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The 9 Best In-Home Care Agencies in Brooklyn, NY

The 9 top-ranked in-home care agencies serving Brooklyn, NY, ordered by the Care Close to Home Score. Each holds an active New York Licensed Home Care Services Agency license and has at least 10 public reviews. House Calls Home Care ranks first with 4.9 stars from 557 reviews.

Updated November 2026 · Data: state license rosters, checked June 5, 2026 · How we list agencies

9 top-ranked agencies · by Care Close to Home Score
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Cost of care in New York

Median hourly rate$35
20 hrs / week$3,033/mo
40 hrs / week$6,067/mo

Non-medical in-home care. Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey.

Paying for in-home care in New York

Most families pay privately or use long-term care insurance, Medicaid waivers, VA benefits or local Area Agency on Aging programs.

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Licensed in-home care in Brooklyn, NY: how to compare agencies

We ranked the top nine in-home care agencies serving Brooklyn, NY. Every one holds an active New York Licensed Home Care Services Agency license in the New York State Department of Health public roster dated June 5, 2026, and each has at least 10 public reviews. They are ordered by the Care Close to Home Score, which combines the rating (adjusted for how many reviews stand behind it), the number of reviews, and the license check. The other 225 licensed agencies serving Brooklyn, NY are not listed here.

In-home care means non-medical help that lets an older adult keep living at home: bathing and dressing, meals, housekeeping, errands, medication reminders and company. It is usually paid for privately, with long-term care insurance, a Medicaid program or VA benefits, not by Medicare. Compare at least three agencies, and ask each whether caregivers are employees, how they are screened, who supervises them, the minimum hours and the hourly rate.

In New York, the median rate for in-home care is $35 an hour, about $3,033 a month for 20 hours a week (CareScout 2025).

The 234 agencies on this list are based in 35 ZIP codes; the busiest are 11235 (44 agencies), 11229 (19 agencies) and 11230 (15 agencies). If Brooklyn has too few choices for your needs, the closest other cities we list are New York (79 agencies, about 8 miles away), Staten Island (29 agencies, about 8 miles away) and Queens (173 agencies, about 10 miles away).

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Aging at home in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with about 2.6 million residents, and roughly 16 percent are 65 or older. Aging at home here can mean a walk-up in Bensonhurst, a rowhouse in Greenpoint or Park Slope, or an apartment building near Brighton Beach or Coney Island. Each neighborhood has its own feel, so families often look for caregivers who know the block, the building and the way around the subway.

16.4% of residents are 65 or older. Source: ACS 2024 1-year estimate for Kings County (Brooklyn borough, coextensive with the county), via Census Reporter; county figure.

Neighborhoods and nearby towns

In Brooklyn, families ask about care in Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Sunset Park.

Park SlopeBay RidgeBensonhurstBrighton BeachFlatbushBedford-StuyvesantWilliamsburgSunset Park

Agencies listed here also commonly serve nearby Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. Confirm each agency's service area before you sign.

Familiar places in Brooklyn

Care that fits the routines of home often means getting to the places that matter: Prospect Park, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island and Green-Wood Cemetery.

Planning care in Brooklyn

Brooklyn has a humid subtropical climate, with nearly 50 inches of precipitation a year and snow most common in February. Many homes are older rowhouses and apartment buildings, so stairs, walk-ups and elevator access are practical questions for home care. Numerous subway lines and several bridges connect the borough to Manhattan, which helps caregivers commute, but parking, building entry rules and travel across Brooklyn can still affect visit timing.

Local resources

  • After a hospital stay. If a family member is discharged from Maimonides Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn and Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, ask the discharge planner about private-duty help at home, and choose the agency yourself from this list.

Free help for families in Brooklyn

  • Area Agency on Aging: New York City Department for the Aging (NYC Aging), (212) 244-6469. Free advice on in-home services, meals, respite and programs that help pay, for anyone 60 or older and their families.
  • Medicaid help at home: Medicaid Managed Long Term Care (MLTC). Medicaid enrollees who are chronically ill or disabled and need community-based long-term care (home care, personal care, consumer-directed assistance) for more than 120 days get those services through a state-approved MLTC plan; dual-eligible adults 21+ who need such care must enroll.
  • Coming home from the hospital: if your family member is being discharged from Maimonides Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and One Brooklyn Health or another Brooklyn hospital, ask the discharge planner to send the referral to an agency you choose from this list. You have the right to pick the agency.

Phone numbers and programs checked against official sources in October 2026. Call ahead, as hours and programs change.

Questions Brooklyn families ask

How many licensed in-home care agencies are there in Brooklyn?

The state roster dated June 5, 2026 lists 234 agencies in Brooklyn with an active New York license. Agencies based in nearby towns may also serve Brooklyn.

How do I choose an in-home care agency in Brooklyn?

Call at least three. Ask whether caregivers are employees or independent contractors, how they are screened and supervised, the minimum hours and the hourly rate, and what happens when a caregiver is sick. Ask for a written care plan. Our guide to how to check an agency has the full list.

How are these agencies ranked?

Each agency has an active state license and at least 10 public reviews. The Care Close to Home Score is out of 100: 60 points for the review rating, adjusted so a handful of reviews counts for less than a hundred; 20 for the number of reviews; 15 for the license check; and 5 for a verified phone and website. Agencies cannot pay to rank higher.

How do families pay for in-home care in Brooklyn?

Most pay privately, by the hour. Long-term care insurance, Medicaid waivers and VA benefits can help with bathing help, meals, housekeeping or companionship.

What does "licensed" mean?

The agency holds a license from the state health department. Licensing sets minimum standards and allows the state to inspect and act on complaints, but it does not rate how good the care is.

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