Star Multi Care Services provides live-in home care in Dix Hills, NY, for older adults who want to keep living in the house they know. A live-in caregiver stays right there in the home with your mom or dad and helps from the time they get up in the morning until they settle in at night. Our New York office is just up the road in Melville, and every family starts with a free care consultation, so there's no pressure and plenty of time to ask questions.
Live-in care is just what it sounds like. A caregiver stays in the home for an extended assignment and gives real, hands-on help throughout the day, and they're still there in the house when the day is done.
A live-in caregiver in Dix Hills often joins a family at a moment when something has changed. Maybe your parent lives alone and the evenings worry you. Some 411 Dix Hills residents 65 and older live on their own, and plenty of their sons and daughters lie awake wondering how the night went. Maybe there have been a few falls, or Dad seems less steady on his feet than he used to be. Meals get skipped, and medications get missed.
Families also come to us when a parent has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, when someone has just come home from the hospital or rehabilitation, or when Mom needs a hand bathing, dressing or getting to the bathroom. Many of the families we hear from are managing a parent's care from another part of New York or another state, and they want someone they trust in the house every day.
Our free family guide to live-in home care on Long Island walks through these signs in a simple checklist you can go over at your own pace.
Our live-in home care services follow the shape of your parent's own day. Mornings usually begin with a little help getting out of bed, washing up and getting dressed, and the caregiver helps with personal care like bathing, dressing and grooming at whatever pace feels comfortable.
From there, the caregiver takes care of meal preparation, light housekeeping and medication reminders, so breakfast, lunch and dinner happen on time and the pills get taken when they should. There's companionship all day long, too, whether that's conversation over coffee, a card game in the afternoon or someone to watch the evening news with. The caregiver also keeps up the routines your parent cares about, the little things that make home feel like home.
Some families need more than daily help, and that's fine. Our dementia home care for loved ones living with memory loss, hospital to home transition support after a hospital stay and companion care that brings friendship and help with daily tasks can all work alongside a live-in caregiver. Families facing a serious illness can lean on our hospice supportive care for comfort at home, and veterans can turn to our in-home care for veterans of any age.
With the right home care services, you can enjoy the comfort of your own home without compromising on your wellbeing. Start your free assessment.
Families often ask us whether Mom or Dad needs live-in care or 24-hour care. The two sound alike, and the biggest difference between them shows up at night.
With live-in care, one caregiver lives in the home with your parent. That caregiver needs proper time for meals and sleep, which means they have their own room and sleep at night. A private room gives them a place to rest and recharge and keeps some personal space on both sides. A well-rested caregiver gives your parent their best care during the day.
With awake 24-hour care, caregivers work in shifts so someone is awake and available around the clock. That setup suits a person who needs frequent or continuous help overnight.
What happens at night is usually the deciding question. A parent who sleeps through, or gets up once and settles back down, is often a good fit for a live-in caregiver. A parent who is up again and again needs someone awake. Our page on 24-hour home care options, from live-in to overnight and shift-based care goes through each one, and families weighing 24 hour home care in Dix Hills can start with one and change as the nights change.
For over 75 years, our family of companies has built a reputation for delivering an exceptional standard of home health care for children, adults and seniors.
Dix Hills is a hamlet in the Town of Huntington, and it's mostly made up of single-family houses. About 95% of the homes here are detached single-family houses, so many families already have a spare bedroom, maybe the one the kids grew up in, that can become the caregiver's room.
Many of those houses have some years on them. Close to three in four were built before 1980, and an older house often means stairs between floors, tight bathrooms and front walks that have settled over time. More than one in four residents 75 and older has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs. Our family guide covers practical steps for getting the house ready, and a live-in caregiver is there to help your parent get from room to room every day.
A caregiver also keeps your parent connected to the places they enjoy, like a book club at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library or a walk at Dix Hills Park. Our Melville office at 115 Broad Hollow Road is just under ten minutes away by the Long Island Expressway. Parents coming home from a hospital stay can pair live-in care with our hospital to home support, and you'll find more about the area on our page about home care in Dix Hills, with local activities and directions.
Star Multi Care's family of companies has been providing home health services since 1938. We're accredited by The Joint Commission, we have contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies, and we're proud partners with Northport VA and Northwell Hospice Care. We're also members of HCP.
Every plan gets professional attention. Our care planning is RN-supervised, with an individualized plan for each person and professional oversight along the way.
Families tell us the people behind the scenes matter just as much as the caregiver in the home. Dorothy K., whose husband has a live-in aide, wrote: "We started with small hours and built as needed. We now have an incredible Live-in aide, Raymond who is a complete god send." She also thanked "the amazing office coordinators and nursing staff," adding, "They truly are an extended family for us." Another family wrote that our home health aides have been "extraordinarily capable, affable, & reliable."
Families asking about the cost of live-in care on Long Island get pricing and information from our office when they fill out the free home care consultation form. Star Multi Care provides private-pay home care, and because we have contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies, a family with a policy can ask us how it applies. Our family guide covers private pay, Medicare, long-term care insurance and potential Veterans benefits.
Dix Hills is home to 293 veterans 65 and older. Our New York office is contracted with the VA, so our veterans home care makes it easier to use VA benefits for care at home. Medicare covers home care only when a doctor orders it, skilled care is needed, a certified home health agency provides it and the person is homebound.
Public help sits close by, too. The Suffolk County Office for the Aging in Hauppauge is the county's Area Agency on Aging, and it runs EISEP, where a case manager visits the home and assesses needs. The program has eligibility rules and a waiting list, and it serves people 60 and older who need help with daily activities and aren't eligible for the same services under Medicaid. The Town of Huntington Senior Center at 423 Park Avenue offers social adult day care, caregiver support and respite, and home-delivered meals for town residents 60 and older, weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Getting started begins with a conversation. Our free care consultation is a no-obligation chance to talk through what really happens in your parent's day and night, from the morning routine to how they sleep. We look at your loved one's lifestyle, health and the kind of help they need, and then we match those needs with a customized care plan.
Care can start small and grow. Dorothy's family began with a few hours and built up to a live-in aide as her husband's needs changed. You don't need to have every answer before reaching out. Take your time and request your Free Care Consultation whenever you're ready, and someone from our office will reach out to talk through your family's situation.
We believe clients and their families deserve the peace of mind that our compassionate caregivers provide each day.
With live-in care, one caregiver stays in the home for an extended assignment and has proper time for meals and sleep. With awake 24-hour care, caregivers work in shifts so someone is always awake, which suits a parent who needs frequent help overnight.
Yes. A live-in caregiver needs a room of their own and sleeps at night. That private space lets them rest and recharge, keeps a comfortable boundary for everyone, and means your parent has a well-rested caregiver each morning.
Yes. Star Multi Care provides live-in and 24-hour home care across Long Island, and Dix Hills is one of the communities we serve. Our New York office is close by at 115 Broad Hollow Road in Melville.
It can. Our dementia home care lets a person with memory loss receive personalized care in familiar surroundings. Our family guide also covers how wandering, confusion and changing sleep patterns affect how much supervision your parent needs, including at night.
Star Multi Care provides private-pay home care, has contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies and offers Veterans Home Care. Medicare covers home care only in specific cases, such as when a doctor orders skilled care for someone who is homebound.
Yes. We offer hourly, part-time, overnight and live-in care, so the schedule can grow with your parent. One family started with a few hours and built up to a live-in aide as their needs changed.
Dix Hills is in the Town of Huntington, whose Senior Center offers social adult day care, caregiver respite and home-delivered meals for residents 60 and older. The Suffolk County Office for the Aging runs the EISEP in-home program for people who qualify.
