Home health agencies
Medicare-certified or state-licensed agencies that send nurses and therapists to the home when a doctor orders it. For everyday non-medical care (bathing, dressing, companionship), see home care agencies and our home care cost calculator.
Home health is not the same as a caregiver
Home health agencies provide medical services for a period of time: nursing and physical, occupational or speech therapy, ordered by a doctor. Medicare pays for them if the person can’t leave home without great effort (homebound) and needs intermittent skilled care.
Everyday non-medical care (help bathing, dressing, cooking, companionship) comes from home care agencies or caregivers hired directly, and Medicare doesn’t pay for it; Medicaid may, through state programs (for example, IHSS in California).
Sources: CMS — Home Health Care Agencies · Texas HHSC — Directory of Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA) with an Active License · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment — State-licensed Home Care Agencies and Home Health Agencies · Florida Agency for Health Care Administration — FloridaHealthFinder (Home Health Agencies, Homemaker and Companion Services, Nurse Registries) · Illinois Department of Public Health — directories of Home Health, Home Services and Home Nursing Agencies (data.illinois.gov) · Minnesota Department of Health — Health Care Provider Directory: Home Care and Home Health Agencies · North Carolina DHHS — Division of Health Service Regulation: Licensed Home Care Agencies (Home Care All) · New Jersey Department of Health — Acute Care Facilities (licensed Home Health Agencies) · Ohio Department of Health — EID Health Care Provider Report: Facility Listing (licensed Home Health Agencies) · Arizona Department of Health Services — Licensed Facilities (ArcGIS): Assisted Living, Adult Foster Care, Adult Day Health Care and Home Health Agencies · Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Background Checks — Licensed Health Care Facilities (UGRC): Assisted Living, Personal Care Agencies and Home Health Agencies · Hawaii Department of Health — Office of Health Care Assurance: Licensed Home Care Agencies and Home Health Agencies (Hawaii Statewide GIS Program) · Delaware Division of Health Care Quality — Licensed Personal Assistance Services Agencies and Home Health Agencies · Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services — Office of Inspector General: Personal Services Agencies and Private Duty Nursing Agencies · Indiana Department of Health — Personal Services Agency and Home Health Agency Directories · South Carolina Department of Public Health — Healthcare Quality: Licensed In-Home Care Providers and Home Health Agencies. Methodology.
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