Types of care
Pick the kind of care you are looking for to see what it is, how it is usually paid for, and the providers near you. Where Medicare rates a type of care, providers are ranked by their CMS star rating.
Care at home
Home care
Home care agencies send caregivers to help with daily life at home: bathing, dressing, meals, medication reminders, getting around and company.
49,853 agencies listed
Personal care
Personal care is hands-on help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, toileting, eating and moving around the home.
49,853 agencies listed
Companion care
Companion care is company and light help at home: conversation, meals, errands, appointments and keeping an eye on someone who lives alone.
49,853 agencies listed
24-hour home care
24-hour home care means caregivers in the home around the clock, usually in shifts so someone is always awake.
49,853 agencies listed
Live-in care
A live-in caregiver stays in the home, helps through the day and sleeps overnight.
49,853 agencies listed
Respite care
Respite care gives a family caregiver a break, for a few hours, a day or a short stay.
12,179 providers listed
Dementia care at home
Dementia care at home is help from caregivers who work with people living with memory loss: routines, safety, personal care and company.
49,853 agencies listed
Medical care at home
Home health care
Home health care is skilled care at home ordered by a doctor: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, often after a hospital stay..
88,798 agencies listed
Private duty nursing
Private duty nursing is longer shifts of nursing care at home from a registered or licensed practical nurse, for people with complex medical needs..
11,218 agencies listed
In-home physical therapy
In-home physical therapy is therapy in your own home to rebuild strength, balance and mobility, often after surgery, a fall or a hospital stay..
9,768 agencies listed
Hospice care
Hospice care is comfort care for someone with a terminal illness, from a team of nurses, aides, social workers and chaplains, usually at home or wherever the person lives..
8,794 hospices listed
Senior living and residential care
Assisted living
Assisted living communities provide housing, meals and help with daily tasks for people who need some support but not round-the-clock nursing care.
25,210 communities listed
Memory care
Memory care is residential care for people living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, in a secure setting with staff trained in dementia care.
1,392 centers listed
Board and care homes
Board and care homes, also called adult care homes or adult family homes, are small residential homes where a few residents get meals, supervision and help with daily tasks..
6,960 homes listed
Nursing homes
Nursing homes provide 24-hour nursing care and help with daily living, for long stays or short rehab stays after a hospital admission..
14,690 nursing homes listed
Disability services
Intellectual and developmental disability services
These providers support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD): day programs, residential support and intermediate care facilities..
15,947 providers listed
ABA therapy
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy is a therapy for autistic children and adults, delivered at home, in clinics or at school by behavior analysts and technicians..
18,604 providers listed