Ma-Lowe Home Care Agency, Inc.

Home care in Alexandria, VA

A local agency, serving Alexandria and Northern Virginia since 1999 from our office on South Whiting Street.

Ma-Lowe Home Care is an Alexandria agency. Our office is at 101 S Whiting St, in the West End, and our caregivers work in homes across the city. We help older adults and people with a disability stay safe at home, and we give family caregivers a break.

Care we provide in Alexandria

Around the clock

Our phone is answered 24 hours a day at 703-370-4002. We can also arrange 24-hour care or live-in care.

Coming home from the hospital

Leaving the hospital? Call us with the discharge date, so care can start when you get home. Will you need Medicaid home care? Then ask the discharge planner for the long-term care screening before you leave. Coming home from the hospital has a checklist.

Paying with Medicaid in Alexandria

Virginia Medicaid, now called Cardinal Care, pays for personal care at home once you qualify for long-term care. In Alexandria you ask the Division of Aging and Adult Services for the screening: 703-746-5999. Home care with Cardinal Care explains every step. Paying privately per hour is possible too.

Where in Alexandria

We come to homes anywhere in the City of Alexandria, from Old Town and Del Ray to the West End, and at Alexandria addresses in Fairfax County, such as Huntington, Mount Vernon and Kingstowne. That is ZIP codes 22301 to 22312, 22314 and 22315. Outside Alexandria? See the areas we serve.

How it works

  1. Call or send a request

    We call you back and ask who needs care, what help is needed and how it will be paid.

  2. A free visit at home

    Our nurse visits you at home for a free assessment before care starts.

  3. We match a caregiver

    You can meet the caregiver before care starts, if you like.

  4. Care starts

    Often within 72 hours. With Medicaid, once your health plan has approved the hours.

  5. We stay in touch

    Our nurse visits again every 30 to 90 days. Not the right match? We find another caregiver, usually within 72 hours.

Ask about care in Alexandria

Tell us who needs care. We call you back, usually the same day.

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  1. NowYour request
  2. ThenA phone call
  3. ThenA visit at home
  4. ThenCare starts

Salima or Mariama calls you back.

We call from 703-370-4002. Save this number so you know it's us.

It takes about a minute. Fields marked * are required.

Who needs care?

Only if you would also like an answer by email.

City or ZIP code. We serve Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC.

How soon is care needed?
More details (optional)Best time to call, type of care, schedule, payment, language and a note. You can also tell us on the phone.
Best time to call
Type of care
Preferred schedule
How will care be paid?

Medicare does not pay for long-term personal care at home. Not sure? We can work it out with you on the phone.

For you or the person who needs care, if not English.

Briefly describe the help needed. Please leave out medical details; we'll ask about those on the phone.

We call you back within 24 hours, also on weekends.

Our phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.