Best Home Care: Caring Stars 2021
America’s Top-Rated Home Care Agencies This Year
The vast majority of seniors desire to stay in their own homes and communities as they age – 3 out of 4 share this opinion. However, the realities of aging (declining mobility, difficulty seeing and hearing, or complications from illnesses) can make aging-in-place increasingly difficult over time. Elderly adults often need help with the essential activities of everyday life, such as preparing meals, getting dressed, safely getting around the home, taking their medication and going to doctor’s appointments.
Initially, many older adults may be able to cope with these increasing needs with support from their loved ones. However, some don’t have that support system, and even those with family nearby can find that the burden becomes too great (caregiver burnout is real!). Finding the right in-home care agency can be life-changing – making all the difference in an elderly person’s ability to remain at home with a high quality of life. Older adults living in senior living communities can also benefit from supplemental care via in-home care agencies, delaying or removing the need to move to a nursing home.
To support seniors and their families in finding the best agencies, we are shining a spotlight on the top-rated in-home care agencies in the nation — the Caring Stars of 2021. These trusted home care agencies received this award based on reviews written by seniors and their families around the nation.
We also rated the top senior living communities: See the Caring Stars of 2021 in Senior Living.
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Best In-Home Care Agencies By State
Click the state links below to see which home care agencies earned the Caring Stars distinction in your state this year.
Please click a state for information.
Alabama: 7 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Baldwin County | BrightStar Care Greater Mobile / Baldwin County |
Jefferson County | Always Best Care of Birmingham |
Jefferson County | Bluebird Homecare – Birmingham |
Jefferson County | Right at Home Birmingham |
Lee County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Opelika |
Mobile County | Right at Home Mobile |
Montgomery County | Right at Home Montgomery Metro |
Arizona: 15 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Maricopa County | BrightStar Care Greater Scottsdale |
Maricopa County | ComForCare Tempe, AZ |
Maricopa County | Home Instead Senior Care – Goodyear |
Maricopa County | Home Instead Senior Care of Surprise |
Maricopa County | Right at Home East Valley Phoenix |
Maricopa County | Right at Home Northwest Phoenix |
Maricopa County | Total Care Connections – Scottsdale |
Pima County | Home Care Assistance of Tucson |
Pima County | Right at Home Green Valley-Tucson |
Pima County | Right at Home Tucson |
Pima County | Senior Helpers of Tucson |
Yavapai County | Home Instead Senior Care – Yavapai County |
Yavapai County | Gentiva Personal Care – Prescott |
Yavapai County | Right at Home Prescott |
Yuma County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Yuma |
Arkansas: 8 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Baxter County | Home Instead Senior Care – Mountain Home |
Benton County | Right at Home Northwest Arkansas |
Garland County | Right at Home Hot Springs Village |
Pulaski County | First Choice Senior Care – Little Rock, AR |
Pulaski County | Right at Home — Little Rock |
Pulaski County | Right at Home Little Rock Metro |
Pulaski County | Synergy HomeCare of Little Rock – Little Rock |
California: 60 Caring Stars of 2021
Colorado: 10 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Arapahoe County | ComForCare Home Care – Denver South |
Arapahoe County | Home Care Assistance of Centennial |
Boulder County | Always Best Care Senior Services – Boulder County and North Metro Denver |
Boulder County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Longmont |
El Paso County | Right at Home Greater Colorado Springs |
Jefferson County | Always Best Care of Denver |
Jefferson County | Home Care Assistance of Jefferson County |
Jefferson County | Home Instead – Denver North |
Larimer County | Right at Home Northern Colorado |
Weld County | Homewatch CareGivers of Windsor, Fort Collins |
Connecticut: 11 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Fairfield County | Acuity Homecare LLC |
Fairfield County | ComForCare Home Care of Stamford |
Fairfield County | Right at Home Darien |
Fairfield County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Danbury |
Fairfield County | Synergy HomeCare of Fairfield |
Hartford County | Comfort Keepers of Enfield |
Hartford County | Home Helpers of Enfield |
New Haven County | Always Best Care Serving Wallingford and New Haven |
New Haven County | LifeTime Solutions |
New Haven County | SYNERGY HomeCare East Haven |
Tolland County | Home Instead – Northeastern CT |
District Of Columbia: 1 Caring Star of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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District of Columbia County | Right at Home Washington, D.C. |
Florida: 39 Caring Stars of 2021
Georgia: 10 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Bibb County | Caring Companions, Inc. |
Bryan County | Georgia Living Senior Home Care |
Bulloch County | Abide Home Care |
Cherokee County | Right at Home Woodstock |
Cobb County | Home Helpers Atlanta |
Fulton County | Right at Home North Atlanta |
Glynn County | BrightStar Care St. Simons Island |
Hall County | Home Care Matters |
Newton County | Right at Home East Atlanta |
Spalding County | Georgia Living at Home; South Atlanta Metro Region, The Woods Senior Care |
Hawaii: 1 Caring Star of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Honolulu County | Right at Home Pearl City |
Idaho: 3 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Ada County | Family Resource Home Care — Boise |
Ada County | Home Helpers of Boise |
Canyon County | Home Helpers of Nampa |
Illinois: 21 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Cook County | Home Instead Senior Care – Des Plaines |
Cook County | Home Instead Senior Care – Oak Park |
Cook County | Home Instead Senior Care – Skokie |
Cook County | Right at Home North Shore/Chicago Metro |
Cook County | Right at Home North Suburban Chicago |
Cook County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Chicago |
Cook County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Oak Park |
Cook County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Schaumburg |
DuPage County | Home Helpers of DuPage & Will |
DuPage County | Home Helpers of Hinsdale |
DuPage County | Home Helpers of Wheaton |
DuPage County | Right at Home West Central Chicago |
DuPage County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Glen Ellyn |
Kane County | Right at Home West Dundee, IL |
Lake County | Partners in Senior Care, Inc. |
Lake County | Right at Home Northern Lake County |
Madison County | Right at Home Edwardsville, IL |
Sangamon County | Home Instead Senior Care – Springfield |
Sangamon County | Visiting Angels of Springfield |
Winnebago County | Visiting Angels of Rockford |
Indiana: 5 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Boone County | Home Helpers of Carmel |
Lake County | Right at Home Northwest Indiana |
Madison County | Right at Home Anderson |
Marion County | Home Instead Senior Care – East Indianapolis |
Marion County | Home Instead Senior Care – Indianapolis North |
Iowa: 3 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Linn County | Right at Home Cedar Rapids |
Polk County | Home Care Assistance of West Des Moines |
Polk County | Right at Home Des Moines |
Kansas: 3 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Johnson County | Right at Home Overland Park |
Johnson County | SYNERGY HomeCare |
Sedgwick County | Home Instead Senior Care – Wichita |
Kentucky: 5 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Jefferson County | Bluebird Homecare – Louisville |
Jefferson County | Home Instead Senior Care – Louisville |
Jefferson County | Interim HealthCare of Louisville |
Jefferson County | Right at Home Louisville |
Laurel County | Home Helpers of London & Somerset |
Louisiana: 4 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Jefferson Parish | Right at Home Metro New Orleans |
Lafayette Parish | New Day Personal Care Services |
Lafayette Parish | Right at Home Lafayette |
Saint Tammany Parish | Right at Home Washington/St. Tammany Parishes |
Maine: 1 Caring Star of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Penobscot County | Visiting Angels – Bangor |
Maryland: 11 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Carroll County | 2nd Family |
Carroll County | Right at Home Central Maryland, Carroll County |
Frederick County | Home Instead Senior Care – Frederick |
Frederick County | Right at Home Central Maryland, Frederick County |
Frederick County | Shepherd’s Staff In-home Care |
Harford County | BrightStar Care Bel Air |
Harford County | Visiting Angels of Harford and Cecil Counties |
Howard County | Right at Home Central Maryland, Howard County |
Montgomery County | Home Instead – Silver Spring, MD |
Montgomery County | Right at Home Montgomery County |
Montgomery County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Rockville |
Massachusetts: 13 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Berkshire County | Visiting Angels of the Berkshires |
Bristol County | Home Instead Senior Care – Westport |
Essex County | Right at Home Salem Marblehead |
Middlesex County | Assisting Hands – Boston Northwest |
Middlesex County | Home Instead Senior Care – Lexington |
Middlesex County | Right at Home Boston Metro West |
Norfolk County | Home Helpers of Metro South |
Norfolk County | Right at Home Boston, Southwest |
Norfolk County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Greater Boston – Westwood, MA |
Plymouth County | Home Instead Senior Care – Pembroke |
Plymouth County | Right at Home South Shore |
Worcester County | Right at Home Eastern Worcester County |
Worcester County | Right at Home Leominster – Maynard |
Michigan: 17 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Eaton County | Right at Home Mid-Michigan |
Genesee County | Right at Home Genesee County |
Isabella County | Asona Home Health, LLC – Mount Pleasant, MI |
Kent County | Gauthier Family Home Care |
Livingston County | BrightStar Care Brighton / Howell |
Livingston County | Right at Home Central Michigan |
Macomb County | Home Instead Senior Care – Shelby Township |
Macomb County | Visiting Angels – Sterling Heights |
Midland County | TheKey – Bayside Home Care |
Midland County | Right at Home Northern Michigan |
Monroe County | Right at Home Southeastern Michigan |
Oakland County | Home Instead – Clawson, MI |
Oakland County | Home Instead Senior Care – Waterford |
Saginaw County | Visiting Angels – Great Lakes Bay |
Washtenaw County | Right at Home Ann Arbor |
Wayne County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Riverview |
Wayne County | Visiting Angels – Plymouth |
Minnesota: 4 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Anoka County | Promise Care Inc. |
Anoka County | Right at Home Twin Cities and South Suburbs |
Anoka County | SYNERGY Homecare – Blaine |
Clay County | Griswold Home Care of Fargo |
Mississippi: 3 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Harrison County | Right at Home Mississippi Gulf Coast |
Jones County | Right at Home Pine Belt |
Lee County | Right at Home Tupelo |
Missouri: 10 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Boone County | Right at Home Central Missouri |
Clay County | Home Instead Senior Care – Liberty |
Greene County | Home Instead Senior Care – Springfield |
Jackson County | Home Instead Senior Care – Lee’s Summit |
Saint Charles County | Right at Home St. Charles |
Saint Louis County | Bluebird Homecare – Saint Louis |
Saint Louis County | Good Samaritan Senior Care – St. Louis |
Saint Louis County | Hope Hospice |
Saint Louis County | Right at Home St. Louis Central |
Saint Louis County | Seniors Home Care |
Montana: 2 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Gallatin County | Heart to Heart Home Care LLC |
Gallatin County | Home Instead Senior Care – Bozeman/Helena |
Nebraska: 2 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Lincoln County | Home Instead Senior Care – North Platte |
Sarpy County | Home Instead Senior Care – Bellevue |
Nevada: 4 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Clark County | ComForCare Home Care- Henderson |
Clark County | Home Instead Senior Care – Las Vegas |
Clark County | Right at Home Henderson/Boulder City |
Clark County | Right at Home Las Vegas |
New Hampshire: 4 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Belknap County | Live Free Home Health Care, LLC |
Belknap County | Visiting Angels Gilford |
Hillsborough County | Visiting Angels – Nashua |
Rockingham County | Visiting Angels Auburn |
New Jersey: 20 Caring Stars of 2021
New Mexico: 4 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Bernalillo County | Right at Home Albuquerque |
Bernalillo County | Visiting Angels – Albuquerque |
Dona Ana County | Home Instead Senior Care – Las Cruces |
New York: 25 Caring Stars of 2021
North Carolina: 13 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Davidson County | Home Instead Senior Care – Lexington |
Forsyth County | Home Instead Senior Care – Winston/Salem |
Forsyth County | Right at Home Winston-Salem |
Gaston County | Home Instead Senior Care – Gastonia |
Gaston County | Right at Home Belmont |
Guilford County | Home Helpers of Jamestown |
Mecklenburg County | Visiting Angels – Charlotte |
New Hanover County | Right at Home Wilmington |
Orange County | Homewatch Caregivers of the Triangle – Chapel Hill |
Rowan County | TenderHearted Home Care |
Wake County | Always Best Care of East & South Wake |
Wake County | Home Instead Senior Care – Raleigh |
Wake County | HomeChoice Home Care Solutions |
North Dakota: 1 Caring Star of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Burleigh County | Visiting Angels – Bismarck |
Ohio: 24 Caring Stars of 2021
Oklahoma: 7 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Oklahoma County | Laura Lynn’s Home Care |
Oklahoma County | Right at Home Edmond |
Oklahoma County | Right at Home Northwest Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma County | Senior Helpers of Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma County | Visiting Angels – SE Oklahoma City |
Tulsa County | Right at Home Tulsa East and West |
Washington County | Visiting Angels – Bartlesville, OK |
Oregon: 9 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Clackamas County | Home Instead Senior Care – West Linn |
Deschutes County | Right at Home Central Oregon |
Jackson County | Right at Home Southern Oregon |
Lane County | BrightStar Care Lane County |
Lane County | Right at Home Eugene |
Marion County | Home Instead Senior Care – Salem |
Multnomah County | Home Instead Senior Care – Portland East |
Washington County | Caring Heart Health & Home Services, Inc. |
Washington County | Home Instead Senior Care – Hillsboro |
Pennsylvania: 16 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Allegheny County | Home Instead Senior Care – Natrona Heights |
Bucks County | Daughterly Companions, LLC |
Bucks County | Home Instead Senior Care – Plumsteadville, PA |
Bucks County | Loving Arms Elder Care |
Cumberland County | Ella Home Care Inc – Camp Hill |
Cumberland County | Synergy HomeCare of Mid Penn |
Lehigh County | Home Instead Senior Care – Whitehall |
Lehigh County | Right at Home Lehigh County and East Berks County |
Luzerne County | Home Instead Senior Care – Luzerne |
Montgomery County | Right at Home East Montgomery & South Bucks Counties |
Montgomery County | Right at Home Lansdale |
Montgomery County | Right at Home Lower Berks County, Upper Chester County and Western Montgomery County |
Northampton County | Home Helpers – Northern Lehigh Valley |
Philadelphia County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Philadelphia |
Union County | Visiting Angels – Lewisburg |
York County | Home Helpers of York Co. |
Puerto Rico: 1 Caring Star of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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San Juan County | Home Care Assistance Puerto Rico |
South Carolina: 8 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Beaufort County | Right at Home Hilton Head |
Greenville County | All Hearts Homecare, LLC |
Greenville County | Right at Home Upstate |
Horry County | Home Care of Myrtle Beach |
Lexington County | McLeod Home Care |
Lexington County | Right at Home Columbia |
York County | Right at Home Rock Hill, SC |
York County | Visiting Angels of York County |
South Dakota: 1 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Minnehaha County | Right at Home Southeast South Dakota |
Tennessee: 12 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Bradley County | Home Helpers of Cleveland |
Davidson County | Home Instead Senior Care – Nashville |
Hamilton County | Home Helpers of Chattanooga |
Hamilton County | Right at Home Chattanooga |
Knox County | Right at Home Knoxville West |
Madison County | Comfort Keepers of Jackson |
Montgomery County | Home Instead Senior Care – Clarksville |
Montgomery County | Right at Home Clarksville |
Rutherford County | Right at Home Murfreesboro |
Sullivan County | Home Helpers of the Tri-Cities |
Sumner County | Preferred Care at Home of North Nashville, Sumner and East Wilson |
Williamson County | Home Instead Senior Care – Franklin |
Texas: 37 Caring Stars of 2021
Utah: 5 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Davis County | Visiting Angels – Layton, UT |
Salt Lake County | BrightStar Care Salt Lake City East |
Salt Lake County | Right at Home Salt Lake |
Salt Lake County | Visiting Angels – West Jordan |
Utah County | Aspen Senior Care |
Virginia: 16 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Alexandria City | Griswold Home Care NoVA East |
Arlington County | SYNERGY HomeCare of Arlington |
Chesapeake City | Home Instead Senior Care – Chesapeake |
Fairfax City | Comfort Keepers of Fairfax |
Fairfax City | Old Dominion Home Care |
Fairfax County | Griswold for Northern Virginia West |
Fredericksburg City | Visiting Angels – Fredericksburg |
Lancaster County | Right at Home Kilmarnock |
Loudoun County | Home Helpers of Northern Virginia |
Loudoun County | Homewatch Caregivers of Loudoun |
Manassas City | Visiting Angels – Prince William County |
Stafford County | BrightStar Care Fredericksburg / Springfield |
Stafford County | Right at Home Stafford |
Virginia Beach City | Home Helpers of Virginia Beach |
Virginia Beach City | Home Instead Senior Care – Virginia Beach |
Winchester City | Home Instead Senior Care – Winchester |
Washington: 12 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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King County | Acti-Kare Responsive in-Home Care |
King County | Right at Home Seattle and Eastside |
King County | Visiting Angels Snoqualmie Valley/Maple Valley |
Kitsap County | Home Helpers of Kitsap |
Pierce County | Always Best Care of Pierce County, WA |
Pierce County | Right at Home Peninsula |
Pierce County | Right at Home Pierce County |
Pierce County | Visiting Angels of Tacoma and Olympia |
Snohomish County | Right at Home Snohomish County |
Spokane County | Angel Senior Care |
Whatcom County | Right at Home Northwest Washington |
Yakima County | HopeBridge Services – Yakima |
West Virginia: 1 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Berkeley County | Home Helpers of the Panhandle |
Wisconsin: 9 Caring Stars of 2021
County | Caring Star Agency |
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Dane County | Right at Home Madison |
Kenosha County | Right at Home Kenosha-Racine |
Milwaukee County | Right at Home Milwaukee County |
Milwaukee County | Right at Home Waukesha |
Outagamie County | Right at Home – Fox Cities & Green Bay |
Sauk County | BrightStar Care Baraboo |
Washington County | Right at Home Menomonee Falls |
Waupaca County | Synergy HomeCare of Waupaca |
Winnebago County | Right at Home Oshkosh-Central |