What home care costs in Oakville
Every figure here is a published rate card from a provider serving Oakville, not a national average. 3 providers, re-checked in the last 30 days.
- Median
- $35
- hour
- Range
- $33 – $36.50
- Lowest and highest published/hour
- Against Ontario
- +$1.75
- Ontario median $33.25/hour
Every published rate in Oakville
Sorted low to high. The cheapest hourly rate is not always the cheapest week — the minimum visit decides that.
| Provider | Weekday | Minimum | Typical week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore PSW Collective | $33.00 | 3 hrs | $297 |
| Evergreen Respite Services | $35.00 | 4 hrs | $420 |
| Cedarway Nursing Co-op | $36.50 | 3 hrs | $328.50 |
Worth noticing: the cheapest hourly rate here is $33, but the cheapest typical week is $297 — at Lakeshore PSW Collective. Minimum visit lengths are why.
What actually moves the price
Minimum visit length
Two to four hours, billed whether you use them or not. This changes the real cost more than the hourly rate does.
Evenings, weekends and holidays
Usually a premium of $3–$6 an hour, with statutory holidays at 1.5×. Ontario has nine.
Nurse versus support worker
Anything clinical needs a nurse, at $42–$60 an hour. Everything else is a PSW at $29.50–$38.
Overnight and live-in
Flat nightly or daily rates, and the single biggest driver once nights are involved.
Home care costs elsewhere in Ontario
Figures from 3 published rate cards. Providers pay Seniorcarez a flat monthly fee and cannot pay to change what appears here.