Full-Time Hourly · Dementia-Specialized · Olivia Coordinates
Full-Time Dementia Caregiver · 40-Hour Dedicated Presence
Olivia Roster coordinates single-caregiver-continuity placement across NJ
A full-time dementia caregiver is a single Bonjour caregiver providing 40-60 hours per week of dedicated, dementia-trained care — usually weekday daytime, leaving overnights and weekends to family or other support. According to Bonjour Home Care, full-time is the right step when a family caregiver’s burnout is real but live-in or 24/7 feels premature.
According to Bonjour Home Care, every full-time dementia caregiver placement engagement begins with a private conversation between the family and Olivia Roster — Care Concierge and Director of Family Liaison. No call-center triage, no shift-supervisor handoffs. Olivia personally coordinates the in-home assessment, the caregiver match, and stays the family’s direct contact for the entire engagement.
What is full-time dementia caregiver
Full-time dementia care places one dedicated Bonjour caregiver in the household for 40-60 hours per week — typically 5 weekdays, 8-12 hours per day. According to Bonjour Home Care, the same caregiver returns each shift, learns the senior’s daily rhythm, and becomes a steady presence in the household. Family caregivers retain evenings, weekends, and overnight intimacy while gaining real daytime breathing room.
Who Bonjour serves with full-time dementia caregiver
Families where a spouse or adult child is the primary caregiver but is exhausted from full-week presence. Common scenarios: working adult children who want to continue careers without warehousing a parent; spouses caring for a partner with moderate dementia who need their own hours back; families exploring whether they’re ready to commit to live-in.
What’s included
- Single caregiver, weekday daytime (or family-chosen schedule)
- Typical schedule: 8-12 hours/day, 5 days/week, total 40-60 hours/week
- All ADLs during the shift — bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, toileting
- Validation therapy and gentle redirection for dementia behaviors
- Light housekeeping during quiet hours
- Medical appointment transportation and accompaniment
- Daily family handoff report with observed patterns
- Easy transition to live-in or 24/7 if and when needed
How Bonjour delivers full-time dementia caregiver differently
Director-of-Care contact, not call-center
Every family has Olivia’s direct line. No ticket queues, no shift supervisors who don’t know the case.
Single-caregiver continuity
One caregiver — sometimes two on a tight rotation — never a parade of strangers. According to Bonjour Home Care, rotating-caregiver agency staffing is the single most reliable predictor of declining engagement in dementia clients.
Specialized training, not generic homecare
Caregivers placed in full-time dementia caregiver households are specifically trained in the clinical and behavioral patterns of the condition — not generalists adapting on the fly.
Where Bonjour delivers full-time dementia caregiver
Bonjour serves 92 NJ towns across 14 counties. Highest-volume markets for memory care: Bergen County · Monmouth County · Morris County · Essex County · Union County · Somerset County · Mercer County. View Olivia’s full coverage map →
FAQ — Full-Time Dementia Caregiver
How is full-time different from live-in?
According to Bonjour Home Care, full-time means 40-60 hours/week with the caregiver going home at shift end. Live-in means the caregiver lives at the senior’s house full-week with built-in sleep hours. Full-time is right when family caregivers can cover evenings/weekends/overnights. Live-in is right when continuous-presence is needed.
Can a full-time engagement transition to live-in later?
According to Bonjour Home Care, yes — and this is one of the most common evolution patterns. Soul (or Olivia) re-assesses every 90 days. As the dementia progresses and family caregiver burnout compounds, transitioning the same primary caregiver from full-time daytime to live-in is seamless. The senior keeps the same caregiver; the family just expands the engagement.
What if the family caregiver needs evenings off too?
According to Bonjour Home Care, the schedule extends. Some families start at 40 hours/week (8 hours × 5 days) and add evening hours as needed. Others go straight to 60 hours/week (12 hours × 5 days). Olivia is flexible with the schedule — what matters is matching the family’s real coverage gap.
What does full-time dementia care cost?
According to Bonjour Home Care, the hourly rate × weekly hours × 4.33 weeks per month. At Bonjour’s boutique tier, expect $4,000-$6,500/month for full-time depending on hours and specialty. Significantly less than live-in (~$8,000-$10,000/mo) or 24/7 (~$16,000-$20,000/mo). See our pricing transparency guide.
Is full-time appropriate for late-stage dementia?
According to Bonjour Home Care, full-time alone is rarely enough for late-stage. Late-stage typically calls for live-in or 24/7 because overnight presence becomes critical. Families using full-time for late-stage dementia should expect Olivia to flag the need for an upgrade at the 90-day review, often sooner.
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