While home care is most commonly introduced as a service to assist aging seniors, it is also a valuable resource when an individual of any age has had an injury, accident or surgery or is suffering from a chronic illness. It may include hospice care for people that are terminally ill. Home care may include rehabilitative therapies for those recovering from surgery or illness. It might be for people who are getting older, are chronically ill, recovering from surgery, or disabled.

Home care services can include medical and non-medical services. Non-Medical Home Care: Trained caregivers provide support with basic activities and functions and instrumental activities, called Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Medical Home Health Care: Licensed medical professionals provide health services such as wound care and injections. Services can include personal care, such as help with bathing, washing your hair, or getting dressed, Homemaking, such as cleaning, yard work, and laundry, Cooking or delivering meals. Home Health care, such as having a home health aide come to your home for companionship, lifestyle or other needs, home health agencies refer seniors to home care, especially if the individual has extensive needs requiring full-time care.

Non-medical care services include personal care, companionship and supervision, as well as help in the home with the tasks of daily living such as meal preparation, medication reminders, laundry, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, transportation, and companionship.