Boston, MA has 17 licensed home health care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $7,623/mo. That's roughly in line with the Massachusetts state median.
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Starting tier, Boston
$3,465/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$7,623/mo
Estimated range $7,373 – $8,268
● Boston $7,623 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,769 at 44 hrs/wk
2025 figures
This uses the survey's home care rate, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.
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Home care in Boston runs about $40 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
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Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Boston.
3 of the 5 home health care here with a current CMS rating hold four or five stars.
Home health care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Boston; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 12 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Boston count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Ordered by distance from Boston, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card.
Between visits, a medical alert button covers the hours no one is in the house. See plans and the current offer. Sponsored
Boston, in Suffolk County, has about 666,442 residents. About 86,924 of them (13%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $97,344.
Source: US Census BureauState Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
VA Medical Center in Boston.
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Based on the modeled median, home health care in Boston runs about $40 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,465/month.
Boston's median home health care cost is about 0% lower than the Massachusetts state median.
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