their own appointments, travels, or just sleeps through the night. It can be occasional or a standing part of the weekly schedule.

Can caregivers help with medications?

Caregivers give medication reminders and anything else permitted under the client’s care plan and Washington State home care rules.

They do not prescribe, change, or make decisions about medications. If a client needs a task that requires nurse delegation, we can work with a delegating nurse to train and certify a caregiver to perform that task.

Can veterans use VA benefits for Acti-Kare home care?

We are an approved provider for VA-authorized home care. Eligible veterans may receive authorized non-medical home care through the VA.

Coverage depends on eligibility and an authorization from the VA. If your parent is a veteran and you are not sure where to start, our VA HHHA service guide explains how the program works, or call us and we will walk you through it. See also veterans’ home care.

Can you help after a hospital or rehabilitation stay?

Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons families first call. If your parent is coming home from Swedish Redmond, Overlake Medical Center, or EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, we can be there the day they get back. The first two weeks home are when things tend to go wrong.

We help with personal care, dressing, meals, moving around the house safely, household tasks, errands, and rides to follow-up appointments, and with rebuilding a routine that works. Recovery care is often temporary, and there is no obligation to continue once your parent is steady.

Not sure whether your parent needs skilled medical services or non-medical care after discharge? Our home care vs. home health guide explains the difference.

Do you provide 24-hour home care in Redmond?

We do. Extended-hour and 24-hour care is available for people who need continuous help or should not be alone for long stretches.

The right staffing depends on your parent’s personal care needs, mobility, cognition, what nights look like, and the home itself. Our team will help work out a plan that fits.

Do you provide Parkinson’s home care in Redmond?

We do. Caregivers help with personal care, mobility, meals, household tasks, rides, company, and whatever activity routine your parent’s providers have set up.

Parkinson’s moves, and good hours and hard hours shift around. We adjust the plan as that happens. See Parkinson’s home care.

Does Acti-Kare provide dementia and Alzheimer’s care in Redmond?

Yes, care can include supervision, personal care, meals, company, and steady routines, along with respite for whoever in the family has been carrying it.

Our caregivers are experienced with common dementia-related challenges such as sundowning, repeated questions, resistance to bathing, and wandering risk. We aim for consistent caregivers and routines whenever the schedule allows, because familiarity can be especially helpful for a person living with memory loss. We can also add hours as supervision needs change. See dementia home care and Alzheimer’s home care.

Does Medicare pay for home care in Redmond?

Generally no. Medicare covers skilled home health, meaning nursing or therapy ordered by a doctor, but it does not pay for non-medical home care such as bathing, meals, errands, or companionship. Most families pay privately, through long-term care insurance, or through VA benefits.

One exception is worth knowing about. Medicare’s GUIDE model covers dementia care support for eligible beneficiaries, and we can tell you whether your parent qualifies.

How do you choose a caregiver, and will my mom have the same one every visit?

Matching is more than finding someone available. We look at care needs and required skills, but also schedule, location, personality, communication style, whether there is a dog, and whether anyone smokes.

We aim for stable schedules and limit unnecessary changes. How close we get depends on the weekly hours and on normal things like vacation and illness, and a larger schedule needs more than one caregiver by definition. What we are building is a small, consistent team your mom gets comfortable with. If a caregiver is not the right fit, tell us and we will fix it.

How much does home care cost in Redmond, and is there a minimum?

For private-pay families our minimum is one four-hour shift per week, and the total depends on the schedule and the level of help involved. Shorter shifts and complicated scheduling price differently from longer, regular care.

Our home care cost guide walks through what drives pricing across the Puget Sound and what to ask any agency you are comparing.

We also work with long-term care insurance and VA-authorized benefits, and families often combine those with private pay.

How quickly can home care begin in Redmond?

Often within a day or two, and sometimes the same day when a caregiver is available. Timing depends on the schedule, care needs, location, and caregiver availability.

If you are facing a hospital discharge or another sudden change, let us know when you reach out so we can work on a quick start of care.

Is this the same as home health?

No. We provide non-medical home care: help with daily living, personal care, meals, household tasks, transportation, and company.

Home health is Medicare-certified skilled care such as nursing, physical therapy, and wound care, delivered by a licensed home health agency. Plenty of families use both at once. Our home care vs. home health guide lays out the difference.

What areas of Redmond does Acti-Kare serve?

Acti-Kare covers all of Redmond, in ZIP codes 98052 and 98053. That includes Downtown Redmond, Education Hill, Grass Lawn, Overlake, Bear Creek, Sammamish Valley, and Redmond Ridge.

We serve private homes, apartments, and many 55+ and active-adult communities, depending on the residence and the care arrangement. We also cover Bellevue, Kirkland, Woodinville, and Sammamish.

What types of home care does Acti-Kare provide in Redmond?

Acti-Kare provides non-medical in-home care for seniors and other adults who need help staying safely at home. That covers bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting, help getting around the house, meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry, companionship, errands, rides to appointments, respite for family caregivers, dementia and Alzheimer’s care, Parkinson’s support, help after a hospital stay, care for veterans, and 24-hour coverage.