New York

Post-Surgery Care in New York

Non-medical help at home in the days and weeks after surgery, a hospital stay or a fall, alongside any nursing or therapy a doctor orders. Choose a city for its local figures and nearby providers, or post your care need free.

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New York

Post-Surgery Care in New York at a glance

3,757,173
residents 65 or older (18.9% of New York, ACS 2024)
441,566
residents 85 or older
$19.05
median hourly wage of home care aides (BLS, May 2025)
$17.00
top state minimum wage tier per hour

New York's minimum wage is $17.00 in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, $16.00 in the rest of the state (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026). For programs that can pay a caregiver, including a family member, see CDPAP in New York: how to get paid to care for a family member.

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