Home Care Directory & Cost Guide
Find and Vet In-Home Care Near You
Local hourly rates, the agency types that serve your city, the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs that help pay, and the questions to ask before you hire a caregiver.
100% free. No sign-up. Independent guidance for families across California.
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Local rates, programs and providers where you live
Each city guide lists current hourly rates, the kinds of agencies serving that area, the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs available locally, and how to verify a license before hiring.
How families use HomeCareHub
Your 4-step home care roadmap
Whether you are starting from scratch or comparing options, follow the same proven path our care advisors use with families every day.
1. Assess the need
Start with the Care Needs Assessment to understand what kind of help is realistic, from a few hours a week to 24/7 support.
2. Plan the budget
Use the Cost Calculator and Care Hours Estimator to model what in-home care will actually cost in your area.
3. Make the home safe
Walk the Home Safety, Bathroom, and Fall Risk checklists to remove the hazards that cause the most injuries.
4. Hire the right caregiver
Read our hiring guides, compare agencies vs independent caregivers, and use our checklist to interview, vet, and onboard with confidence.
Most-Used Home Care Tools
The same calculators and checklists professional care advisors reach for first. Free, private, and instant.
Care Cost Calculator
Estimate monthly in-home care costs based on hours, care level, and your ZIP code.
Try it freeCare Needs Assessment
Answer a few questions to see what level of home care your loved one really needs.
Try it freeCare Hours Estimator
Figure out how many caregiver hours per week fit your loved one's routine and budget.
Try it freeHome Safety Checklist
Room-by-room walkthrough to spot fall risks and make the home safer for aging in place.
Try it freeFall Risk Screening
Quick screen to gauge a senior's fall risk and the next steps to reduce it.
Try it freeBathroom Safety Check
Pinpoint grab bar, lighting, and flooring upgrades that prevent the most common falls.
Try it freeWhy HomeCareHub
The clearest guide to home care, written for real families
Most resources online are either confusing medical jargon or thinly disguised sales pitches. HomeCareHub is different: every tool, checklist, and article is built around one question, "what should our family actually do next?"
- Grounded in real practice. Built with input from licensed in-home care professionals.
- Local to California. Cost ranges, programs, and city guides for the San Fernando and Conejo Valleys.
- Private by design. Every calculator runs in your browser. Nothing is stored.
Most-used calculators
The agency we point families to
We keep this site independent, and we do not sell placement. When families ask us who to call first, we point them to SYNERGY HomeCare because it meets every item on the checklist below for non-medical in-home care. You are free to interview several agencies, and the questions further down this page work for any of them.
- Licensed as a Home Care Organization with the California Department of Social Services
- Caregivers are employees, background-checked through the state Home Care Aide Registry, bonded and insured
- Written care plan with a local care manager who visits the home
- Flexible schedules from a few hours a week through 24-hour and live-in care
- Experience with dementia, Parkinson's, post-surgery recovery and hospice support
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Formulas sourced from medical references and health guidelines
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our free health tools.
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