Star Multi Care Services provides live-in home care in Huntington, NY, for older adults who want to stay safe and comfortable in the home they know. A caregiver lives right there in the house with your loved one, helping all through the day and staying close by at night. Every plan of care is put together by an RN Supervisor with your loved one, and our New York office is just a short drive away at 115 Broad Hollow Road in Melville. A free consultation is the easiest place to begin.
Live-in care means a caregiver stays in the home for an extended assignment and gives your loved one real, substantial help throughout the day. The caregiver also has proper time set aside for meals and for sleep, so they stay rested and ready for the next day. A live-in caregiver in Huntington, NY, is how a lot of parents get to keep living at home, with steady help that's there from morning to night.
Families usually start thinking about live-in care when something changes. A parent living alone is one of the most common reasons, and it's common here. In 8,640 homes across the Town of Huntington, an older adult lives on their own, and a fall or a hard week can show everyone that being alone all night has stopped working.
Other times it's something smaller that keeps adding up. Your dad seems a little less steady on his feet, or Mom is skipping meals. A doctor mentions dementia, or someone has just come home from the hospital or from rehab. Sometimes the person managing care lives in another part of New York, or in another state, and needs someone they can count on in the house.
Care can also start small and grow over time. One family told us they "started with small hours and built as needed," and many families take that same path.
A live-in caregiver fits into the way your loved one already likes to live. About one in three Huntington residents 75 and older lives with a disability, and for many of them the hardest parts of the day are the ordinary ones, like getting in and out of the shower or getting a hot meal on the table.
The everyday help that comes with our 24-hour home care options, including live-in care, includes:
The company matters as much as the chores. Our caregivers bring the kind of companionship that eases loneliness and isolation, and having the same friendly face around every day makes a real difference for someone who has been spending long afternoons alone.
Evenings wind down with dinner and some help getting ready for bed. Then the caregiver turns in for the night in their own room, right there in the house. That's the peace of mind of having an advocate in the home if one is needed, all evening and all night long.
With the right home care services, you can enjoy the comfort of your own home without compromising on your wellbeing. Start your free assessment.
Our family guide calls the difference between these two arrangements one of the most important things families need to understand. With live-in care, one caregiver stays in the home and sleeps at night. With awake 24-hour care, caregivers work in shifts, so someone is always awake and available around the clock. That second option suits a person who needs frequent help overnight, like someone who's up every couple of hours or gets restless after dark.
New York has its own rule here, too. Home health aides on a 24-hour shift are paid for 13 hours, as long as they get eight hours for sleep, five of them uninterrupted, and three uninterrupted meal breaks. The nights are what decide which one fits. A loved one who sleeps through, or gets up once and settles back down, is often a good match for live-in care. A loved one who needs help again and again overnight needs someone awake.
The right plan rests on what actually happens during your loved one's day and night. Families looking into 24-hour home care in Huntington, NY, can also choose hourly, overnight and shift-based care from us, so the schedule can match the need and change right along with it.
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.
Every live-in caregiver needs a private room of their own. That room gives them privacy, a quiet place to rest and clear boundaries, which keeps things comfortable and professional for everyone in the house.
Most Huntington families already have the space. About 85% of homes in the Town of Huntington are single-family houses, roughly four in five have three or more bedrooms, and about two out of three were built before 1970. The bedroom the kids grew up in, or the guest room down the hall, can become the caregiver's room.
A house that's been standing for decades may have stairs between the bedrooms and the kitchen, or a bathroom without grab bars. Our family guide walks through practical steps to make a home safer and more comfortable for care. Clearing walkways, picking up loose rugs and other tripping hazards, adding grab bars in the bathroom and along the stairs, and brightening dim hallways all help your loved one and the caregiver alike.
Letting someone into your loved one's home is a big decision, and we take that seriously. Every client has an individualized plan of care developed by an RN Supervisor and the client. The RN Supervisor makes periodic visits to check on your loved one and supervise the caregiver, so there's always a nurse keeping an eye on how things are going.
Our screening goes beyond the required mandated checks. It includes federal and state criminal clearances, work history verifications, and education and training that exceed the state minimum guidelines. Our caregivers are actual employees of our company, covered under our workers' compensation and general liability policies, which means less risk and more peace of mind for your family.
We're accredited by The Joint Commission, and we've been providing home health services since 1938. We have contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies, and we're proud partners with the Northport VA and Northwell Hospice Care.
Families say it best. One wife caring for her husband wrote that their live-in aide, Raymond, is "attentive, warm, kind and respectful," and she gave credit to "the amazing office coordinators and nursing staff" who helped her family along the way.
Huntington is home to a lot of older neighbors. About one in five Town of Huntington residents is 65 or older, more than 42,000 people in all, and their families often come to live-in care through a few local turning points.
Coming home from the hospital is one of them. Huntington Hospital, on Park Avenue, starts discharge planning when a patient is admitted, and a case manager or social worker talks with the family about arrangements such as home care. Our hospital to home transition support helps that first stretch back home go smoothly, whether home is in Huntington village, Huntington Station, Centerport or Greenlawn.
Veterans have support close by. The VA's main campus sits right inside the Town of Huntington, at the Northport VA Medical Center on Middleville Road. Star Multi Care is a proud partner of the Northport VA, and our home care for Veterans, with respite for their family caregivers, makes it easier to use VA benefits for care at home.
Memory changes bring families to us as well. A loved one who wanders or gets confused after dark needs someone nearby, and live-in care works well alongside our personalized dementia care in the comfort of home.
Family caregivers in Huntington Bay, Cold Spring Harbor and all around town need support too. The Town of Huntington Senior Division runs a Caregiver Support Group and the Town Adult Day Care, both at 423 Park Avenue. The county's Area Agency on Aging, the Suffolk County Office for the Aging in Hauppauge, offers caregiver counseling, training and respite care, and its NY Connects service explains long-term care options whether you pay privately, through insurance or through a government program. The full list of town senior programs, from the Senior Center to the Senior Beach House, is on our page about home care in Huntington and local senior resources.
Star Multi Care provides private-pay home care, and we have contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies. A family with a long-term care insurance policy can ask us how it applies to live-in care for their loved one.
Veterans may have benefits that help as well. Our New York office is contracted with the VA, which makes it easier to put those benefits toward care at home.
There's more detail in our free family guide to live-in home care on Long Island, which goes through private pay, Medicare, long-term care insurance and possible Veterans benefits. The free consultation includes pricing information too, along with time to talk things over with a caring member of our office staff.
Everything begins with our complimentary assessment. We take an in-depth look at your loved one's lifestyle, their medical conditions and the kind of help they need, and we set up a plan to help them stay independent at home for as long as possible.
From there, we match those needs with our services in a customized, personal care plan, and we pair your loved one with a caregiver. The assessment is a no-obligation opportunity, so take your time and ask every question on your mind. When you're ready, you can request your free home care consultation, and a caring member of our staff will be in touch to talk through what's particular to your family.
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 on an extended assignment, gives substantial help through the day and has time for meals and sleep. With awake 24-hour care, caregivers work in shifts so someone is always awake, which suits a person who needs frequent help overnight.
Yes. Star Multi Care requires a private room for every live-in caregiver. Their own room gives them privacy, a place to rest properly and clear boundaries, and a well-rested caregiver gives your loved one better care during the day.
A live-in caregiver sleeps at night, so they stay well rested for the day ahead. New York law expects aides on 24-hour shifts to get eight hours for sleep, five of them uninterrupted, plus three uninterrupted meal breaks.
Day-to-day support includes personal care, meal preparation, medication reminders, companionship and light housekeeping. The exact mix is built into your loved one's plan of care, so it follows their routines and the level of help they need.
Yes. Huntington Hospital begins discharge planning at admission, and a case manager or social worker discusses home care arrangements with the family. Star Multi Care's hospital to home transition support helps make the move home go smoothly from the start.
Star Multi Care provides private-pay home care and has contractual partnerships with all long-term care companies. Veterans may have benefits that help. Our family guide covers private pay, Medicare, long-term care insurance and Veterans benefits, and the free consultation includes pricing.
Yes, our caregivers are actual employees of the company, covered by our workers' compensation and general liability policies. Screening goes beyond what's required, with federal and state criminal clearances, work history verifications, and education and training that exceed state minimum guidelines.
