Hudson Valley Senior AdvisorHow many home care agencies and hospices are licensed in the Mid-Hudson?
The Department of Health roster shows 4 certified home health agencies, 33 licensed home care services agencies, 2 hospices and 1 adult day health care programs with office addresses in Dutchess and Orange counties.
| Area | Home care agencies | Hospices | Adult day health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyde Park, Rhinebeck & Red Hook | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Beacon, Fishkill & East Fishkill | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wappinger, LaGrange & Pleasant Valley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Millbrook, Dover, Pawling & the Harlem Valley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newburgh & New Windsor | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Middletown & Wallkill | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Goshen, Hamptonburgh & Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Jervis, Deerpark & Greenville | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe, Chester, Warwick & Tuxedo | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Which hospices have offices in Dutchess and Orange?
These hospices hold New York licenses with offices in the two counties: Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc, Hudson Valley Hospice.
Medicare's hospice benefit applies at home, in a residence or in a nursing home. Ask each hospice how fast a nurse arrives after hours and where inpatient care happens when symptoms cannot be managed at home.
What does in-home care cost in the Mid-Hudson?
No local figure is published; CareScout's 2025 New York median for a non-medical caregiver is $35 an hour, about $6,673 a month at 44 hours a week, and Medicare-covered home health visits cost an eligible patient nothing.
Medicaid home care through Managed Long Term Care plans and CDPAP, and EISEP for people above Medicaid, can pay for care at home. No PACE program lists Dutchess or Orange in its service area as of November 2026, so Medicaid home care here runs through Managed Long Term Care plans; NY Connects (1-800-342-9871) can confirm whether that has changed.
How do we choose a home care agency here?
Find out whether the agency is a certified home health agency or a licensed home care services agency, how it screens and supervises aides, how it fills missed shifts and snow days, and whether it takes your parent's Medicare, Medicaid plan or insurance.
The home care and hospice roster shows each one's license type and start year. Rural towns may have fewer aides nearby, so ask about travel.
Home care & hospice in the Mid-Hudson, side by side
| Home care & hospice here is | Home care & hospice here is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled visits | Certified home health agencies, often Medicare-covered | Hourly companionship |
| Comfort care | Licensed hospices with local offices | Only inside a hospital |
| Payment | Medicare, Medicaid MLTC and CDPAP, EISEP | PACE, which no local program offers |
| Records | State license type and start date | State star ratings |
