York County · Pennsylvania
Home Care in York, PA
York is the York County seat, about 25 miles south of our Harrisburg office on I-83. We provide licensed, non-medical in-home care and senior care in the city's rowhouse neighborhoods and in the townships around it, from Spring Garden and Springettsbury to West Manchester and Manchester.
Why York families call us
York families usually call us when a parent living alone in the city or a nearby township starts missing meals, medications or appointments, or comes home from WellSpan York Hospital or UPMC Memorial needing more help than the family can give. York is a working city, and many of the adult children we talk with work shifts, care for their own children and live 20 or 30 minutes away in Dover, Red Lion or across the Maryland line. The help they want is steady and practical: a caregiver in the morning for bathing and breakfast, someone to give medication reminders, company in the afternoon, and sometimes a person overnight. See overnight care.
Homes and neighborhoods in and around York
Inside the city, many older adults live in brick rowhouses on narrow lots, with steep, narrow staircases, the only full bathroom upstairs, and front steps right onto the sidewalk. Those houses can be very hard after a fall or surgery, and much of our work in the city is making them workable: a first-floor setup, help on the stairs morning and night, and safe bathing in a small bathroom. In the townships that ring the city, including Spring Garden, Springettsbury, York Township, West Manchester and Manchester, homes are more often ranch houses, split-levels and newer developments, where the challenge is distance and driving rather than stairs.
York is also a city where many families speak Spanish at home. If your parent is more comfortable in Spanish, tell us at the first call; language is one of the things we match on, and we will tell you honestly whether we can staff it for the hours you need. We also serve the suburbs that have their own pages, including East York, Shiloh and Weigelstown.
Coming home from WellSpan York Hospital or UPMC Memorial
York has two hospitals. WellSpan York Hospital is on South George Street at the edge of the city along the Spring Garden Township line and includes a Level I trauma center, and UPMC Memorial moved in 2019 to a new building on Innovation Drive in West Manchester Township. Either way, the first days home are when families need the most help. A caregiver can meet your parent at the house, help them settle, prepare a meal, give medication reminders from the discharge instructions and stay overnight, then help with bathing and get them to follow-up appointments during the week. Skilled nursing and therapy come from the home health agency the physician orders, and we work alongside it. We are independent and not affiliated with WellSpan Health or UPMC. See coming home from WellSpan York Hospital.
How care starts in York
- Call (717) 695-2704. A care coordinator asks about your parent's day, the house and the hours you need covered.
- In-home consultation. York is about 25 miles from our office on I-83, so scheduling can take a little longer than the one to two business days typical around Harrisburg. Tell us about any discharge date right away.
- Written care plan covering the tasks, schedule and preferences, including language.
- Caregiver match. We serve York from our Harrisburg office and, when possible, match a caregiver who lives nearby in York County so travel is short and the same person keeps coming. Recurring shifts of a few hours are easier to staff than a single short visit.
- Ongoing check-ins and on-call support for active clients.
Paying for home care in York
York families use a mix of private pay, long-term care insurance, VA benefits and public programs, and Medicaid waiver programs are an important part of the picture here. Medicare does not pay for ongoing non-medical home care.
- Community HealthChoices. If your parent has Medicaid and needs help with daily activities, CHC may pay for personal assistance at home through UPMC Community HealthChoices, PA Health & Wellness or AmeriHealth Caritas. We are an enrolled provider; your parent can choose any willing and qualified provider. See how Community HealthChoices works.
- OPTIONS. Residents 60 and older can apply through the York County Area Agency on Aging at (717) 771-9610. There is no income limit; some people contribute on a sliding scale tied to income.
- Long-term care insurance and VA benefits, with the care plan, notes and invoices they require.
Read how to pay for home care in Pennsylvania or request a consultation.
Neighborhoods and nearby towns we cover
- East York
- Shiloh
- Weigelstown
- West York
- North York
- Spring Garden Township
- Springettsbury Township
- York Township
- West Manchester Township
- Manchester Township
- Emigsville
- Dallastown
- Red Lion
- Dover
Situations we help York families with
WellSpan York Hospital
WellSpan Health (York County families also come home from UPMC Memorial and UPMC Hanover)
Coming home from the hospital
The hospital wants the bed. The discharge planner says someone needs to be home. You have a job, kids, and maybe a two-hour drive. This is the situation we are built for.
Heart failure and COPD
The stairs, the shower and the grocery store have all become exhausting. A caregiver takes on the tiring parts and follows the care team's plan for meals and daily routines.
Dementia and memory loss
The repeated questions. The stove left on. The night you found the front door open. You want to keep them home, and you are starting to wonder how much longer you can.
Long-distance family
You call every day. You visit when you can. But the weekly drive is not enough anymore, and every unanswered phone call sends your stomach through the floor. You need someone local you can trust.
Overnight care
Days are manageable. Nights are not. Bathroom trips at 2 a.m., wandering, confusion, or a spouse who has not had an unbroken night's sleep in a year. An overnight caregiver changes the whole household.
Questions York families ask us
Do you provide senior care and in-home caregivers in York, PA?
Can you help my parent come home from WellSpan York Hospital or UPMC Memorial?
Can my parent in York get a caregiver who speaks Spanish?
Does Medicaid pay for home care in York County?
Can a caregiver help with the stairs in a York rowhouse?
Sources
- York, PA profile (ACS 2020–2024) — Census Reporter
- Agency on Aging — York County, PA
- UPMC Memorial — UPMC
This article is general information for Pennsylvania families and is not medical, legal, financial, or insurance advice. It's Your Home Care is a non-medical home care agency licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health; we do not provide skilled nursing or medical services. Program rules and eligibility change; confirm details with the agency or program named, your physician, or a qualified advisor before making decisions.
Talk to a care coordinator who knows York
Tell us what is happening at home. We will explain your options, including what private pay, long-term care insurance, VA benefits, and Pennsylvania waiver programs may cover, and schedule an in-home care consultation when you are ready.