A $1.84 million plan to keep seniors’ in-home help going

Light housekeeping, help with personal hygiene and a break for family caregivers are the everyday services behind a proposed $1.84 million contract renewal for eligible Fulton County residents 60 and older.⁠[1][2]

The Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the request November 18. The proposal would renew five providers from January 1 through December 31, 2027, using the first of three renewal options. It is a request for approval, not a completed award.⁠[1]

The stakes are continuity, not an increase in the contract ceiling. Commissioners approved the same $1,837,166.32 package on December 3, 2025, for services during 2026. The renewal evaluation says the proposed extension includes no inflation adjustment.⁠[1][3][4]

Senior Services describes the program as support for people with limited mobility so they can remain at home. Personal care includes hygiene and physical assistance; respite care includes companionship, supervision, medication assistance and meal preparation, allowing caregivers to attend to other business.⁠[2]

The department recommends renewal and warns in its evaluation that nonapproval would “eliminate all In-Home Services for Fulton County.” Its explanation: all county in-home services are outsourced through contracts or consumer-directed care. That is staff’s assessment of what nonapproval would mean—not an announcement that services are ending.⁠[1][2][4]

The proposed providers remain All Ways Caring Home Care, Help At Home, At Home Atlanta, Trusted Hands Senior Care and Quality Personal Care.⁠[1][3]

Most funding would come from county general funds. The staff funding plan also includes $320,060 in grants, with half of that amount—$160,030—marked “Pending Award.” The renewal request therefore does not establish that all listed grant funding has been secured.⁠[2]