Home Health Care in Kent Acres, Delaware
We're still building out our home health care directory for Kent Acres, DE. The median estimated cost is $6,753/mo. That's roughly in line with the Delaware state median. Browse nearby cities or the Delaware page while we finish adding local providers.
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Starting tier, Kent Acres
$3,070/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$6,753/mo
Typical range $6,558 – $7,236
● Kent Acres $6,753 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,848 at 44 hrs/wk
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What senior care costs in Kent Acres
Kent Acres figures as of 2024. Method and sources below.
Modeled median costs for home health care in Kent Acres versus Delaware and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
The $6,694 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Kent Acres's implied rate of about $35 an hour:
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Ways families typically pay
- Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
- Long-term care insurance
- VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
- Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state
Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Highland Acres $6,753 · Rodney Village $6,753 · Dover $6,673 · Dover Base Housing $6,753 · Rising Sun-Lebanon $6,753
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Kent Acres, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
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Every licensed home health care provider
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed home health care providers listed for Kent Acres proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
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Providers appear with their government data: CMS star ratings where they exist, license status, capacity, and inspection history. You can sort them yourself. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
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We don't have licensed home health care providers listed for Kent Acres, DE yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
Also serving Kent Acres
Home health care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Kent Acres; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 9 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Kent Acres count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileAddus Healthcare, INC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileChristianacare Homehealth
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Own this agency? Claim this profileBayada Home Health Care At Bayhealth
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Own this agency? Claim this profileAmedisys Delaware, LLC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileVicdania Health Services LLC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileAffinity Home Care Services, LLC.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileInterim Healthcare Of Delaware LLC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileAveanna Home Healthcare
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Own this agency? Claim this profileOrdered by distance from Kent Acres, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
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Free local help worth saving
Kent Acres has an estimated population of 2,388. About 355 residents (15%) are age 65 or older. Kent Acres is located in Kent County, Delaware. The median household income is $91,524. Estimated median cost in Kent Acres is $6,753 per month, compared with $6,673 per month statewide in Delaware.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Delaware State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center1-800-223-9074delawareadrc.com
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Sussex County VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Georgetown.
VA open data - Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP-Plus)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
What does home health care cost per hour in Kent Acres?
Based on the modeled median, home health care in Kent Acres runs about $35 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,070/month.
Is home health care in Kent Acres more expensive than the rest of Delaware?
Kent Acres's median home health care cost is about 1% higher than the Delaware state median.
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Reading up first? Home Health Care across Delaware → · Home Health Care cost breakdown → · Assisted Living vs Home Health Care →
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Trust & methodology
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, home health care in Kent Acres, DE costs $6,753/month (median), at the 44-hour-a-week survey standard.