In-Home Care in Cathay, North Dakota
We're still building out our in-home care directory for Cathay, ND. We don't have a city-specific cost estimate for Cathay yet. Statewide, the median is $6,483/mo. Browse nearby cities or the North Dakota page while we finish adding local providers.
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
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2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Prepare for the assessment
What senior care costs in Cathay
North Dakota figures as of 2025. City-level data not yet published.
Modeled median costs for in-home care in Cathay versus North Dakota and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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A dash means the underlying source can't support that figure for this area. We leave the cell empty rather than estimate around it.
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 Cathay. 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.
Nearby: Sykeston not published · Fessenden not published · Carrington not published · Bowdon not published · Hamberg not published
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Cathay, 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 in-home care provider
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed in-home care providers listed for Cathay proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Sort them yourself.
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.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
We don't have licensed in-home care providers listed for Cathay, ND yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
Free local help worth saving
Cathay has an estimated population of 17. About 4 residents (24%) are age 65 or older. Cathay is located in Wells County, North Dakota.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- North Dakota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - North Dakota State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - The Aging and Disability Resource Link of North Dakota1-855-462-5465ndcarechoice.hhs.nd.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Medicaid Waiver for Home and Community Based ServicesOfficial 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
We don't have enough local data for Cathay, ND yet to publish reliable FAQs. Check back as we add providers and cost data.
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Reading up first? In-Home Care across North Dakota → · In-Home Care cost breakdown → · Adult Day Care vs In-Home Care →
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Trust & methodology
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed in-home care providers in Cathay, ND are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.