New Jersey home care
Home care in Essex County, NJ
Licensed home care aides for parents in Essex County, matched to the hours, language and routines your family needs.
You don't pay. There's no fee.
Home care in Essex County, in plain words
Home care in Essex County means a licensed aide comes to your parent's home for a few hours a day, overnight, or as a live-in, to help with bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, errands and company.
Essex ranges from Newark apartments to large suburban homes. Families often need a few hours a day after a hospital stay in Livingston or Newark, then more support as needs grow.
We serve families across Essex County, including Montclair, Livingston, West Orange, Maplewood, South Orange, Short Hills, Millburn and Newark.
How we help
We sit with you first: what a normal day looks like, which hours are hardest, language and food preferences, and your budget. Then we introduce licensed private-pay home care agencies in Essex County that can staff those hours, and you decide. You don't pay. There's no fee.
For an immediate need, such as a discharge this week, call (201) 686-8232.
After a hospital stay
Many families call us the week a parent leaves Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (formerly Saint Barnabas), University Hospital, Mountainside Medical Center and Clara Maass. Ask the discharge planner what help is needed at home and when, then tell us. We line up an agency that can start on the right day, and we check in after the first week. See hospital discharge help.
Language, culture and food
Portuguese, Spanish and Haitian Creole speaking aides are often requested in Essex. Tell us what your parent speaks and eats, and we ask agencies for aides who fit.
Livingston, West Orange and the Oranges have observant Jewish families who ask for kosher kitchen experience. See our page on kosher home care.
Licensed, and how to check
In New Jersey, home care agencies are registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs as health care service firms, and aides who provide hands-on care are Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aides certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. Ask any agency for its registration and the aide's certification.
When home care is no longer enough
If needs grow to overnight help every night, wandering, or two-person transfers, it may be time to compare a community. Read in-home care vs assisted living.
Essex County: what the official New Jersey list shows
The New Jersey license file lists 72 senior care settings in Essex County: 16 assisted living settings, 1 memory or dementia care setting, 4 personal care homes, 16 adult day centers and 35 nursing homes. They are spread across 16 towns.
The towns with the most licensed listings are Newark (12), West Orange (12), Livingston (9), East Orange (7), Montclair (7), Cedar Grove (5).
Home care agencies are licensed separately and are not in this file. The adult day centers below are worth knowing anyway: many families pair a few days of adult day with part-time home care.
Licensed names in Essex County
- 2nd Home East Orange, East Orange
- 2nd Home Newark Operations, llc, Newark
- 2nd Home Orange Operations, llc, Orange
- Belleville Senior Services, Belleville
- Circle of Life at Belleville Adult Day Center, Belleville
- Goodlife Adult Day Care, East Orange
- Happy Days Adult Day Health Care, East Orange
- Happy Days I I Adult Day Health, Newark
- Heritage Adult Enrichment Center, Orange
- Home Away From Home Adult Day Care Center of Nut, Nutley
- Irvington Adult Day Care Center, Irvington
- New Jersey Adult Medical Day Care inc, Newark
- North Ward Center, the, Newark
- Nutley Adult Day Care Center inc, Nutley
- Oasis at Sinai Adult Medical Day Care, the, Newark
- Signature Medical Day Care of Montclair, Montclair
- Alaris Health at Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove
- Alaris Health at West Orange, West Orange
- Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Irvington
- Arbor Glen Center, Cedar Grove
- Atrium Post Acute Care of Livingston, Livingston
- Axia Care Center of Orange, Orange
- Broadway House for Continuing Care, Newark
- Brookhaven Health Care Center, East Orange
- Canterbury at Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove
- Careone at Livingston, Livingston
- Complete Care at Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove
- Complete Care at Orange Park, East Orange
- Complete Care at St Vincents llc, Cedar Grove
- Complete Care at Summit Ridge, West Orange
New Jersey names come from NJ DOH All_LTC.xlsx dated August 21, 2026. We list names only. We do not rank, rate, or publish prices or openings. See every licensed listing or search the state directly.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does home care cost in Essex County?
- Agencies quote by the hour, and rates depend on the hours, the level of care, weekends and overnights. Ask each agency for its hourly rate and minimum shift in writing. We do not publish agency prices.
- Can we get a live-in aide?
- Many agencies offer live-in care. The aide needs a private place to sleep and real breaks. Ask how the agency covers days off.
- Do you accept Medicaid home care?
- We help private-pay families. If your parent is on Medicaid, we point you to the right New Jersey ADRC (1-877-222-3737) contact on the first call.
- Do families pay you?
- You don't pay. There's no fee. A licensed agency may pay us a referral fee after a successful private-pay start of care. We do not take a fee on Medicaid funded care.
Ways to start
Sit with us first. Then pick the home.
- Call (201) 686-8232. Best for an immediate need such as a discharge this week.
- Take the two minute care quiz
- See how we help families
- Print the tour question checklist
- Communities and agencies: partner with us
Informational and referral only. Not medical, legal, or insurance advice. We do not operate communities or employ aides, and we do not publish community prices, waitlists, or bed counts. Verify licensing and current rates with each community or agency.
This site is not medical or financial advice. Confirm coverage with the plan or the state Medicaid office. Facility fees are set by the community.