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In-Home Care in your area

Caregivers and skilled clinicians who come to the home, from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support.

Quick answer

New York's Department of Health regulates in-home care through the state's Adult Care Facility and Assisted Living Residence system.

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In-home care covers two different things that families often conflate. Non-medical home care is help with daily activities, companionship and household tasks. Home health is clinical care ordered by a physician and delivered by licensed staff.

Short answer

We list 1 verified in-home care provider across your metro. In-home care covers two different things that families often conflate.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Non-medical home care is generally private pay. Medicare does not cover it. Get your state's CareScout non-medical caregiver hourly median.
  • Medicare-covered home health is intermittent and skilled — nursing visits, physical therapy — not a caregiver who stays with your parent.
  • Once you need more than roughly forty to fifty hours a week, run the math against assisted living.
You can check any facility's record free. NYS Health Profiles (profiles.health.ny.gov) publishes license status and inspection history free. Read the full explanation →

Verified in-home care across the region

We list 1 verified in-home care provider across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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In-Home Care by city

In-Home Care in Huntington

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In-Home Care in Hempstead

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Garden City

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Levittown

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Freeport

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Long Beach

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Massapequa

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Great Neck

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Mineola

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Rockville Centre

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Babylon

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Islip

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Bay Shore

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Patchogue

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Smithtown

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Riverhead

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Port Jefferson

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Commack

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Brentwood

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Oyster Bay

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Glen Cove

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Plainview

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Syosset

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Farmingdale

1 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Wantagh

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Seaford

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Bethpage

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Merrick

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Bellmore

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Oceanside

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Deer Park

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Lindenhurst

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Amityville

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Ronkonkoma

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Selden

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Centereach

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Kings Park

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in St. James

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Sayville

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Southampton

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Stony Brook

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in New Hyde Park

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Uniondale

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Hauppauge

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in West Babylon

0 verified · Suffolk County

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In-Home Care in Westbury

0 verified · Nassau County

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In-Home Care in Valley Stream

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In-Home Care in Port Washington

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In-Home Care in Franklin Square

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In-Home Care in Woodmere

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Questions families ask

Is memory care a licensed category in New York, or just a marketing term?

New York does not have a separate memory care license. Dementia and cognitive-impairment care is addressed through the Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification, an additional certification layered onto an existing Assisted Living Residence license under 10 NYCRR Part 1001. Families should verify a facility's actual SNALR certification on NYS Health Profiles rather than relying on a memory care sign or brochure.

What state regulations govern nursing homes on Long Island?

Nursing homes in New York are licensed and regulated by NYSDOH under 10 NYCRR Part 415, Nursing Homes - Minimum Standards, a completely separate rule set from the Adult Care Facility regulations that govern assisted living. Families can search and compare Nassau and Suffolk nursing homes through the NYS Health Profiles Nursing Home Profiles tool. Note that as of mid-2025, CMS's migration to a new federal inspection database (iQIES) temporarily affected how current some posted inspection data is, so it's worth confirming a record's date.

What is an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) and when would my parent need one?

An Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) is an additional certification an Assisted Living Residence can obtain to let residents age in place despite higher physical needs, specifically those who chronically need physical help walking or using stairs, depend on medical equipment requiring frequent professional assistance, or have chronic, unmanaged bowel or bladder incontinence. EALR care is delivered per an Individualized Service Plan and is regulated under the same 10 NYCRR Part 1001 rules as standard ALR and SNALR certifications.

Is there a local New York State office that oversees senior care facilities specifically on Long Island?

Yes. Long Island Adult Care Facilities fall under NYSDOH's Metropolitan Area Regional Office - Long Island (MARO-LI), located at 320 Carleton Avenue, Suite 5000, Central Islip, NY 11722, phone 631-851-3098. This regional office handles licensing oversight and inspections for Nassau and Suffolk County facilities rather than families needing to go through a statewide-only office.

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