Home Care in Sunset Park and Borough Park, Brooklyn: A Local Family Guide
Medicaid-covered and private home care for Brooklyn’s Chinese, Latino and Orthodox Jewish communities in Sunset Park, Borough Park, Dyker Heights edge and Kensington, with caregivers matched by language and custom.
Yes, Advantage Home Care is a licensed home care agency serving Sunset Park and Borough Park from our Brooklyn headquarters at 1515 Sheepshead Bay Road. We staff home health aides and personal care aides who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Fuzhounese, Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew, respect kosher and Shabbat routines, help families through Medicaid eligibility and MLTC enrollment at no charge, and can often start care within days of authorization. Call 718-375-2707.
Two Communities, Two Kinds of Home Care Request
Sunset Park’s Eighth Avenue corridor is one of New York’s largest Chinese communities, and its Fourth and Fifth Avenues are heavily Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican and Central American. Borough Park is the largest Orthodox Jewish community in the United States. The home care requests from these blocks differ, and an agency has to be fluent in both: a Fuzhounese-speaking aide for a grandmother whose adult children work long hours in Manhattan, and a live-in caregiver for an elderly Borough Park couple who need someone who understands a kosher kitchen and does not schedule showers on Shabbat. NYU Langone HospitalβBrooklyn and Maimonides Medical Center sit at the center of both neighborhoods and discharge patients home with a recommendation for aide services every day.
Caregivers Matched to the Neighborhood
Cantonese-, Mandarin- and Fuzhounese-speaking aides; families often want the same caregiver long-term, and we prioritize continuity here.
Bilingual Spanish/English aides and Spanish-speaking coordinators; intake can be done entirely in Spanish.
Yiddish- and Hebrew-aware caregivers experienced with kosher kitchens, Shabbat and holiday scheduling, and same-gender care on request; live-in arrangements are common.
Bengali-, Russian-, Uzbek- and Italian-speaking households; mixed private-pay and Medicaid cases.
How Medicaid Home Care Starts Here
- Community Medicaid. We help with the application in your language. Income above the limit is often handled with a pooled income trust; see pooled income trusts in NYC.
- The NYIA assessment. Request an interpreter in advance. Bring discharge papers, a medication list and a two-week note of the help the family provides; see how to prepare for the assessment.
- MLTC plan enrollment. The plan authorizes weekly hours; we work with every major Brooklyn plan. See how many hours Medicaid home care provides.
- Care starts. A matched caregiver, one coordinator, and help requesting more hours when needs change.
Need care before Medicaid is in place? Private-pay hours can begin within 24β48 hours.
Common Situations in Sunset Park and Borough Park
Discharge from NYU LangoneβBrooklyn or Maimonides
Ask the discharge planner to send the summary to the agency and note the family wants home care; see what to set up before discharge day.
Live-in care for an elderly couple
One aide living in can be authorized by Medicaid when night-time need is documented for at least one spouse; see overnight and live-in home care in NYC.
A parent with diabetes or heart failure whose children work long hours
Part-day or full-day help with meals, medications and safe bathing; see home care for diabetes in NYC and home care for heart failure.
A child or adult with a developmental disability
OPWDD community habilitation and respite alongside Medicaid aide hours; see our OPWDD services guide.
Why Families Here Choose Advantage Home Care
Brooklyn-based, licensed by the New York State Department of Health, with caregivers who live in these neighborhoods and coordinators who speak Spanish and Russian and work with Yiddish-speaking families daily. Borough overview: home care in Brooklyn; nearby guides: Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst and Flatbush and Crown Heights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a home care agency in Sunset Park?
Yes. Advantage Home Care serves Sunset Park daily from our Brooklyn office with Chinese- and Spanish-speaking caregivers. Call 718-375-2707.
Do you have Cantonese- or Mandarin-speaking home health aides?
Yes, including Fuzhounese on request. Tell us the household’s dialect at intake and we match accordingly and prioritize keeping the same aide.
Can you provide home care in Borough Park that respects kosher and Shabbat?
Yes. Our Borough Park caregivers are experienced with kosher kitchen rules, Shabbat and holiday scheduling, and same-gender care on request. Live-in care is available when the assessment supports it.
Does Medicaid pay for home care in Brooklyn?
Yes, for people who qualify financially and need help with daily activities; hours are authorized through an MLTC plan after the NYIA assessment.
How fast can care start in Sunset Park or Borough Park?
With Medicaid hours already authorized, usually within days; private pay within 24β48 hours. New Medicaid applications take longer; ask about immediate need home care if urgent.
Are you hiring caregivers in Sunset Park and Borough Park?
Yes. Certified HHAs and PCAs, especially Chinese-, Spanish- and Yiddish-speaking, can apply online; free PCA training is available.
Start Home Care in Sunset Park or Borough Park
Tell us about your family. We will explain what Medicaid can cover, match a caregiver to your language and customs, and handle the paperwork.
Call 718-375-2707Start Home Care