Home Care Registry

The Home Care Registry, also known as Home Aide or Home Health Registry, is a data set containing information on home care workers that have completed a state approved training program. Each state has their own registry separate from the others. In most states, the specific information is supplied by the workers themselves, or a third party like a home care agency, meaning those registries cannot guarantee accurate results.

Hiring teams need to perform extra levels of verification to ensure the data is matched to the correct person, or partner with a private investigative agency to verify on your behalf. Each state records slightly different information, however all of them will contain the individual’s name, company, job title, and name of the training or certificate they received to obtain their title.

New York’s Home Care Registry, for example, contains additional information on the subjects’ eligibility for employment. Workers who apply for employment with a home care services agency in New York State, are required to undergo a background investigation. The NYS Department of Health will then review the information found in the investigation, and determine if the individual is fit for employment. The New York State Home Care Registry will return a “yes”, “no”, or “unknown” for the individuals’ employment eligibility.

Hiring teams should not base their decision solely on the Home Care Registry, as the information could be out-of-date or inaccurate. Proper due diligence is required to verify an individuals’ identity, and confirm that the information in any state’s registry is accurate. Partnering with a professional private investigative agency adds assistance with your verification process, so your hiring teams can be sure the information they receive is relevant and accurate.