Educating Families About Home Care

Home Care is basically divided into two primary types of agencies. Those that provide skilled care such as Nurses (RN/LPN/LVN), Certified Nursing Assistants or Home Health Aides (CNA/HHA), Physical, Speach, Occupational, Respiratory, and Recreational Therapists, Dietitians and Social Workers. This type of agency is commonly referred to as a "Home Health Care Agency". We have categorized them as "Medical" agencies. These agencies are licensed by the state and accept Medicare, Medicaid, insurance and private payment methods.

The second primary type of agency is limited to non-skilled care such as Home Helpers and Companions which provide a variety of assistance including House Cleaning, Cooking, Errands, Medication Reminders and Companionship. Licensing is limited, if at all, and they normally only accept private payment methods. We have categorized this type of agency as "Non-Medical" agencies.

Learn more about the Types of Home Care Agencies

Learn more about the Types of Caregivers

To assist in understanding which type of Home Care and caregivers may be best suited to your needs, our nurses have designed a useful tool which may help you.

Caregiver Profile

If you already understand your needs and the type of agencies that are able to assist you, you should go directly to our Search for Home Care section where you can drill-down by state, area code or city to find agencies in your area. You will also see tabs for resumes posted by caregivers seeking various positions.