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Private pay means you can hire Friends & Family Home Care directly, without an insurance company or government program between you and the people caring for your loved one. You choose the services, you choose the schedule, and you choose the person who provides the care. For families across Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Westchester, it’s often the fastest way to get quality care started.
There’s no authorization process, no waiting period, and no one else deciding which services and how many hours of home care your loved one deserves. You control the care. You pay out of pocket, and in return every decision stays inside your family.
The strongest reason families choose private pay is flexibility. You build a schedule around your loved one’s actual life, not a pre-set template. Mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, all of it is your call. You can layer in services that insurance rarely covers, like companion care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and rides to medical appointments. The non-medical help is often what matters most day to day.
Private pay also gives you a clear line to the agency. When something needs to change, you tell us, and we change it. There are no minimum hour rules to fight, no approvals to wait on, and no gatekeeper between your family and the care your loved one receives. If you need four hours on weekday mornings and full days on Saturday, that is what we set up.
Friends & Family Home Care operates a Personal Care Aide certification program in New York, taught in multiple languages. We don’t just place caregivers, we train them. That means we set the standards on day one and stay accountable for the people we send to your home.
We’re a partner of SOMOS Community Care, a network of more than 2,500 physicians serving families across the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Nassau County. We’re licensed by the New York State Department of Health, and we’ve been providing home care services to members of our communities for over 12 years.
No referral needed. No diagnosis code. Tell us about your loved one’s situation and we’ll take it from there.
Our nurses will assess your loved one and provide a comprehensive care plan based on their individualized needs.
We match caregivers based on needs, personality, and language preferences. Care starts on your schedule, with regular check-ins to keep the plan current.
Private pay home care from Friends & Family covers the everyday activities your loved one needs help with at home, plus the kind of support that keeps them connected to the wider community. Each care plan is shaped around your loved one, so the mix of services fits their routine, their preferences, and their pace.
Bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility help.
Conversation, walks, and a steady presence at home.
Meals matched to dietary needs and routines.
Tidying, laundry, and keeping the home in order.
Timed reminders so doses stay on schedule.
Safe escorts to and from doctor visits anywhere in the city.
Recovery support after a hospital discharge.
Continuous coverage when more help is needed.
Quick trips like the pharmacy, grocery, or post office.
Cost depends on the hours of care and the level of care your loved one needs. A few hours of weekly companion care costs significantly less than full-time personal care. We give you a clear written estimate during your free consultation, based on your loved one’s specific situation.
You adjust the plan, and that is exactly what private pay is built for. If your loved one needs more support after a fall or their condition progresses, our qualified nurses will make personalized adjustments to your loved one’s care plan. There is no reauthorization step and no waiting.
Every caregiver completes background checks, reference verification, and ongoing supervision after placement. Many of our caregivers are graduates of our own PCA training program, so we set the standard before a caregiver ever meets a client.
Yes, always. We match caregivers based on your loved one’s needs, personality, and language preferences. If the fit is not right for any reason, tell us, and we will make a change.
We serve Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Westchester County.
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