New York

Senior Meal Preparation in New York

Planning, shopping and cooking at home, and company at the table, for an older adult who no longer cooks regularly for themselves. Choose a city for its local figures and nearby providers, or post your care need free.

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New York

Senior Meal Preparation 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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