Home care in Ellicott City, Maryland

Serving Ellicott City and the surrounding area

We serve families near historic Main Street and in Valley Mede, Font Hill, Dunloggin, Chatham, Burleigh Manor, Waverly and the communities around Turf Valley. Ellicott City’s hills and older homes can make stairs and steep driveways a real concern as people age, and personal care and safe transfers are among the most common reasons families here call us.

Howard County General Hospital in nearby Columbia is the usual hospital for Ellicott City families, and we can arrange care for people coming home from there. We welcome inquiries about one-on-one care for people living in continuing-care and assisted-living communities in and around Ellicott City. Arrangements are confirmed with the resident and community before care starts.

Ellicott City is about thirty-five minutes from our Lutherville office. A coordinator makes that trip for the first consultation, and where possible your regular caregiver is matched from the Howard County area.

The old part of town near the river sits low and has flooded badly in recent years, and some ground-floor spaces there are used differently as a result — worth mentioning to the coordinator if it affects where someone sleeps or keeps medication. Further out toward Route 40 and Marriottsville Road the homes are newer and mostly on one or two levels, and there care is more often about companionship, meals, housekeeping and rides to Howard County General and the shops at Turf Valley and Long Gate.

Nearby: Columbia

Selectives Home Care serves families across multiple Maryland counties, including clients in and around Ellicott City. Availability can vary by address, so check care availability or call 443-847-4057.

How soon care can begin in Ellicott City

Care usually begins within one or two days. Same-day care may be possible for urgent needs, subject to assessment and caregiver availability.

Care agreements run for a minimum of three months, with two weeks’ notice required to cancel the agreement. Visits have a five-hour minimum and no weekly minimum. Please give 24 hours’ notice to change or cancel a visit; there is no late cancellation fee.