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Delaware

Find aging-in-place resources across Delaware: Area Agencies on Aging, free daily-call and reassurance programs, Meals on Wheels, and in-home care, county by county. Search your ZIP, city, or county to jump to your area.

We are not compensated for any listing. Last verified June 12, 2026. Call ahead, services and availability vary. Not a medical service.

About this data & sources · updated June 17, 2026
Area Agencies on Aging
ACL Eldercare Locator / state aging network
Free daily-call & reassurance programs
Institute on Aging Friendship Line + local programs
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels America + state MOW associations
Medicare home health
CMS Care Compare (Home Health, Apr 2026)
Non-medical home care
National franchise locators (Home Instead, Comfort Keepers, and peers) — fuller state registry to come
Cities, ZIPs & counties
SimpleMaps US ZIP database

We are not compensated for any listing. Compiled from public sources, always call ahead, as availability and eligibility vary.

Available across Delaware

State Unit on Aging

Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD)

Statewide reassurance

Friendship Line

Institute on Aging

Free 24/7 warmline AND ongoing outbound reassurance calls for adults 60+ and adults with disabilities; the nation's only accredited crisis line for older adults.

Compare home health

Medicare's official Care Compare ↗ lets you compare star ratings for Medicare-certified home health agencies anywhere in Delaware.

Browse by county

Every county in Delaware. Select one to see its local resources.

Kent County 1 AAA 9 in-home care 1 meals

Cities: Camden Wyoming, Cheswold, Clayton, Dover, Dover Afb, Felton, Frederica, Harrington, Hartly, Houston, Kenton, Magnolia, Marydel, Smyrna, Viola, Woodside

ZIP codes (17)

19901, 19902, 19904, 19934, 19936, 19938, 19943, 19946, 19952, 19953, 19954, 19955, 19962, 19964, 19977, 19979, 19980

Area Agency on Aging & local resources

Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

Aging and Disability Resource CentersInformation & Assistance
800-223-9074 Christiana Executive Campus, 240 Continental Drive, Suite 101, Newark Visit website ↗

Free daily call & reassurance programs

Telephone Reassurance

Modern Maturity Center

Free county-wide telephone reassurance program (the Center's first program, launched in 1972) providing regular check-in calls to older adults.

Meals on Wheels & nutrition

In-home care

Non-medical home care (franchise locator listings)

AgencyCityPhoneWebsiteLicensed since
Home Instead - Dover · Home Instead Dover (302) 697-6435 Visit website ↗

Medicare home health (CMS Care Compare)

AgencyCityPhoneWebsiteCMS rating
Amedisys Delaware, LLC Dover 3026784764 4.5★
Bayada Home Health Care At Bayhealth Dover 3027447300 4★
Christianacare Homehealth Camden 3026984300 4★
Addus Healthcare, Inc. Dover 3024244842
Affinity Home Care Services, Llc. Felton 3022649363
At Home Care Agency Dover 3028832059
Interim Healthcare Of Delaware LLC Smyrna 3023222743
Vicdania Health Services LLC Dover 3027245954
New Castle County 1 AAA 12 in-home care 3 meals

Cities: Bear, Claymont, Delaware City, Hockessin, Middletown, Montchanin, New Castle, Newark, Odessa, Port Penn, Rockland, Saint Georges, Townsend, Wilmington, Winterthur, Yorklyn

ZIP codes (29)

19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19713, 19716, 19717, 19720, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810

Area Agency on Aging & local resources

Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

Aging and Disability Resource CentersInformation & Assistance
800-223-9074 Christiana Executive Campus, 240 Continental Drive, Suite 101, Newark Visit website ↗

Free daily call & reassurance programs

Senior Roll Call Lifeline

New Castle County Division of Police (Community Services)

Automated daily good-morning call (7-10 a.m.); if unreachable a follow-up protocol runs and an officer may be dispatched. Operating since 1995

Meals on Wheels & nutrition

In-home care

Non-medical home care (franchise locator listings)

AgencyCityPhoneWebsiteLicensed since
Comfort Keepers - Greater Delaware · Comfort Keepers New Castle (302) 322-6717 Visit website ↗
Home Instead - Wilmington · Home Instead Wilmington (302) 654-4003 Visit website ↗
Synergy HomeCare of MOT · SYNERGY HomeCare Middletown Visit website ↗

Medicare home health (CMS Care Compare)

AgencyCityPhoneWebsiteCMS rating
Saint Francis Home Care Newark 3025758240 4.5★
Home Call Bear 3029669604 4★
Christianacare Homehealth Wilmington 3023275200 3.5★
Bayada Home Health Care, Inc. Wilmington 3026583000 3★
Aston Home Health, Inc. Wilmington 3024213687
Aveanna Healthcare Newark 3025044101
Care Options For Kids Claymont 3027921900
Caritas Home Health Services Newark 3025256331
Ijn Health Systems, LLC Newark 6317495431
Sussex County 1 AAA 5 in-home care 2 meals

Cities: Bethany Beach, Bethel, Bridgeville, Dagsboro, Delmar, Ellendale, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown, Greenwood, Harbeson, Laurel, Lewes, Lincoln, Milford, Millsboro, Millville, Milton, Ocean View, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford, Selbyville

ZIP codes (22)

19930, 19931, 19933, 19939, 19940, 19941, 19944, 19945, 19947, 19950, 19951, 19956, 19958, 19960, 19963, 19966, 19967, 19968, 19970, 19971, 19973, 19975

Area Agency on Aging & local resources

Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

Aging and Disability Resource CentersInformation & Assistance
800-223-9074 Christiana Executive Campus, 240 Continental Drive, Suite 101, Newark Visit website ↗

Free daily call & reassurance programs

Companionship & Telephone Reassurance

CHEER, Inc.

Free companionship and check-in services for mature adults delivered through CHEER's network of senior activity centers across Sussex County.

CHEER Connect - Kindness Calls

CHEER, Inc.

Trained volunteers paired with older adults for weekly friendly phone visits; participant chooses day/time

Meals on Wheels & nutrition

In-home care

No non-medical home care agency listed for Sussex County yet. Know one? Tell us.

Medicare home health (CMS Care Compare)

AgencyCityPhoneWebsiteCMS rating
Amedisys Home Health Georgetown 3028550310 4.5★
Aveanna Home Healthcare Milford 3025149597 4★
Beebe Hospital Home Health Millsboro 3029345830 3.5★
Tidalhealth Home Care Laurel 3026294914 3★
Aveanna Healthcare Milford 3024223240

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Listings compiled from public state licensing registries, CMS Care Compare, and the Eldercare Locator. Last verified June 12, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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