Home Care in Tremont, Belmont and Highbridge: A Central Bronx Family Guide
Medicaid-covered and private home care for the walk-up neighborhoods of the central Bronx, where most families come to us through Medicaid and most caregivers already live within a few stops.
Yes. Advantage Home Care’s Bronx office at 391 East 149th Street serves Tremont, East Tremont, Belmont, Highbridge, Mount Hope, Morris Heights and University Heights. We provide Medicaid-covered home health aides and personal care aides, most of them bilingual Spanish/English, help with Medicaid and MLTC enrollment at no charge, and can start care the same week. Call 718-375-2707.
Home Care in the Central Bronx
The neighborhoods along the Grand Concourse and Tremont Avenue are among the most Medicaid-dependent in the city, and home care here is overwhelmingly a Medicaid story: a grandmother in a fourth-floor walk-up, a family that has already been through the assessment once, and hours that need to be restored after a hospital stay. Belmont’s Arthur Avenue still has its Italian core alongside a large Albanian and Mexican community; Highbridge and Morris Heights are Dominican, Puerto Rican, West African and Bangladeshi. St. Barnabas Hospital, BronxCare (Bronx-Lebanon) and Montefiore’s Moses campus are the discharge points we hear from most, often the same day a family calls.
Caregivers Matched to the Neighborhood
Bilingual Spanish/English aides and coordinators; intake can be done entirely in Spanish, in person at our office.
Italian- and Albanian-speaking caregivers on request; long-term matches for older residents in the neighborhood’s row houses and apartments.
Caregivers who live nearby and can manage walk-ups; West African and Bangladeshi households matched on request.
Same-week restarts coordinated with St. Barnabas and BronxCare discharge planners.
How Medicaid Home Care Starts Here
- Community Medicaid. Many families already have it; if not, we help with the application in Spanish or English at our Bronx office.
- The NYIA assessment. The independent nurse assessment and clinical exam decide eligibility; see how the assessment decides your hours.
- MLTC enrollment. The plan authorizes weekly hours; see how many hours you can get in NYC.
- Care starts. A matched caregiver and a coordinator you can visit in person.
If hours were cut or denied, do not wait: see how to appeal in New York.
Common Situations in Tremont and Highbridge
Hours stopped during a hospital stay
See what happens to Medicaid hours when your loved one is hospitalized.
Switching from an agency that keeps missing shifts
You can move without losing your hours; see how to switch home care agencies.
Diabetes and dialysis
See home care for diabetes and home care for dialysis patients.
A parent who lives with you
See Medicaid home care when your parent lives with you.
Why Families Here Choose Advantage Home Care
An office on East 149th Street you can walk into, bilingual coordinators, caregivers who live in the neighborhood, and honest answers about Medicaid. Nearby guides: Mott Haven, Hunts Point and the South Bronx, Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Fordham. Borough overview: home care in the Bronx.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a home care agency in Tremont?
Yes. Advantage Home Care serves Tremont, Belmont, Highbridge and the surrounding neighborhoods from our office at 391 East 149th Street. Call 718-375-2707.
Hablan espaΓ±ol?
SΓ. Nuestros coordinadores y la mayorΓa de nuestros cuidadores en el Bronx hablan espaΓ±ol; la solicitud se puede hacer completamente en espaΓ±ol.
My mother already has Medicaid. How fast can care start?
If she has an MLTC authorization, often within days. If she needs the assessment first, we help schedule it and can start private-pay hours in the meantime if the family chooses.
Can we keep the same aide if we switch agencies to you?
Sometimes, if the aide is willing and meets our requirements; we discuss it case by case.
Do you handle fourth-floor walk-ups?
Yes. Our caregivers in the central Bronx work in walk-ups every day.
Are you hiring caregivers in the Bronx?
Yes. Certified HHAs and PCAs, especially Spanish-speaking, can apply online.
Start Home Care in Tremont, Belmont or Highbridge
Call or visit our Bronx office. We will check your Medicaid status, explain what can be authorized, match a caregiver who lives nearby, and handle the paperwork.
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