Home care agencies, licensed by the state
17,295 home care agencies licensed to send caregivers for everyday help at home, from the state license records of California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina and Texas. More states as their records allow. Nobody pays to be ranked. Check the license and the caregiver before you hire.
Home care or home health?
Home care is help with everyday life: bathing, dressing, meals, rides and company. You usually pay by the hour; long-term care insurance or Medicaid programs (Medi-Cal in California) sometimes help. Home health is skilled nursing and therapy ordered by a doctor, often after a hospital stay, and Medicare can cover it.
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Before you hire
Check with the state that the agency's license is still current (license status here is from the state's file and can be out of date), and ask how they screen and train the caregiver they send. In California, look the caregiver up on the Home Care Aide Registry. Ask about the minimum visit, weekend and night rates, and what happens when the caregiver is sick.
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- California2,247
- Colorado1,336
- Illinois991
- Maryland2,521
- New York1,191
- North Carolina3,372
- Texas5,637
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, licensed Home Care Organizations (state file of 2025-05-25); Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Home and Community Support Services Agencies (personal assistance services) (state file of 2026-10-26); North Carolina DHHS, Division of Health Service Regulation, licensed Home Care Agencies (state file of 2026-10-01); New York State Department of Health, Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (health.data.ny.gov) (state file of 2026-10-23); Maryland Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality, Residential Service Agencies (state file of 2026-10-28); Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, licensed Home Care Agencies (state file of 2026-09-29); Illinois Department of Public Health, Home Services Agencies (data.illinois.gov) (state file of 2026-04-28). Updated 2026-10-28. Check details with the provider before deciding.