In-Home Care in the Buffalo Area

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

In-home care lets a senior stay in their own home while receiving help from an outside caregiver. It ranges widely in intensity: a companion or personal-care aide might help a few hours a week with light housekeeping, meal prep, and transportation, while full 24/7 live-in coverage provides continuous supervision and hands-on care. A separate category, home health care, involves licensed clinical staff — nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists — delivering medical services in the home, typically ordered by a physician and often covered differently by insurance than non-medical companion care.

A non-medical home care hourly rate cannot be multiplied directly into a monthly full-time figure without accounting for the actual hours needed — 24/7 in-home care is typically far more expensive than a private-pay assisted living apartment once multiple caregiver shifts are counted. See our cost of care page for the actual published New York figures.

Medicaid and in-home care in New York

New York offers several distinct pathways for Medicaid-eligible seniors to receive care at home rather than in a facility, including the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which lets a Medicaid recipient hire and directly supervise their own aide, and the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) waiver, which helps people avoid or transition out of nursing homes into community settings. Read the full explanation of New York's Medicaid long-term-care pathways →

Verified in-home care agencies

See the full list in our facility directory.