Home Health Agencies

Home health aides offer personal care such as bathing, toileting, and feeding, along with minor medical care and limited housekeeping, such as changing sheets. Home health agency costs range from about $15 to $40 an hour, depending on location, services provided, and training—certified aides, who have more medical training, earn more. Home health agency costs may be covered short-term by Medicare if deemed medically required, and longer term by Medicaid. Home health agencies are best for those who need some personal or light medical care in order to stay in their home.

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