In-Home Care in Delaware
Delaware has 5 licensed in-home care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts across 79 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $6,673/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
5 licensed in-home care agencies listed.
Cost of in-home care in Delaware
● Delaware $6,673 ○ National median $6,769
Median costs for in-home care versus Delaware and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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What home care really costs by the hour
Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for this city. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.
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.
Delaware licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Delaware
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Delaware resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP-Plus). Delaware’s prior 1915(c) Elderly and Disabled Waiver is terminated on Medicaid.gov. Elderly / disabled LTSS HCBS is delivered through DSHP-Plus under the Diamond State Health Plan 1115 demonstration.
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.
Cities in Delaware
- Wilmington
- Dover
- Newark
- Middletown
- Bear
- Glasgow
- Brookside
- Hockessin
- Smyrna
- Milford
- Pike Creek Valley
- Claymont
- Seaford
- Wilmington Manor
- North Star
- Georgetown
- Millsboro
- Pike Creek
- Edgemoor
- Elsmere
- New Castle
- Clayton
- Rising Sun-Lebanon
- Laurel
- Camden
- Harrington
- Highland Acres
- Greenville
- Milton
- Lewes
Show the other 49 cities in Delaware
- Selbyville
- Dover Base Housing
- Ocean View
- Townsend
- Bridgeville
- Riverview
- Millville
- Delmar
- Kent Acres
- Woodside East
- Long Neck
- Cheswold
- Wyoming
- Delaware City
- Lincoln
- Greenwood
- St. Georges
- Bellefonte
- Dagsboro
- Rehoboth Beach
- Rodney Village
- Felton
- Frankford
- Blades
- Frederica
- Bethany Beach
- Newport
- Ellendale
- Arden
- Port Penn
- South Bethany
- Woodside
- Houston
- Odessa
- Slaughter Beach
- Fenwick Island
- Bethel
- Kenton
- Dewey Beach
- Magnolia
- Bowers
- Ardentown
- Ardencroft
- Farmington
- Hartly
- Leipsic
- Viola
- Henlopen Acres
- Little Creek
In-Home Care providers in Delaware
Sample of licensed in-home care agencies listed for Delaware. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Interim HealthCare of Delaware LLC
First Choice Home Medical Equipment, LLC
Coastal I.V., LLC
American Homepatient, INC. DBA American Homepatient
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Frequently asked questions
How many in-home care agencies are listed in Delaware?
We currently list 5 licensed in-home care agencies across Delaware.
Which cities in Delaware have in-home care listings?
We track 79 Delaware cities for in-home care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Delaware: 5 added · 10 updated. Most recent change Sep 2. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, in-home care in Delaware costs $6,673/month (median).
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). In-Home Care in Delaware. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/in-home-care/delaware/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "In-Home Care in Delaware." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/in-home-care/delaware/.
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