Raleigh, North Carolina is North Carolina’s capital city and part of the three-city area known as the Research Triangle, along with nearby Durham and Chapel Hill. From the North Carolina Museum of History to the natural beauty found along the hiking trails of William B. Umstead State Park, seniors have plenty of options for active living in Raleigh. The city’s senior population aged 65 and older represent 10.2% of Raleigh’s 474,069 residents. Because of the city’s position in the Research Triangle, Raleigh is home to two of the nation’s top-tier research and teaching medical facilities at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Raleigh seniors also have access to a wide array of home health services. Per the Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2019, homemaker services cost $4,004 monthly on average and home health aide services run $4,195 monthly on average. Both monthly costs are lower than the national averages of $4,290 monthly for homemaker services and $4,385 monthly for home health aides.
At Caring.com, we’ve compiled a comprehensive directory of every home care provider in the Raleigh area – complete with types of care provided, services offered and reviews from families who’ve actually used the service. In addition to our in-depth provider listings, we’ve compiled a list of resources to help seniors and their families access all the tools they need to age in place safely and gracefully.
Directory of Home Care Services in Raleigh, NC
12800 Spruce Tree Way # 107, Suite 122, Raleigh, NC, 27614
We chose Griswold for my mom. We like both caregivers very well. They stay with my mom overnight, cook her breakfast and dinner, make sure she takes her meds, and keep an eye on her when she gets up i
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We chose Griswold for my mom. We like both caregivers very well. They stay with my mom overnight, cook her breakfast and dinner, make sure she takes her meds, and keep an eye on her when she gets up in the night, and they do a little light cleaning. They’re very thorough, explain things well, and are very personable. They do a great job. We have the caregivers weekly at night.
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We chose Griswold for my mom. We like both caregivers very well. They stay with my mom overnight, cook her breakfast and dinner, make sure she takes her meds, and keep an eye on her when she gets up i
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We chose Griswold for my mom. We like both caregivers very well. They stay with my mom overnight, cook her breakfast and dinner, make sure she takes her meds, and keep an eye on her when she gets up in the night, and they do a little light cleaning. They’re very thorough, explain things well, and are very personable. They do a great job. We have the caregivers weekly at night.
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2500 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 301, Raleigh, NC, 27607
They help by being my hands and feet.
I like the quality of individuals.
They help by being my hands and feet.
I like the quality of individuals.
8360 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27615
Could not be happier with my caretakers interaction with my mom
Could not be happier with my caretakers interaction with my mom
4905 Pine Cone Drive, Suite 203, Hillsborough, NC, 27278
Our family was so fortunate to receive services through Right at Home. The staff was amazingboth the caregivers and the admin support responsive and helpful with last minute changes and adjustments.
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Our family was so fortunate to receive services through Right at Home. The staff was amazingboth the caregivers and the admin support responsive and helpful with last minute changes and adjustments. Caregivers were professional and caring to my father and our whole family during a very difficult time. Thank you!
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Our family was so fortunate to receive services through Right at Home. The staff was amazingboth the caregivers and the admin support responsive and helpful with last minute changes and adjustments.
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Our family was so fortunate to receive services through Right at Home. The staff was amazingboth the caregivers and the admin support responsive and helpful with last minute changes and adjustments. Caregivers were professional and caring to my father and our whole family during a very difficult time. Thank you!
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1151 South Main St., Ste. 327, Wake Forest, NC, 27587
Nurses aide care my elderly parent receives is excellent. Aides all well trained, caring, professional, and “go the extra mile”. Aides arrive as scheduled and maintain very good communication wit
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Nurses aide care my elderly parent receives is excellent. Aides all well trained, caring, professional, and “go the extra mile”. Aides arrive as scheduled and maintain very good communication with the family. Owner goes out of her way to respond to requests in timely fashion. We recommend this agency strongly to friends who have parents who need care. What a blessing ABC has been to our parent and entire family. A model of what quality care looks like!
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Nurses aide care my elderly parent receives is excellent. Aides all well trained, caring, professional, and “go the extra mile”. Aides arrive as scheduled and maintain very good communication wit
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Nurses aide care my elderly parent receives is excellent. Aides all well trained, caring, professional, and “go the extra mile”. Aides arrive as scheduled and maintain very good communication with the family. Owner goes out of her way to respond to requests in timely fashion. We recommend this agency strongly to friends who have parents who need care. What a blessing ABC has been to our parent and entire family. A model of what quality care looks like!
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1829 East Franklin St., Ste. 1100, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Livewell Home Care has been a blessing for our family. Not only are they skilled in memory care but they really took the time to get to know our mother and find things she enjoys. For us to have a bre
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Livewell Home Care has been a blessing for our family. Not only are they skilled in memory care but they really took the time to get to know our mother and find things she enjoys. For us to have a break and know mom will be taken care of-we couldn’t ask for much more. She loves her caregivers and the joy they bring to her is priceless. Thank you Livewell.
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Livewell Home Care has been a blessing for our family. Not only are they skilled in memory care but they really took the time to get to know our mother and find things she enjoys. For us to have a bre
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Livewell Home Care has been a blessing for our family. Not only are they skilled in memory care but they really took the time to get to know our mother and find things she enjoys. For us to have a break and know mom will be taken care of-we couldn’t ask for much more. She loves her caregivers and the joy they bring to her is priceless. Thank you Livewell.
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2910 Barmettler St, Raleigh, NC, 27607
1210 SE Maynard Avenue, Suite 202, Cary, NC, 27511
They watched after my mom, since I couldn’t go in.
They responded to all of my needs.
They watched after my mom, since I couldn’t go in.
They responded to all of my needs.
5421 Old Poole Rd, #105, Raleigh, NC, 27610
He can’t do without assistance so it has been great assistance. With that being said, there were some caregivers that were better than others.
There are some caregivers that are fantastic and there
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He can’t do without assistance so it has been great assistance. With that being said, there were some caregivers that were better than others.
There are some caregivers that are fantastic and there are some who aren’t. They need more consistency in the caregivers.
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He can’t do without assistance so it has been great assistance. With that being said, there were some caregivers that were better than others.
There are some caregivers that are fantastic and there
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He can’t do without assistance so it has been great assistance. With that being said, there were some caregivers that were better than others.
There are some caregivers that are fantastic and there are some who aren’t. They need more consistency in the caregivers.
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104-A Fountain Brook Circle, Cary, NC, 27511
Aware Senior Care hire the best people. My husband fractured his pelvis and was in rehab until they had an outbreak of Covid-19. We felt he would be better at home than at the facility, but he still
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Aware Senior Care hire the best people. My husband fractured his pelvis and was in rehab until they had an outbreak of Covid-19. We felt he would be better at home than at the facility, but he still required 24/7 care. Aware Senior Care was recommended to us and we hired them. Was the best decision we made.
All the aides were extremely professional, dedicated and compassionate. They were like family to us, especially Happy, Maryse, Margaret and Jeneba. They were always there on time and would not leave until the new aide arrived, even when they had another appointment and I said it was ok to go, Happy would not leave. They helped with everything, attending his bathroom needs, dressing him, washing him, helping with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Always willing to do whatever it took. The agency always kept in touch to see that we were satisfied with the service. Tim even came on Angelo’s birthday with goodies. Gina was there the first day to make sure the house was safe and everything that was needed was in place. Cannot say enough wonderful things about this group. Thank you all for all you did for us. So comforting to have you there and a very stressful time.
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Aware Senior Care hire the best people. My husband fractured his pelvis and was in rehab until they had an outbreak of Covid-19. We felt he would be better at home than at the facility, but he still
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Aware Senior Care hire the best people. My husband fractured his pelvis and was in rehab until they had an outbreak of Covid-19. We felt he would be better at home than at the facility, but he still required 24/7 care. Aware Senior Care was recommended to us and we hired them. Was the best decision we made.
All the aides were extremely professional, dedicated and compassionate. They were like family to us, especially Happy, Maryse, Margaret and Jeneba. They were always there on time and would not leave until the new aide arrived, even when they had another appointment and I said it was ok to go, Happy would not leave. They helped with everything, attending his bathroom needs, dressing him, washing him, helping with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Always willing to do whatever it took. The agency always kept in touch to see that we were satisfied with the service. Tim even came on Angelo’s birthday with goodies. Gina was there the first day to make sure the house was safe and everything that was needed was in place. Cannot say enough wonderful things about this group. Thank you all for all you did for us. So comforting to have you there and a very stressful time.
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312 W Millbrook Rd # 141, Raleigh, NC, 27609
They chose an excellent caregiver for us to help us daily.
We are completely satisfied with them. We like our caregiver that they selected for us.
They chose an excellent caregiver for us to help us daily.
We are completely satisfied with them. We like our caregiver that they selected for us.
7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite LL 140, Mclean, VA, 22102
I’m using HomeCare.com for my husband. We’re content. They have very qualified personnel. It’s easy billing, and it’s easy to contact them. They provide companionship, and they drive him around. I’m g
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I’m using HomeCare.com for my husband. We’re content. They have very qualified personnel. It’s easy billing, and it’s easy to contact them. They provide companionship, and they drive him around. I’m getting a good value compared to the market price. They’re professional, compassionate, and very nice. The caregiver is here seven hours a day, three days a week. I would recommend them highly.
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I’m using HomeCare.com for my husband. We’re content. They have very qualified personnel. It’s easy billing, and it’s easy to contact them. They provide companionship, and they drive him around. I’m g
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I’m using HomeCare.com for my husband. We’re content. They have very qualified personnel. It’s easy billing, and it’s easy to contact them. They provide companionship, and they drive him around. I’m getting a good value compared to the market price. They’re professional, compassionate, and very nice. The caregiver is here seven hours a day, three days a week. I would recommend them highly.
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5630 Six Forks Road , Suite 203, Raleigh, NC, 27609
I love this company, the difference they have made in the quality of our lives is incredible. Taking care of my parents had become very difficult for my sister and me. and Danny and his staff knew exa
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I love this company, the difference they have made in the quality of our lives is incredible. Taking care of my parents had become very difficult for my sister and me. and Danny and his staff knew exactly what was needed and how to handle the situation. I can now be a daughter again.
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I love this company, the difference they have made in the quality of our lives is incredible. Taking care of my parents had become very difficult for my sister and me. and Danny and his staff knew exa
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I love this company, the difference they have made in the quality of our lives is incredible. Taking care of my parents had become very difficult for my sister and me. and Danny and his staff knew exactly what was needed and how to handle the situation. I can now be a daughter again.
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4904 Waters Edge Dr, Ste. 160, Raleigh, NC, 27606
I have a person who comes at night from Ideal. She supervises my husband’s dinner and reminds me of his medication. She provides good care and patience to my husband. I’m very satisfied with the quali
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I have a person who comes at night from Ideal. She supervises my husband’s dinner and reminds me of his medication. She provides good care and patience to my husband. I’m very satisfied with the quality of the care.
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I have a person who comes at night from Ideal. She supervises my husband’s dinner and reminds me of his medication. She provides good care and patience to my husband. I’m very satisfied with the quali
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I have a person who comes at night from Ideal. She supervises my husband’s dinner and reminds me of his medication. She provides good care and patience to my husband. I’m very satisfied with the quality of the care.
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114 Wind Chime Ct., Suite 102E, Raleigh, NC, 27615
I have somebody from Affordable Family Care Services coming in for two hours a week, and so far so good. I have no real complaints. At first they said, they had a twelve hour a week minimum and I can’
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I have somebody from Affordable Family Care Services coming in for two hours a week, and so far so good. I have no real complaints. At first they said, they had a twelve hour a week minimum and I can’t afford that. I said that I only needed two hours and they were willing to work with me. I needed somebody to give my mom a bath, wash her hair, and besides that, they clean her room. The girl that comes in is very hard-working and she gets everything done, which I thought was going to take more than two hours, but she gets it done in an hour and a half. She is very efficient and she does a good job. She’s sweet and patient with my mom, and she has developed a very good rapport with her. I even changed my time to accommodate her schedule because I’d just as soon have her and not start with somebody else. I like her that much. I will adjust her schedule if I had to.
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I have somebody from Affordable Family Care Services coming in for two hours a week, and so far so good. I have no real complaints. At first they said, they had a twelve hour a week minimum and I can’
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I have somebody from Affordable Family Care Services coming in for two hours a week, and so far so good. I have no real complaints. At first they said, they had a twelve hour a week minimum and I can’t afford that. I said that I only needed two hours and they were willing to work with me. I needed somebody to give my mom a bath, wash her hair, and besides that, they clean her room. The girl that comes in is very hard-working and she gets everything done, which I thought was going to take more than two hours, but she gets it done in an hour and a half. She is very efficient and she does a good job. She’s sweet and patient with my mom, and she has developed a very good rapport with her. I even changed my time to accommodate her schedule because I’d just as soon have her and not start with somebody else. I like her that much. I will adjust her schedule if I had to.
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212 N Corcoran St suite 208, Durham, NC, 27701
I’m perfectly and completely satisfied with the care I got from Glorious Life Home Care. At times it was above and beyond the call of duty. It was very good. The first person that came was a match and
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I’m perfectly and completely satisfied with the care I got from Glorious Life Home Care. At times it was above and beyond the call of duty. It was very good. The first person that came was a match and she came every day for a week. It was just a few hours a day. She did breakfast and lunch, wash clothes, made the bed, did housework and everything I needed. I would use them again.
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I’m perfectly and completely satisfied with the care I got from Glorious Life Home Care. At times it was above and beyond the call of duty. It was very good. The first person that came was a match and
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I’m perfectly and completely satisfied with the care I got from Glorious Life Home Care. At times it was above and beyond the call of duty. It was very good. The first person that came was a match and she came every day for a week. It was just a few hours a day. She did breakfast and lunch, wash clothes, made the bed, did housework and everything I needed. I would use them again.
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8396 6 Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27615
This company has done a good job helping me. They are reliable and honest. I have used them for a few months and haven’t had any problems.
This company has done a good job helping me. They are reliable and honest. I have used them for a few months and haven’t had any problems.
3208 Sunset Ave, Ste. C, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804
This agency is awesome they satisfy my father’s needs to the fullest. my father has been through 2 agencies and this is the third. but now we are at home with this agency to stay. staff is awesome!!!!
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This agency is awesome they satisfy my father’s needs to the fullest. my father has been through 2 agencies and this is the third. but now we are at home with this agency to stay. staff is awesome!!!!
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This agency is awesome they satisfy my father’s needs to the fullest. my father has been through 2 agencies and this is the third. but now we are at home with this agency to stay. staff is awesome!!!!
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This agency is awesome they satisfy my father’s needs to the fullest. my father has been through 2 agencies and this is the third. but now we are at home with this agency to stay. staff is awesome!!!!
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4909 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC, 27606
I am very happy with the care and attention given to me by Elite Care.
I am very happy with the care and attention given to me by Elite Care.
2720 Riddick Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27609
I don’t usually take the time to write reviews but in this case I wanted other people to be able to feel the overwhelming relief that my sister and I did when we called Home Helpers to care for my fat
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I don’t usually take the time to write reviews but in this case I wanted other people to be able to feel the overwhelming relief that my sister and I did when we called Home Helpers to care for my father. I can honestly say that everyone there… the owners and the staff bent over backwards to help us any way they could. My father had reservations about anyone other than us helping him but he was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable he was with all the helpers he met! They were friendly yet professional and most importantly they didn’t try to change my dad’s routine… only assisted him through it. They also helped with doing his laundry and running to the store when needed and preparing meals. In our situation we needed help FAST and they were able to quickly respond with caring, intelligent, qualified people…. what more can you ask for?
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I don’t usually take the time to write reviews but in this case I wanted other people to be able to feel the overwhelming relief that my sister and I did when we called Home Helpers to care for my fat
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I don’t usually take the time to write reviews but in this case I wanted other people to be able to feel the overwhelming relief that my sister and I did when we called Home Helpers to care for my father. I can honestly say that everyone there… the owners and the staff bent over backwards to help us any way they could. My father had reservations about anyone other than us helping him but he was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable he was with all the helpers he met! They were friendly yet professional and most importantly they didn’t try to change my dad’s routine… only assisted him through it. They also helped with doing his laundry and running to the store when needed and preparing meals. In our situation we needed help FAST and they were able to quickly respond with caring, intelligent, qualified people…. what more can you ask for?
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Raleigh Home Care Resources
Home care services are only one of the pieces needed for seniors to gracefully age in place. There are many services and programs that are low-cost or free, that enable seniors to enjoy an independent lifestyle in the comfort of their own home, such as help with home modifications, meal delivery services, and more. Below, we’ve compiled a few of the most helpful resources in Raleigh:
Address: 1110 Navaho Drive, 4th Floor, Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone Number: (919) 872-7933
Resources for Seniors was founded in 1973 with the core mission of providing area seniors with home-based services that would allow them to maintain their independence as long as possible. Home modification and repair services can be found through this resource with payment determined based on household income. Resources for Seniors can also help coordinate transportation and other components of in-home care.
Address: 1150 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511
Phone Number: (919) 460-0567
The Center for Volunteer Caregiving provides seniors with transportation assistance as well as light housekeeping and yard work, grocery shopping, companionship and respite support. The services provided are targeted toward seniors that want to continue living independently without family or friends nearby to offer a hand. All of the center’s services are free of charge, but donations are encouraged.
Address: 220 Swinburne Street, 4th floor, Raleigh, NC 27620
Phone Number: (919) 212-7000
LIEAP is a federal program that helps Raleigh-area seniors with payment for their heating bills. There are eligibility requirements, but seniors get priority and may sign up for the program a month before other residents. Applicants must provide a phone number so that a caseworker can reach out if any additional information is necessary.
Address: 1502 West NC Highway 54, Suite 405, Durham, NC 27707
Phone Number: (919) 403-5555
This nonprofit organization offers respite care, senior companionship, medical transportation and home care services. While the group charges for its services, it works with people at all income levels through grants and charitable contributions to ensure that its services are in reach of any older adult that needs them.
Address: 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone Number: (919) 707-9198
A program of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, the Weatherization Assistance Program improves household safety and energy efficiency for low-income residents. The goal is to ensure that residents stay warm during the harsh winter months and cool in summer, with an emphasis on North Carolina’s senior population.
Determining Your Loved One’s Need for In-Home Care
Aging can be a difficult process, and loved ones may not always ask for help – often times it’s up to their family to evaluate their need for help around the house. While no two situations are exactly alike, this checklist can help you and your loved ones determine when it’s time to start the search for a home care provider.
Guidelines for Talking About In-Home Care
If you’ve determined that your loved one needs the assistance of a care provider in their home, it may be time for a difficult conversation. Handled correctly, however, this process can bring a family together and ensure that everyone’s concerns are addressed. Use this PDF as a starting point to help the conversation stay as positive and productive as possible.