Bordering the Raritan River and Arthur Kill, the county is well-connected by major highways. With a lower percentage of seniors than state and national figures, adults aged 65 and older compose approximately 15.9% of the county’s estimated population of 860,000. Seniors may be eligible for property tax deductions, and neither Social Security income nor military pensions are taxed. Crime rates and health costs are lower than national averages, and Middlesex County has several doctors per capita. The county is home to Hackensack University Medical Center and ranks nationwide in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics and urology. Based on Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey, seniors pay an average of $5,148 for home care in Middlesex County. Unlike home health care, this doesn’t incorporate any clinical care or services.
Below we’ve compiled a comprehensive directory of every home care provider in Middlesex County– complete with services offered and reviews from families who’ve actually used the service. In addition to our in-depth provider listings, we’ve compiled resources to help seniors and their families to access all the tools they need to age in place safely and gracefully.