Home care in Manhattan, NY

Home care in Manhattan, in plain words

Home care in Manhattan 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.

Manhattan home care usually happens in an apartment building with a doorman, an elevator and building rules for staff. Families often need help coordinating care around specialist appointments at the major hospitals.

We serve families across Manhattan, including the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Midtown, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Battery Park City and Washington Heights.

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 Manhattan 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 NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, NYU Langone, Lenox Hill and Memorial Sloan Kettering. 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

Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese and French speaking aides are commonly requested in Manhattan. Tell us what your parent speaks and eats, and we ask agencies for aides who fit.

The Upper West Side and Upper East Side have many observant families who ask for kosher kitchen experience and Shabbat-aware schedules. See our page on kosher home care.

Licensed, and how to check

In New York, agencies that send aides into the home are licensed by the New York State Department of Health (licensed home care services agencies), and aides hold home health aide or personal care aide training certificates. Ask any agency for its license and the aide's training record.

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.

Manhattan: what the official New York list shows

The New York license file lists 17 senior care settings in Manhattan: 1 assisted living setting, 4 memory or dementia care settings and 12 personal care homes. They are spread across 1 town.

Home care agencies are licensed separately and are not in this file. The licensed residences below are where families usually look if staying at home stops being enough.

Licensed names in Manhattan

• Inspir Carnegie Hill, New York
• 305 West End Assisted Living, New York
• Inspir Carnegie Hill, New York
• Sunrise at East 56th, New York
• The 80th Street Residence, New York

New York names come from the NYS DOH Adult Care Facility Directory (health.data.ny.gov dataset wssx-idhx). We list names only. We do not rank, rate, or publish prices or openings. See every licensed listing or search the state directly.

Related pages

• Home care in New York
• Home care referral
• In-home care vs assisted living
• Free Senior Care Starter Kit

Frequently asked questions

How much does home care cost in Manhattan?

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 NY Connects (1-800-342-9871) 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.