A Connecticut category
What Is a Homemaker Companion Agency?
It’s the registration Connecticut requires of agencies that provide companion care and help around the home, and you can look up any agency that holds one.
Our Connecticut registration
- Category
- Homemaker Companion Agency
- Registration
- HCA.0002450
- Status
- Active, registry verified
HCA.0002450
A homemaker companion agency is the Connecticut registration category for agencies that provide daily-living services such as homemaking and companion care, and Endurance Home Care holds active registration HCA.0002450 in that category.
In plain terms, the category covers help around the home and with the day: homemaking, companionship, errands, rides and reminders. At Endurance the named services are Companion Care, Homemaking, Transportation, Medication Reminders, Safety Supervision, and Personal Care, and that’s the everyday help families ask us for most often: someone to keep the house running, keep your parent company, drive to appointments and remind them when a medication is due.
For more on the companionship side, start with our companion care guide.
How to look up an agency’s registration
Agencies in this category register with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, and the record is public. It shows that an agency is registered in the category, at a named address, with a number attached. It doesn’t tell you how good an agency is at the work, which is what your own questions are for.
Checking one takes about a minute. Search the state registry for the agency’s name and look for three things: that the credential says Homemaker Companion Agency, that the status is active, and that the number matches the one the agency gives you. It’s also worth checking that the address on the record matches the office you’re speaking with.
Endurance Home Care is on that register as HCA.0002450, in the Homemaker Companion Agency category, at the Stamford office above. A registration is one of several things worth checking, and the other questions to ask are in how to choose a home care agency.
Companion care and nursing
What the category covers, and where nursing fits
Knowing what the category covers helps you work out which kind of help you’re calling about, and many families end up with both.
In our own words
Endurance Home Care helps with daily life at home: company, meals, the house, errands, appointments and, where it's needed, hands-on personal care. For skilled nursing, home health aides or physical therapy in Connecticut, our separate company, Endurance Home Health, can help.
What the category covers
Homemaking, companionship, errands, transportation, medication reminders and safety supervision: the everyday help that lets someone keep living at home.
Where nursing comes from
Skilled nursing and therapy at home come from a licensed home health agency, usually when a doctor orders them.
How Medicare fits
Medicare covers home health care when it’s skilled nursing or therapy from a Medicare-certified agency. It doesn’t pay for homemaker or companion services on their own.
Not sure which you need?
Tell us what’s been getting harder at home and we’ll help you work out which kind of help fits, and who provides it.
The two can run together
Many households have both at once: a nurse or therapist visiting for their part, and a caregiver for the everyday hours in between. The difference is explained in home care vs home health care.
Why the registration is useful to you
A registration turns an agency’s description of itself into a record you can check in a minute, and it tells you which kind of help the agency is registered to provide before anyone talks about schedules or rates. If the help your parent needs is with the house, the day, the driving and the company, this is the category you’re looking for, and homemaking services from Endurance is where that work is described in full.
Questions families ask
What is a homemaker companion agency?
A homemaker companion agency is Connecticut's registration category for agencies that provide everyday help in the home: homemaking, companionship, errands, rides and reminders. These agencies register with the state and appear in the public eLicense registry. Skilled nursing and therapy come from a licensed home health agency instead. Endurance Home Care holds active registration HCA.0002450 in this category.
How do I check a homemaker companion agency registration in CT?
Search Connecticut's public eLicense registry at data.ct.gov for the agency's name and check that the credential shows Homemaker Companion Agency with an active status. It's also worth checking that the address on the record matches the office you're speaking with. Endurance Home Care appears there as HCA.0002450, active, at 60 Long Ridge Rd in Stamford.
Can a homemaker companion agency provide medical care?
No. Nursing, therapy and other skilled care come from a licensed home health agency, and the two often work side by side in the same week. A homemaker companion agency helps with everyday life at home: the house, meals, company, errands, rides to appointments and reminders when a medication is due.
Questions about choosing an agency? We’re glad to help.
Tell us what your parent needs help with and ask us anything, including about our registration. Home care across Connecticut and New Jersey, and companion care in New York, from an agency registered with the state as HCA.0002450. The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.