Find Top Home Care Near Me in Somerville, MA
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60 home care are listed in Somerville, MA
The average rate is $22/hr as of May 2024
The average experience for nearby home care is 5 years
Home care in Somerville, MA
5.0
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
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Expertise in Dementia and Alzheimer's.
My professional experience spans 12 years. I am dependable and reliable and come with impeccable references, fully vaccinated, boosted and COVID compliant. I am college trained and CPR capable. Availability is 7 days per week.
ADLs
Cooking...
Leonie can also help with: Live-in home care, respite care, dementia, personal care
Skills:
CPR
Medical Equipment Experience
5.0
"Leonie assisted me traveling to and from dental surgery. I found her to be warm, relaxed, and attentive to verbal directions discussed at the start of the event. She followed-up on all details that I mentioned, and then I forgot because I was medicated for the...
Joseph R.
Narasimhan V.
Somerville, MA
$15-20/hr • 2 yrs exp
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I'm from Texas and moved up here about a year ago. I can help with Home Care, pets, and any math or music tutoring.
Care-giving for 7 years in addition I took care of my grandmother for more then a year she had two strokes I love providing home care services to those that would otherwise not be able to do so. The smile on their faces is overwhelming and makes me feel I have done my job right. I have always enjoyed helping people so I know I...
Eva can also help with: Dementia, personal care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
Ellen H.
Somerville, MA
$25-30/hr • 4 yrs exp
Senior Health Care/Personal Asst., Avail. Full Or Part Time; Childcare Exp., Avail. Part Time
Compassionate, caring, engaging, & very patient Elder Health Care provider. Six years experience. Very attentive, caring, patient & compassionate name just a few of my qualities and priorities. Very professional, (yet personable) with an emphasis on medical care, companionship, medication management, medical appointments,...
Ellen can also help with: Companionship, light cleaning, errands, personal care, meal prep, dementia & more
I'm highly dependable compassionate and personable
Great companion care
Have car and license
Friendly and caring
Thomas can also help with: Hospice services, live-in home care, dementia
Skills:
Home Health Aide
I'd describe my personality as integrity, patience, honest
I like caring for seniors because I've always passionate about helping others.
I'm looking for a job that gives me live in option to sleep
In my spare time, I like to read, go for hiking, meet friends for a coffee
My skills include I'm strong girl that would. R...
Rayana can also help with: Hospice services, companionship, errands, light cleaning, live-in home care, dementia & more
Skills:
CPR
Hello! I am an organized, detailed, and loving home health aide, who is also a mother of 2 adult children! I have plenty of experience working with senior patients ranging from companionship to hospice care.
I understand it can be hard to trust someone to care for our experienced loved ones, however, I ensure you that my...
Dilva can also help with: Personal care, light cleaning, meal prep, dementia, errands
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
4.0
(4)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
Interesting caregiver very courteous and love making the elderly smile.
Patient care: Providing care to elderly and disabled clients in a professional and compassionate manner. Duties include meal preparation, personal hygiene and bathroom needs, patient lifting, vitals recording and administering medication according to...
Claire can also help with: Light cleaning, dementia, errands, companionship, home modification, hospice services & more
Skills:
CPR
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Amongst multiple candidates, Claire impressed me because she spoke directly to my elderly Mother, and and engaged with her immediately, despite my Mother's mild dementia. She is warm and competent. Toward the end of my Mother's life, as she was becoming weaker,...
Marcia S.
5.0
(12)
Hired by 7 families in your neighborhood
My name is Kathy and I live in Lexington, Mass. My passion has always been to care and nurture the elderly, and have been doing it for over 30 years. I worked in nursing homes for several years before becoming a private companion. I have cared for stroke, dementia/ Alzheimer' s patients , MS patients and those ill with cancer. I...
Kathy can also help with: Mobility assistance, meal prep, dementia, companionship, light cleaning, personal care & more
5.0
"It was so difficult to find suitable care for my elderly and sickly parents in their 90's who are now deceased. Most of those that we hired were fired as they were terrible. Stay away from overpriced agencies who send unqualified, uncaring and undependable...
David G.
Anne W.
Woburn, MA
$22-24/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(15)
Hired by 7 families in your neighborhood
I am a private Health care giver I am a passionate flexible and healthy person who loves what I do by making different in people's lives to value in a supportive environment promoting the health independent and social interaction of senior and treat everybody equal by there human rights I have 19 years of experience certified...
Anne can also help with: Companionship, light cleaning, live-in home care, dementia, hospice services, home modification & more
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Anne is extraordinary competent, dedicated and compassionate. She will provide the best care possible for your loved ones"
Linda C.
Saymon A.
Stoneham, MA
$25-35/hr • 1 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
Hello, my name is Saymon, 30 yo, a very positive and confident guy with a solid proficiency in assisting children, adults and seniors in activities of daily living. Well versed in helping people with personal tasks and providing companionship. I am trilingual: Portuguese, Spanish and English (and just started studying French...
Saymon can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, errands, live-in home care, companionship, personal care & more
5.0
"Saymon helped my parents during a 3 weeks trip I had to go, and he was absolutely amazing! Besides the work itself (that he did perfect), they talk about everything, my parents fell in love with him and still ask about him almost everyday. He's a very sweet guy,...
Barbara R.
Ghislaine M.
Malden, MA
$25-30/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(4)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hello. My name is Ghislaine . I have been a senior care provider for over 10 years. I have HHA and CNA experience working for an agency as well as private care. Daily duties include but are not limited to administering medication, house keeping, dressing, bathing and laundry while keeping the client engaged. I've worked with all...
Ghislaine can also help with: Mobility assistance, personal care, hospice services, companionship, dementia, visiting nurse & more
5.0
"Such a wonderful caretaker! Knowledgeable, kind, reliable, punctual and fun. Truly blessed to have her!"
Care member
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I have been a care giver for over 30 years. I started as a young girl caring for my elderly grandmother. I was a Nurse/Midwife before leaving my native country. When I came to America I decided to get into the medical field because it's what I'm passionate about. I started as a PCA/HHA privately in 1993. I currently work as a...
Marie can also help with: Dementia, visiting nurse
Skills:
Licensed Nurse
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Marie helped take care of my mom for a year. She was wonderful with my mom, very gentle, patient and kind."
Karen B.
Christine V.
Waltham, MA
$40/hr • 10 yrs exp
Looking For An Experienced Caregiver For Your Loved One?
5.0
(4)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
I have over 15 years of experience caring for seniors, assisting them with personal care, meal preparations, medication reminders, light housekeeping, errands, transportation to physicians, or family visitations, wheelchair/bed transfers, Hoyer lifts, board transfers and companionship. I am very passionate about what I do...
Christine can also help with: Hospice services, light cleaning, home modification, errands, companionship, dementia & more
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Christine was simply an answered prayer. There are many wonderful providers who care for elders, and then there are those special people who care for elders as if they were family members and whose presence in a family's life has the wonderful effect of bringing...
Tina P.
Rajab M.
Woburn, MA
$20-25/hr • 10 yrs exp
4.7
(3)
I have 10+years of experience in adult and senior care and I'm a certified nursing assistant , I do my very best to be dependable , reliable, compassionate and caring as I can be. I have been fortunate enough to work with some really wonderful people, learning how to build treatment plans for patients with many kinds of physical...
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
4.0
"He is very dependable and compassionate "
Shilat N.
5.0
(2)
Personal care Assistant
Provide skilled nursing vary services to client at home setting. Duties include but not limited to general nursing care, personal grooming, help with dressing, preparing meals, escorting patient to and from appointment, ambulatory assistance, medication assistance, general comfort and moral support as...
Aissata can also help with: Live-in home care, visiting physician, personal care
Skills:
CNA
5.0
"I had the pleasure of working with Aissata for two years at an Orthopedic Clinic. She worked hard supporting several Ortho surgeons. She is strong, kind and dependable. She knows how to be a team player."
Lianne L.
Michele F.
Waltham, MA
$30-34/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(5)
Hi! I am a mother. I am a very responsible, patient and loving caregiver with positive attitude. I have been providing care to seniors for nearly 20 years. I was raised by my grandmother, I love elderly, they are always reminding me of her. Unfortunately she passed away few years ago. I can help with hands on care, cooking,...
Michele can also help with: Meal prep, dementia, light cleaning, hospice services, personal care, errands & more
Skills:
CNA
5.0
"Michele is kind, knowledgable and fun to talk to. She responded to my last-minute short-hour request which is not her usual service. She took it with care and a warm heart. I will hire her again if I ever need a caregiver. Highly recommended. "
Hua Y.
5.0
(5)
I am a dedicated, compassionate , reliable and trustworthy caregiver with 10 plus years of experience of taking care of elderly patients in their homes . Committed to improving the overall wellbeing and health through personal care . In the past 10 years I have taken care of stroke patients , patients with dementia and patients...
Joshua can also help with: Dementia, live-in home care, hospice services, errands, light cleaning, companionship & more
Skills:
CNA
5.0
"Joshua cared for my husband, a stroke survivor, five days a week for about 5 years, until recently. He was skilled, strong, sensible, and quiet, working in our home and taking my husband to appointments and social occasions. He helped my husband to get in and out...
Care member
Catherine N.
Watertown, MA
$30/hr • 10 yrs exp
Loyal And Experienced Caregiver Available For Companionship And PCA
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I am a hard-working, reliable, and caring person with a high sense of humor. I have CNA, CPR, MAP certifications with 10 years of experience.
During the past 10 years, I have worked both for the senior living community (Evans Park) and as a home health aide.
My responsibilities included but are not limited to light housework,...
Catherine can also help with: Errands, dementia, mobility assistance, companionship, meal prep, light cleaning & more
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Catherine is very empathetic and friendly. She took great care of my mom. She is very patient and kind. I would have kept her on but my mom has to go to assisted living."
Care member
Ivonete S.
Saugus, MA
$25/hr • 2 yrs exp
I Am A Professional Woman , I Am A Mother ,wife And I Love What I Do.
5.0
(1)
Caretaker - experience taking care For a family in the City of Boston, Massachusetts
Little organizing, light cleaning, help going to appointments, walk to the park
Kept him busy when awake, playing games, opening and engage him
In conversations to keep him alert, keep up with his medications, help with
showers ,...
Ivonete can also help with: Dementia, meal prep, personal care, light cleaning, errands, hospice services & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"she is very affectionate, responsible, she is a wonderful professional🥰🥰"
Care member
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Recent home care reviews in Somerville, MA
Leonie C.
5.0
Leonie assisted me traveling to and from dental surgery. I found her to be warm, relaxed, and attentive to verbal directions discussed at the start of the event. She followed-up on all details that I mentioned, and then I forgot because I was medicated for the oral surgery, demonstrating her...
- Joseph R.
Claire K.
5.0
Claire is a real godsend! My mother who was in her mid 90s in assisted living, needed extra care. Claire provided all of her needs including getting her washed and dressed in the morning, helping her with her medications, assisting with food and drink, and getting her prepared for bed. Claire also...
- Eric W.
Kathy R.
5.0
We hired Kathy in August to help care for our father who has early onset dementia. We moved him to MA from CT this summer which was a very disruptive and hard life change for him. My father is a proud, intelligent, kind man, and we knew that we needed to find the perfect fit for him (not an easy...
- Care member
Anne W.
5.0
Anne is extraordinary competent, dedicated and compassionate. She will provide the best care possible for your loved ones
- Linda C.
Saymon A.
5.0
Saymon is an extremely reliable, resourceful, considerate, kind and patient caretaker. Highly recommend!
- Care member
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FAQs for finding home care in Somerville, MA
How much does private home care cost per hour near me in Somerville, MA?
The average rate for hiring a home care provider in Somerville, MA as of May, 2024 is $22.57 per hour. This cost will fluctuate depending on the provider's level of experience, whether the care is full-time or part-time and the duties required to perform to care for your senior loved one.
How can I find home care near me in Somerville, MA?
Care.com has 7 home care providers for seniors in Somerville, MA. To start searching for caregivers near you, you need to create a Care.com account. To create your account, you will answer some basic questions to help you find home care providers that specialize in your family member’s needs. You will then have the option to either post a job and receive applications from candidates, or you can search for caregivers on the website. You can filter results by distance from Somerville, MA or hourly rate. After you have selected your candidates, you can schedule interviews, check references, request background checks, and can then hire a home health care provider that suits your needs the best.
What types of home care services are available near me in Somerville, MA?
The types of home health care services near you in Somerville, MA will vary depending on the needs of the senior you’re hiring home care assistance for, but home care providers can assist with companionship and fellowship, as well as skilled nursing care. There are also home caregivers in Somerville, MA that can assist with daily activities, such as cooking, medication prompting, dressing, bathing and transporting the senior patient to and from appointments.
How can I safely hire home care near me in Somerville, MA?
If you need to hire senior home care near you in Somerville, MA, we strongly suggest you run an independent background check, request professional references, and interview a handful of candidates. You can also look for providers on Care.com who have a CareCheck badge on their profile, which is a background check we request all in home care service providers complete. Any senior home care providers who complete a CareCheck will have a badge on their profile that displays the date the background check was run.
What interview questions should I ask when hiring home health care near me in Somerville, MA?
When you’re hiring in home health care services near you in Somerville, MA, it can be really helpful to interview a handful of different candidates to help you find the right fit. It’s a good idea to ask them questions about the exact responsibilities they feel comfortable taking on, how they best communicate, and what types of senior health issues they have dealt with in the past.