In-Home Care in Colona, Illinois
We're still building out our in-home care directory for Colona, IL. The median estimated cost is $6,204/mo. That's below the Illinois state median by about 10%. Browse nearby cities or the Illinois page while we finish adding local providers.
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Starting tier, Colona
$2,820/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$6,204/mo
Modeled range $6,007 – $6,695
● Colona $6,204 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,769 at 44 hrs/wk
Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (309) 793-6800 (Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Prepare for the assessment
What senior care costs in Colona
Colona figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for in-home care in Colona versus Illinois and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
The $6,204 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Colona's implied rate of about $33 an hour:
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Cleveland $6,204 · Barstow $6,204 · Carbon Cliff $6,204 · East Moline $6,204 · Silvis $6,204
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Colona, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
Every licensed in-home care agency
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed in-home care agencies listed for Colona proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
We don't have licensed in-home care agencies listed for Colona, IL yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
Also serving Colona
In-home care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Colona; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 9 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Colona count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Qc Senior Care, INC - DBA Home Instead Quad Cities
Harvey Letherman III, LLC - DBA Seniors Helping Seniors
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - DBA Good Samaritan Society - Services@Home
Addus Healthcare, INC. - DBA Addus Homecare
Village Caregiving LLC
Golden Dreams Homecare, LLC
Cornerstone Caregiving East LLC
Faithful Home Care LLC
Lighthouse Homecare, LLC
Ordered by distance from Colona, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
Free local help worth saving
Colona has an estimated population of 5,139. About 896 residents (17%) are age 65 or older. Colona is located in Henry County, Illinois. The median household income is $79,700. Estimated median cost in Colona is $6,204 per month, compared with $6,864 per month statewide in Illinois.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging(309) 793-6800wiaaa.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Illinois State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Illinois Department on Aging1-800-252-8966ilaging.illinois.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Galesburg.
VA open data - Community Care ProgramOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
What does in-home care cost per hour in Colona?
Based on the modeled median, in-home care in Colona runs about $33 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $2,820/month.
Is in-home care in Colona more expensive than the rest of Illinois?
Colona's median in home care cost is about 10% lower than the Illinois state median.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, in-home care in Colona, IL costs $6,204/month (median), at the 44-hour-a-week survey standard.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). In-Home Care in Colona, IL. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/in-home-care/illinois/colona/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "In-Home Care in Colona, IL." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/in-home-care/illinois/colona/.
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