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Cobb County, Georgia

In-home care in Marietta and East Cobb, GA

In-home care in Marietta, East Cobb and Kennesaw. Caregivers for bathing, meals, memory support, rides and the weeks after a stay at Wellstar Kennestone.

Cobb County is home to roughly 775,000 people, and about 13.7% of them are 65 or older. In Marietta itself the share is 13.9%, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey. That's a lot of parents and grandparents spread between the Square, East Cobb and Kennesaw. Tale Circle Care sends caregivers to their homes so daily life keeps working as their needs change.

How we help families in Marietta

Some families call us for two mornings a week of help with showers and groceries. Others need someone overnight. We set the schedule around the person, and the written care plan spells out what we'll do.

  • Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and incontinence care
  • Standby help with a cane or walker and safe positioning in a wheelchair
  • Meals, snacks and fluids that follow the family's preferences and approved dietary instructions
  • Medication reminders on the existing schedule
  • Laundry, linens and keeping the client's rooms tidy and safe
  • Company, conversation and dementia support built on familiar routines
  • Grocery runs, errands and rides to appointments, with the caregiver waiting if the client wants
  • Respite for family caregivers, plus evenings, weekends and overnights
  • Watching for changes in mobility, appetite or mood and reporting them to you

Our caregivers don't give medication, do clinical procedures or make medical decisions. When a nurse is needed, we can arrange a licensed one.

Coming home from the hospital in Cobb County

Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center on Church Street is the big hospital in central Cobb. It's an ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Cardiac and Comprehensive Stroke Center, which means a lot of serious heart and stroke care in the county happens there. For East Cobb addresses near Johnson Ferry Road, Northside Hospital Atlanta in Sandy Springs is also close, just across the Chattahoochee. We help after a stay at either.

Heart patients often come home with a lot to keep track of, such as daily weights, fluid and salt limits and a list of symptoms to watch. Caregivers don't manage any of that clinically. They can cook meals that follow the instructions you've been given, remind your parent about medications and appointments, help with bathing when they tire easily and tell you if something looks off. Our guide to heart failure care at home explains what the first weeks look like and when to call the doctor.

Local resources for older adults in Cobb County

  • Cobb Senior Services runs seven senior centers and offers transportation, nutrition programs and volunteer opportunities. Start at the county's senior services page.
  • Marietta Senior Center at 1150 Powder Springs Street offers Cobb residents 60 and older daily meals, transportation and weekday activities. See the center's page or call (770) 528-2516.
  • Cobb Senior Wellness Center in Marietta has exercise and computer classes and care managers who can help sort out what kind of help a person needs. See the Senior Wellness Center page.
  • East Cobb Senior Center hosts games, classes and talks on topics like elder law planning.
  • Empowerline, the Atlanta Regional Commission's free aging and caregiving line, covers Cobb. Call (404) 463-3333 or visit empowerline.org.

Neighborhoods and nearby towns we cover

We work across Marietta, from the neighborhoods around the Square and Whitlock Avenue to the subdivisions off Roswell Road, Johnson Ferry and Lower Roswell in East Cobb. We also cover the Kennesaw area to the north and can talk with you about addresses nearby in Cobb.

If you're weighing whether home care makes sense or whether a move is the better call, our comparison of home care, assisted living and home health in Georgia lays out the differences. For a parent managing blood sugar, see diabetes care for seniors at home.

To talk it over with Taly, call (346) 278-3018. You can also see all of our home care service areas.

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