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Home care in Palo Alto, CA

Quick answer

Palo Alto, California has 6 Home Care Organizations (licensed non-medical home care agencies) in California CDSS's most recent published list, dated May 25, 2025. CareScout's 2025 median cost for a non-medical caregiver in California is $40 an hour. Medicare doesn't pay for this kind of care on its own; most families pay privately.

Sources: California CDSS Community Care Licensing list of Home Care Organizations, CalHHS Open Data Portal (most recent published file) (data date ) · CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 · Page updated

Home care runs about $40 an hour in California (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 median; more costs)

How this list is ordered: alphabetically by name. We have no quality score for these providers, so we don't rank them. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone. License details are shown exactly as California CDSS publishes them. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, Home Care Organization list, published on the CalHHS Open Data Portal (data.chhs.ca.gov); data date shown above. Modified by HomeCareFinder (filtered to licensed facilities and reformatted); this is not official government data. Neither this page nor HomeCareFinder is endorsed by the State of California or any state agency. Methodology · How we make money

Licensed providers, A–Z

California licenses non-medical home care as Home Care Organizations (HCOs) under the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, and every caregiver they place must be a registered home care aide. This list comes from the most recent file CDSS has published, dated May 25, 2025. Agencies may have opened or closed since then, so confirm the license on CDSS Care Facility Search before you hire. Addresses are office locations; agencies usually serve a wider area.

Find by ZIP code (3 ZIPs)

Links go to the first provider with that office ZIP. Lists are A–Z by name.

  1. Amicare Services Inc.

    Licensed
    3737 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306(650) 709-8900

    Licensed since 2016 · CDSS facility no. 434700132 · Verify on CDSS

  2. Homewatch Caregivers of Los Altos

    Licensed
    2237 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301(619) 359-9869

    Licensed since 2025 · CDSS facility no. 384700058 · Verify on CDSS

  3. IV Caregivers Services LLC

    Licensed
    3833 Park Blvd Apt 17, Palo Alto, CA 94306(650) 537-8350

    Licensed since 2025 · CDSS facility no. 434700239 · Verify on CDSS

  4. Right at Home - Peninsula

    Licensed
    230 S. California Ave. #200, Palo Alto, CA 94306(650) 385-8050

    Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 434700183 · Verify on CDSS

  5. Thekey of California, LLC

    Licensed
    480 S. California Ave Ste 100, Palo Alto, CA 94301(650) 208-2390

    Licensed since 2016 · CDSS facility no. 434700048 · Verify on CDSS

  6. Wohelo Associates LLC

    Licensed
    620 Sand Hill Rd, Apt 223f, Palo Alto, CA 94304(650) 234-1601

    Licensed since 2021 · CDSS facility no. 434700157 · Verify on CDSS

Common questions

How many licensed home care agencies are in Palo Alto, California?

6 Home Care Organizations with a licensed status and an address in Palo Alto appear in California CDSS data dated May 25, 2025.

How much does home care cost in California?

CareScout's 2025 median for a non-medical caregiver in California is $40 an hour ($7,627 a month at 44 hours a week). The national median is $35.

Does Medicare pay for home care?

Not for non-medical help alone. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term or custodial care such as help with bathing and dressing. It covers part-time skilled home health care for people who qualify.

Can providers pay to change this list?

No. Every licensed provider is listed free, in alphabetical order. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone.

Related

Quick facts: 6 licensed home care agencies in Palo Alto, CA (California CDSS data dated May 25, 2025); listed A–Z, never ranked for money; California home care median $40/hour (CareScout 2025).