Home care agencies near ZIP 60156

How to choose

1. Check the state still lists the agency as licensed or registered — the source link on each listing goes to the state's own record.
2. Call two or three agencies and ask the same questions, so you can compare answers.
3. Ask for the price in writing. Rates vary a lot and we don't publish them.
4. Medicare doesn't pay for home care on its own. Long-term care insurance, Medicaid waivers or VA benefits sometimes do.

Questions to ask a home care agency

• Do you run criminal background checks on every caregiver?
• What training do caregivers get, and who supervises them?
• Are caregivers your employees, and are you insured and bonded?
• Is there a minimum number of hours per visit or per week?
• What is your hourly rate, and what changes it (nights, weekends, two people)?
• What happens if our regular caregiver is sick or doesn't show up?