Dayton Senior AdvisorCare that comes to the home in Dayton and Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble counties falls into three kinds, and Medicare publishes detailed records on two of them. This section holds those records for 49 home health agencies and 11 hospices, 21 and 11 of which have published scores.
What kinds of in-home care are there in Dayton, and who pays?
Home health is medical care in visits, hospice is comfort care near the end of life, and non-medical home care is hourly help with daily living. They are licensed and paid for differently.
| Home health | Hospice | Non-medical home care | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Nursing and therapy visits ordered by a doctor | Comfort care for a terminal illness | Help with bathing, meals, company and supervision |
| What it is not | Not shifts or round-the-clock help | Not treatment aimed at a cure | Not nursing or medical care |
| Who usually pays | Medicare | Medicare | The family, long-term care insurance or a Medicaid waiver |
| Records here | 49 agencies | 11 hospices | Licensed agencies |
Which Dayton home health agencies does Medicare rate 4 stars or higher?
10 of the 21 rated agencies in Dayton and Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble counties hold 4 stars or more for quality of patient care. The highest rated are:
- Community Mercy Home Care, LLC, Springfield — 4.5 of 5 stars, patient survey 4 of 5
- Fidelity Health Care, Moraine — 4.5 of 5 stars, patient survey 4 of 5
- Buckeye Home Health Care, LLC, Dayton — 4.5 of 5 stars, patient survey 3 of 5
- Gem City Home Care, LLC, Dayton — 4.5 of 5 stars, patient survey 2 of 5
- Horizon Home Healthcare, LLC, Vandalia — 4 of 5 stars, patient survey 3 of 5
- Ohioans Home Healthcare, Inc, Vandalia — 4 of 5 stars, patient survey 3 of 5
- Homesite Home Health Care, New Carlisle — 4 of 5 stars
- Homesite Home Health Care, LLC, Springfield — 4 of 5 stars
- Preble Home Health Services, Eaton — 4 of 5 stars
- Reid Home Health, Eaton — 4 of 5 stars
See all 49 home health agencies
Which Dayton hospices score a full 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
8 of the 11 scored hospices in Dayton and Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble counties meet all ten of the index's visit and discharge indicators. They include:
- Hospice of Miami County Inc, Troy — index 10 of 10, family survey 5 of 5, about 68 patients a day
- Hospice of Dayton, Dayton — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 1009 patients a day
- Ohio Valley Hospice, Beavercreek — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 164 patients a day
- Everheart Hospice, Greenville — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 120 patients a day
- Heartland Hospice, Kettering — index 10 of 10, family survey 2 of 5, about 94 patients a day
- Compassus - Western Ohio, Dayton — index 10 of 10, about 70 patients a day
- Interim Healthcare Hospice of Dayton, Huber Heights — index 10 of 10, about 32 patients a day
- Cherish Hospice LLC, Springfield — index 10 of 10, about 28 patients a day
Last verified: November 2026, against Medicare provider data released 2026-09-21.
Common questions
How many home health agencies are in Dayton?
49 Medicare-certified home health agencies are based in Dayton and Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble counties, and 21 have a published quality star rating.
How many hospices are in Dayton?
11 Medicare-certified hospices are based in Dayton and Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Darke and Preble counties, and 11 have a published Hospice Care Index score.
Does Medicare pay for a caregiver at home?
Not on its own. Medicare pays for skilled home health visits and for hospice. Hourly help with bathing, meals and supervision is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid.
