90 minutes
Quick clean up
Starting at$99- Living room, bathroom and kitchen
- Pick up and put away
- Trash taken out
- Counters and bathroom wiped down
- Quick floor sweep
Elder care
The same trusted person, every time.
Cleaning, organizing, small repairs and everyday support for older adults, from one local person your family can actually get to know. Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Coarsegold and North Fork.
The part families worry about, and should.
Letting somebody into an older parent's home is a serious decision. Most cleaning companies send whoever is on the schedule that week, so the person in the house changes and nobody really knows who they are. For a parent who cannot easily get around, or who cannot see well enough to notice what happens to a drawer, that is a lot of trust handed over to a stranger.
Families are right to ask the question: who is in the house, and what happens to the things that matter? Valuables that quietly go missing. Pressure to agree to work that was not needed. The uncomfortable feeling of being watched over in your own kitchen. Those are the reasons this service exists, and why it is built around one person rather than a crew.
Golden Hour's elder care service is Kristin Pearce. She is the owner, she is local, and she is the person who turns up. Your family meets her before she ever works in the house, and your parent gets to decide whether they are comfortable with her. That is the whole model, and it is deliberately small.
Kristin Pearce, owner. If you book elder care with Golden Hour, this is who is coming to the door.
Who will be in your parent's home.
You are not hiring a company and hoping for the best. You are meeting Kristin, and she is the one who will be there every week after that. She will learn how your parent likes the cups arranged, which chair is theirs, and which stories they enjoy telling. That relationship is the point.
She is patient with people who move slowly, she does not talk over anyone, and she asks before she touches anything. She has spent enough time with older clients to know that a home is not clutter, it is a lifetime, and that being asked to let go of something is a real decision rather than an inconvenience.
“My goal is never to come into someone's home and tell them what they need to get rid of. I want to learn what matters most to them, what brings them happiness, and how they would love their home to feel.”
Kristin Pearce
If a room has become storage, she will ask what your parent would love to do in it instead. Sometimes that becomes a corner for crocheting, or a place where the family photographs finally go on the wall. The house ends up reflecting the person living in it, not the things they could not bring themselves to sort out.
What you can hold us to.
Six promises, in plain language, because trust on this kind of service should be specific rather than warm words.
It is always Kristin
No subcontractors. No rotating crews. No stranger of the month. The person who meets your family is the person who comes back.
You meet her before any work
The first visit is an introduction, not a cleaning. You, or you and your parent together, decide whether it feels right.
Nothing leaves without permission
No item is thrown away, sold or moved out of the house unless it has been agreed, item by item, with the person it belongs to or with the family.
Valuables are documented
Where a family wants it, jewelry, documents and keepsakes are inventoried and photographed before anything is reorganized.
The family hears from us
A short note after each visit, with a photo where it helps. You are not guessing from three hundred miles away.
She says when it is not her job
If something needs a plumber, an electrician, a nurse or a lawyer, you will be told plainly instead of quietly covered over.
Packages and starting prices.
Every figure is where the work starts, not a fixed quote. After the introduction visit you get a firm number for your parent's house.
3 to 5 hours
Standard clean
Starting at$189- All rooms
- Bathrooms deep cleaned
- Dishes and kitchen
- Vacuum and mop floors
- Dusting
Two visits, 4 to 5 hours each
Deep clean
Starting at$449- All rooms and surfaces
- Blinds, baseboards and ceiling fans
- Inside windows
- Linens changed
- Full disinfection
Quoted, usually 1 to 2 days
Organizing
Starting at$150- Rooms, closets and pantry
- Junk and expired items cleared with permission
- Valuables gathered and stored safely
- Bins labeled by name or category
- A home where things can be found again
Quoted after a walkthrough. Storage bins and supplies are billed at cost.
Per visit
Handyman help
Starting at$75- Picture hanging and shelf adjusting
- Light bulbs and smoke detector batteries
- Tightening handles, hinges and loose knobs
- Grab bar checks and small safety fixes
- A list of anything that needs a real trade
Small household tasks only. Licensed electrical, plumbing and roofing work is referred out.
Per trip
Groceries and meals
Starting at$49- Shopping from their list, or with them
- Delivered and put away
- Simple meal preparation
- Expired food cleared from the fridge
Groceries are billed at cost on top of the visit.
Per visit
House and life management
Starting at$59- Bills sorted and paid on time, with their permission
- Mail opened and separated from the junk
- Appointments written down and reminders set
- Paperwork filed where it can be found
Practical help, not legal or financial advice.
With any visit
Companionship
No extra chargeIncluded- A cup of coffee and a proper conversation
- Company while the house is being tidied
- A walk to the mailbox
- Somebody who notices when something is not right
Part of every visit. It is usually the part families tell us mattered most.
A standing day and time.
Routine is what makes this work. A predictable visit is easier for your parent to accept, and it qualifies for a preferred rate.
Weekly
Once a week
The most common choice. A standing day and time, so it becomes part of the routine rather than an event.
Twice weekly
Twice a week
For homes that need keeping on top of, or for someone who looks forward to the company as much as the clean.
Bi-weekly
Every other week
A good middle ground for a home that stays fairly tidy between visits.
Monthly
Once a month
A deeper reset with the lighter touch of a regular check-in.
Daily visits can be arranged for a short period, such as the weeks after a hospital stay or during a clean out.
When a parent passes away.
The end of life transition package. We gather what matters, label it for the family, clear what nobody wants, and leave the house clean and ready to show or sell. Usually three to five days, from $1,500.
A walkthrough with the family
We walk the house with the family and agree what is being kept, what is going to family, and what is being cleared.
Everything gathered and labeled
Valuables, documents and keepsakes go into storage bins, each one labeled with the name of the person it belongs to.
Junk removed
Furniture and items nobody wants are removed, and a haul to the transfer station is arranged with the cost agreed first.
The house is cleaned and ready
The house is cleaned top to bottom, from the inside of the cupboards to the baseboards, so it can be shown or listed.
A record you can keep
You get the labeled bins and a short written inventory of what went where, so nothing has to be guessed at later.
What actually changes in the house.
This is not about throwing a life away. It is about making a home livable again, one decision at a time.
Often it looks like this
- Chairs covered in things, so nobody can sit down
- A hallway you have to turn sideways to walk through
- Cupboards full of duplicates and expired food
- Important papers in bags, unsorted
- A spare room that became storage years ago
- A kitchen counter you cannot cook on
And then like this
- Somewhere comfortable to sit
- A clear path from room to room
- One shelf for what is actually used every day
- Papers sorted into labeled folders
- One labeled bin per family member, ready to hand over
- A kitchen counter you can cook a meal on again
Everything kept goes into a bin with a label on it, and every decision belongs to your parent or to the family. Nothing is disposed of before it has been agreed, and anything with value or meaning is set aside first.
What families say.
Kristin brings me so much happiness at this stage of my life. She is kind to me, she never rushes me, and she treats my home as if it were her own mother's. I did not expect to make a friend at eighty five.
My kitchen has not been this clean since I moved in. Not just wiped over, actually clean. I keep opening the cupboard just to look at it.
After my husband passed I could not face his things. Kristin helped me go through them a little at a time and never once made me feel rushed or foolish for keeping something. Everything that mattered is in a labeled bin with his name on it.
I could not reach the smoke detector and I was behind on two bills because I could not get to the mail. Kristin sorted the paperwork, changed the batteries, and put my appointments on the calendar. It is a weight off me.
My mother could no longer keep up with the house and would not admit it. Kristin came twice a week and does not just clean, she talks to her, and my mother genuinely looks forward to those mornings. She can find her own things again, which she had given up on.
What we do not do.
Being clear about the edges means you can rely on everything inside them. Golden Hour is a cleaning and household support service, not a care agency and not a trade.
- Medical, nursing or personal care such as bathing, dressing or medication
- Legal or financial advice, or acting as power of attorney
- Licensed electrical, plumbing, roofing or structural work
- Overnight or live-in care, or running the household as a care agency
If your parent needs clinical or personal care, we will say so and point you toward the right kind of help rather than pretending this covers it.
Questions families ask.
Who exactly will be in my parent's home?
Kristin Pearce, the owner, every single time. There is no team behind the scenes and no agency sending whoever is free. That is the whole point of this service: one known person, so your family gets to build a real relationship instead of starting over with a stranger.
Can I meet her before she starts?
That is exactly what the first call is for. Kristin comes out to meet you and your parent, ideally together, and no cleaning happens on that visit. It is a conversation. You are checking whether your parent is comfortable with her, which matters more than anything on this page.
What if my parent does not want a stranger in the house?
That is common, and it is fair. It is why the introduction happens first, and why Kristin will usually spend part of that visit simply talking to them. If after meeting her your parent is not comfortable, you walk away and we part on good terms. There is no obligation and no pressure.
What happens to jewelry, cash and important papers?
Nothing leaves the house, and nothing is moved or discarded without agreement. Where a family wants it, we inventory and photograph valuables and documents before reorganizing anything. You can also ask for a simple written record of where things were placed.
Do you provide medical or personal care?
No. We clean, organize, run errands, help with mail and bills, and keep company. We do not provide nursing, bathing, dressing, medication management, or overnight and live-in care, and we are not a care agency. If your parent needs that, it is worth arranging properly and we will say so.
Can you help with paying bills without taking over?
Yes. With your parent's permission, Kristin can open the mail, sort what is urgent, sit with them while a bill is paid, and keep a simple file so nothing gets lost. We do not give financial or legal advice, and we never act as power of attorney.
The house is very cluttered. Will we be judged?
No. This is the work, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Nobody is asked to throw away their life. The first step is a walkthrough and a conversation about which things matter, and the decisions stay with your parent. Often the answer is a better place for something rather than a bin.
Can you take things to the dump?
Yes, as part of a clean out or an organizing job. Anything with value or meaning is set aside for the family first. Disposal and transfer station fees are agreed before anything is hauled, and billed at cost.
How do the schedules work?
Weekly, twice weekly, every other week or monthly, on a standing day and time so it becomes part of the routine. A predictable schedule also qualifies for a preferred rate. Daily visits can be arranged for a short period, such as after a hospital stay or during a clean out.
What does it cost?
Quick clean from $99, standard clean from $189, deep clean from $449, organizing quoted from $150, and a full clean out from $1,500 over three to five days. Those are starting prices. The firm number comes from seeing the house, because a tidy two bedroom and a house nobody has sorted in fifteen years are not the same job.
Which areas do you cover?
Bass Lake is home, and from there we work Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork, the Yosemite gateway communities and the surrounding mountain communities of Madera County.
What happens when a parent passes away?
The end of life transition package exists for exactly that moment. We gather and label the valuables for the family, clear what nobody wants, clean the house properly, and get it ready to show or list, usually over three to five days. It is handled quietly and with as much dignity as we can manage.
Start with an introduction, not a booking.
Call and we will arrange for Kristin to meet you and your parent. No cleaning happens on that first visit, and there is no obligation. The only question that matters is whether your parent is comfortable with her.
- One phone callTell us about your parent and the house. What is hard right now, what worries you, and what you would like to be different.
- An introduction, in personKristin comes to the house to meet you and your parent. No cleaning on this visit. This is where you find out whether your parent is comfortable with her.
- A schedule, only if it fitsIf it feels right, you pick a schedule and a starting package. If it does not, that is a perfectly good outcome and nothing is owed.
Call Kristin
559-676-1016Ask for an introduction visit. Bass Lake, California. Serving Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork and the surrounding mountain communities.