New York Licensed Home Care Service Cases by County and Type

Annual statistical reports detail the number of cases for 18 distinct home care services across New York State counties. The dataset is provided by the New York State Department of Health via health.data.ny.gov. Data was last updated in July 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic disparities in service access by comparing Patient_County and Cases_Home_Hlth_Aide_Svces.
• Model trends in telehealth adoption over time using Cases_Telehealth and Report_Period.
• Assess the relative demand for nursing versus personal care services by correlating Cases_Nurs_Svces with Cases_Pers_Care_Aide_Svces.
• Identify counties with high utilization of specialized services like Cases_IV_Therapy_Svces or Cases_Waiver_Svces for resource planning.

Strengths

• Contains data for 18 specific service types, enabling granular analysis.
• Provides county-level geographic breakdown for spatial comparisons.

Limitations

• Total row count and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• The dataset lacks individual patient demographics, restricting analyses to aggregate service counts.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Health (health.data.ny.gov).

Collection Method

Aggregated annual reports from Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs).

Time Range

Annual reporting periods, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Updated annually, with a recent update in July 2025.

Geography

All counties within New York State.