Albany Senior AdvisorSchoharie County is a rural county of farms and valleys southwest of Schenectady, with the village of Schoharie as its seat and Cobleskill as its largest community; about 30,176 people lived there on July 1, 2025.
It has very little licensed residential care of its own, so families often look to Schenectady and Albany counties. Cobleskill Regional Hospital, part of the Bassett network, is the county's hospital.
How many older residents and licensed care options does Schoharie County, NY have?
Schoharie County had about 7,761 residents aged 65 and older (25.7% of 30,176), 750 of them 85 or older, on July 1, 2025, and the New York State Department of Health licenses 1 adult care facility building and 0 nursing homes in the county.
| Found in Schoharie County | Not found in Schoharie County | |
|---|---|---|
| On the NYSDOH roster here | Licensed residences (adult homes & enriched housing): 1, Licensed home care agencies: 2 | — |
| Missing here | — | Nursing homes, Certified home health agencies, Hospices, Adult day health care |
| SNALR dementia beds | — | No SNALR residence in Schoharie County |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
How fast is Schoharie County's 65-plus population growing?
The county's residents aged 65 and older went from about 6,549 in the 2020 estimates base to 7,761 in 2025, a 19% rise, while total population moved from 29,715 to 30,176.
The median age is 45.3. The 85-and-older group, the one most likely to need daily help, is growing alongside it.
Which senior care facilities are licensed in Schoharie County?
Every adult care facility and nursing home the Department of Health lists in Schoharie County appears below, with certified beds, dementia beds and, for residences, the latest state inspection.
| Facility | License | Certified capacity | SNALR (memory care) beds | Town | Latest DOH inspection | Violations, 4-yr window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchand at Sharon Springs 121 Main Street, Route 10, Sharon Springs 13459 | AH | 36 | 0 | Sharon | None in window | 0 |
Which home care agencies and hospices are based in Schoharie County?
The state roster shows 2 home care, hospice or adult day health licenses with Schoharie County offices; agencies based in Albany County serve many addresses here too.
- Marchand Home Care at Sharon Springs, Sharon Springs — licensed home care services agency
- Visiting Nurses Home Care, Cobleskill — licensed home care services agency
Which agencies serve older adults in Schoharie County?
Schoharie County Department for the Aging, (518) 295-2001, is the county's Area Agency on Aging and the door to HIICAP Medicare counseling, home-delivered meals, caregiver respite and EISEP home care; Adult Protective Services answers at (518) 295-8334.
Residents of nursing homes and adult care facilities in the county can call Catholic Charities' Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in Schenectady, (518) 372-5667. No PACE program serves Schoharie County; Eddy SeniorCare covers parts of Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer counties only.
Which hospitals are closest to Schoharie, NY?
From Schoharie, the nearest hospital is Cobleskill Regional Hospital (Bassett Healthcare Network), about 10.0 miles away in a straight line, and downtown Albany is about 27 miles away.
Next come Ellis Hospital (about 21 miles) and St. Peter's Hospital (about 25 miles). These are straight-line distances from the ZIP-code center, not road miles.
