NYS CAREGIVER GUIDE Services & Programs HOME CARE Home care includes a range of services. The goals of home care may be to help someone after an illness or injury, provide services after a hospital stay, or provide long-term support to keep the person as healthy and independent as possible. Home care services are provided by Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs) and Licensed Home Care Service Agencies (LHCSAs). Home care can be paid privately or through Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance programs. Homemakers, personal care aides, and home health aides are some of the home care staff with whom you might interact. Homemakers help with light housekeeping tasks. They can grocery shop, do laundry, and prepare meals. Homemakers cannot provide personal care. Personal care aides help with personal care, such as bathing, grooming, and dressing. They can also prepare meals, grocery shop, and do light housework. Personal care aides are limited in the medical care they can provide. For example, they cannot check blood pressure or give someone their medication. Home health aides assist with daily living activities, which include bathing, dressing, and walking. Home health aides can also grocery shop and do household chores. Some home health aides can perform healthrelated tasks such as taking a temperature or helping with exercises. 30
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