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Browse the 660 home care agencies in Railroad, read 830 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in Railroad choose home care for many reasons, including to reduce caregiver stress, curb senior loneliness, and make daily life easier for older adults. Most home care agencies in Railroad personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

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Photo of Options for Senior America - Gaithersburg, MDCommunity card badge
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85 reviews
[name removed], without much time was able to arrange overnight sitters for us upon discharge (who were all professional, gentle and attentive). It became clear that I needed a daytime person as well to...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Options For Senior America Corp. started providing home care services in late 1989 to the residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. What started as a handful of customers grew substantially due to the personal customer service that the company's management has always been keen to...
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Photo of 2nd Family - EldersburgCommunity card badge
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84 reviews
We have been very pleased with the loving care provided by the 2nd Family caregivers. The caregivers that have come in have been compassionate and caring. Also, if there is ever a call out, 2nd Family worked...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
A family-owned business, 2nd Family began in 2011 as a result of our own experience in searching for in-home care for our own loved one — our grandmother. We discovered first-hand that there was a huge void between the level of care available and the level of care that we wanted for our own loved...
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Photo of Options for Senior America - Harrisburg, PA
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8 reviews
We worked with options out of Harrisburg. I can't say enough wonderful things about them. They were very proactive. Our caregiver was wonderful. My mom was in a hospice situation and the caregiver that came...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Senior Helpers - York, PA
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4 reviews
The caregivers have basic skills and they can usually follow cues from a therapist for instance in continuing care of the patient...for example what to do to help the patient walk and also will assist with...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Senior Helpers Provides Many services in the Harrisburg and York, Pennsylvania area. We provide a full array of Home Care services for seniors and the elderly living in this beautiful area. Our Home Care Services are provided by bonded and insured employees and all employees pass a National...
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Photo of Chesapeake Caregivers of Annapolis, MD
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14 reviews
Chesapeake Caregivers is excellent. They strive to provide the utmost in service. Right now I have the best caregivers ever. That was not always the case. But once I requested a change of caregiver,...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Typical In Home Care Services Include: Level 1 nursing ?Planning and Preparing Meals Personal Grooming Household Maintenance & Organization ?Assistance with Activities Transportation Companionship
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Photo of Comfort Home Care - Rockville
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14 reviews
We found [name removed], [name removed] and, especially [name removed], very thoughtful and caring. [name removed] was always kind and gentle with my sister and provided helpful suggestions on how to make...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Comfort Home Care LLC, provides in-home or in senior living community care, according to your schedule, your needs, and your individual personality, or that of a loved one for whom you may be primarily responsible. Comfort Home Care is unique because we take it personally!! Each and every client...
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Photo of Options for Senior America Baltimore
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96 reviews
Moms meals were prepared by her husband. Moms loves to dance. [name removed] did this with mom and made sure she walked. I would recommend them with the understanding that if the client has dementia, the...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Options For Senior America Corp. started providing home care services in late 1989 to the residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. What started as a handful of customers grew substantially due to the personal customer service that the company's management has always been keen to...
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Photo of Senior Helpers - Camp Hill, PA
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6 reviews
We are quite thrilled with senior helpers. Our care giver [name removed] is wonderful..we are blessed to have her. The intake personnel were very focused on getting the right caregiver based on the...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Senior Helpers is a leading provider of nonmedical in home care for Seniors. Our services allow our seniors to age in place, remaining as independently as possible with assistance from their very own senior helper.We offer companionship services for those who need home helper assistance with...
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Photo of A Homemade Plan of Annapolis, MD
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18 reviews
What we like the most about A Homemade Plan is the staff and how professional they are. Your staff took good care of my late husband and worked to maintain his dignity during the last week of his life. Based...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
A Homemade Plan (formerly Angels of Care) is an in-home senior care company that provides Caregivers in the homes of senior citizens and people who have disabilities to assist with activities of daily living. These activities may include but are not limited to the following; -Personal Hygiene...
Photo of Options For Senior America -La Plata
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41 reviews
Options for Senior America sent a caregiver to take care of my mother-in-law. [name removed], the caregiver, was compassionate, dependable, and competent. She had an excellent attitude and interacted well...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Options For Senior America Corp. started providing home care services in late 1989 to the residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. What started as a handful of customers grew substantially due to the personal customer service that the company's management has always been keen to...
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Photo of Right at Home - Hanover and East Adams, PA
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Right at Home is an in-home care and assistance agency, providing quality senior and disabled persons care since 1995.Serving from our main office in York, with satellite offices in Camp Hill, Hanover, and Lancaster, we provide thoroughly screened, trained, insured and bonded caregivers for a...
Photo of Best Care Home Care
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2 reviews
This was the first time using this type of service. I was very pleased with the care my mother received. The financial side was hard. We were only able to do the one week. Overall I would use you...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Bestcare Home Care has been open since December 2013. Our staff members have over 20 years combined experience. We love what we do and care deeply for the people who come in contact with us. Bestcare is locally owned and operated. We give you access to owners and managers who play a key role in...
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Photo of Mekah Citywide Home Care
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1 review
Everybody at Mekka home care is very welcoming, warm, and courteous. Makes me feel very comfortable having my loved one taken care of by that staff. I recommend them to anyone seeking home care for a loved...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of TriCounty At Home
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2 reviews
I'am very satisfied with the services my parents have been receiving from this home care agency. My parents are doing, and everything is working out very well. The care givers that have come out to help have...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Making Life EasierJust as growing older can allow for a more relaxed lifestyle, it can also present new obstacles and challenges. Many seniors find that for the first time in their lives, they have to ask for assistance. TriCounty at Home can help. With TriCounty at Home , you or your loved one...
Photo of Benevolent Home Health Care
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1 review
I usually don’t write reviews but I had to write about my family’s experience with Benevolent Home Health Care. Their caregivers are very caring and friendly. Their office staff are always responsive and...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Philia Home Care Washington DC
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1 review
I wanted to express my heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding care and support that Philia provided to my dad. From the moment we engaged their services, the level of professionalism, compassion, and...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of Griswold Home Care for Aspen Hill-Wheaton, MD
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
About Griswold Home Care Compassionate Commitment, Dedicated Caring Griswold Home Care is unlike any other home care company in the world. Our commitment to referring the best possible non-medical home care professionals available has resulted in helping over 80,000 families just like yours....
Photo of Radiant Health Services
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1 review
Choosing a home care agency for a loved one is a decision fraught with concern, the desire for the best care, and the hope of finding a compassionate and professional team. I found all this and more with...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Photo of ForeverCare
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13 reviews
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Home Helpers Home Care of Bowie, MD
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2 reviews
Home Helpers stepped in to provide services to our family during a crisis. Their care staff was fantastic and flexible, while the family was trying to make arrangements and dealing with illness and travel....
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Home Helpers / Direct Link of Bowie, MD is more than an in-home health care agency – we help make life easier and more enjoyable for you and your family. We’re a locally owned, trusted provider of quality, compassionate senior home care in Bowie and the surrounding communities.We customize our...
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Photo of Absolute Care Services LLC
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23 reviews
We needed care for my wheelchair bound Aunt who lived alone. Absolute Care was the first one to get back to me, answered all my questions, cared the most, and had care givers within days to help us. The...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
If you or your loved ones are looking for in-home care serving the greater Baltimore suburban area, look no further than Absolute Care Services, LLC. Based out of Towson, Maryland, Absolute Care Services, LLC offers a variety of home care options. They were founded in 2014 and are under local...
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Photo of Grandma Joan's Live-In Care Consulting and Recruiting
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57 reviews
I was in a real pinch to find the right care giver and "home manager" for my parents. Mom suffers from dementia and suddenly Dad, her main caregiver, had a stroke. Almost overnight, we needed immediate...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
About our Consulting and Recruiting ServicesGrandma Joan is an award-winning consulting and recruiter service that has been helping discerning families recruit, screen, and hire premium live-in caregivers since 2010.We act as the family’s private 3rd party recruiters, finding and screening the...
Photo of ComForCare Home Care - Randallstown, MD
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3 reviews
So far it's working out okay. They have been very responsive if I have called for anything so far. Reliability, and consistency is not as good as I had hoped for, but they are trying to get it down.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
How important is peace of mind? We, at ComForcare think that it is everything. Are you looking for someone to take care of your mom (or other family member/friend) just as you would? Our ComForcare office has received compliments directly from our clients stating that we give 'top notch service'....
Photo of Options for Senior America Bel Air
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18 reviews
I like this service for my father. The care taker was always on time to care for my father. They helped with personal needs. I would recommend this service for others needing to have someone in there home....
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Options For Senior America Corp. started providing home care services in late 1989 to the residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. What started as a handful of customers grew substantially due to the personal customer service that the company's management has always been keen to...
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Photo of Home Instead - West Chester, PA
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10 reviews
We have had a very good experience with Home Instead senior care. We chose them because our family had used them previously and had a good experience as well. All around they are great and we definitely...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
You know where the help is needed. The question is who will provide the help. Our approach to providing quality care is to hire quality CAREGivers. Our office services Chester County residents with CAREGivers who live in Chester County. We can run to the grocery store and prepare meals. Let us...
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Costs of home care in Railroad, PA

Average cost of home care in Railroad, PA

Home care in Railroad is typically charged at an hourly rate. Hourly rates may vary based on factors like time of day (overnight hours, for example), special weekend or holiday rates, and whether care is around the clock.
Average hourly rate
$27/hr
Average overnight rate
$30/hr
Average weekend rate
$30/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in Railroad

Home care costs in Railroad increase based on the hours of care needed. Costs are typically higher for seniors who need home care at night or for most of the day — for example, while a family member is at work. For seniors who need full-time or 24/7 care, assisted living or memory care may be a more cost-effective option in the long run.
44 hours of home care/wk
$5,211/mo
$5,376/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view Railroad assisted living facilities or Railroad memory care facilities.

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How to pay for home care in Railroad, PA

Many families combine various payment methods to cover home care costs. Most often, families use some mixture of the following private and public income sources to pay for home care in Railroad.
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What families are saying about home care in Railroad

Recent reviews for home care in Railroad

Home Instead - Lemoyne, PA

5.0
So far they've been great, we haven't had a single issue! Everyone we've spoken with has been very friendly, and the aides have been professional and caring. We've only been using the service a short time but so far there haven't been any issues with scheduling or lateness.

Care Connect Solutions in Lancaster, PA

4.6
We chose Care Connect Solutions because it was recommended to us and I found they were a little cheaper than some other groups. They were also very accommodating and flexible with the hours that we were needing. We are having a good experience with our caregiver we currently have, she has been ...
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Griswold Home Care - Baltimore and Howard County, MD in Ellicott City, MD

4.5
The caregivers were just wonderful. Very friendly, nice, and they did a great job. Getting the office and the caregivers on the same page was not good. It was the office staff just was not in sync. I would use this service again.

Frequently asked questions about home care in Railroad

There are 660 home care facilities near Railroad, Pennsylvania. See the full list.

Home care is provided by an aide who comes to a senior’s home to help with daily chores and activities of daily living. It can be offered anywhere a senior calls home — including a house, senior apartment, independent living, or assisted living. Learn more about home care.

Home care services are customizable to a senior’s unique needs. Services can include companionship, help with chores like cooking and housekeeping, or assistance with activities of daily living, like toileting and bathing. Explore home care services in more detail.

Home care provides nonmedical services for seniors who require assistance with daily tasks like housework, bathing, dressing, and transportation. In contrast, home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes services like skilled nursing care and therapies, health monitoring, and medication administration that are provided by licensed medical professionals. Read more about home care vs. home health care.

The national median cost of home care is $30 per hour, according to A Place for Mom’s internal data. This cost may vary depending on the location and provided services.

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