About Assisted LivingAssisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.Complete guide to assisted livingBest of 2024 Assisted Living Winners
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Browse the 54 home care agencies in Merrimac, read 76 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in Merrimac choose home care for many reasons, including to reduce caregiver stress, curb senior loneliness, and make daily life easier for older adults. Most home care agencies in Merrimac personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

Home Care Agencies near Merrimac, MA

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1 review
Savens Healthcare Services was referred to me by the VA. My father had kind and caring staff and was able to live at home. At the very end of his life he had two staff members who went out of their way to...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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This is a smaller community than most, so you receive a higher level of personalized care. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and caring. Mostly the residents are nice, others are so-so. But that would...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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The nurse came along with the home health aide on several occasions, to make sure everything is okay, and helped out to make sure the aide could handle him. We mostly had the same person all the time, and...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Founded by a Registered Nurse in 2004, Extended Family is an organization that provides support and services that can serve as a solution for life. We give older adults the tools to age gracefully, stay healthy and live their lives fully.Our approach to aging is simple; we think older adults and...
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I was in a real pinch to find the right care giver and "home manager" for my parents. Mom suffers from dementia and suddenly Dad, her main caregiver, had a stroke. Almost overnight, we needed immediate...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
About our Consulting and Recruiting ServicesGrandma Joan is an award-winning consulting and recruiter service that has been helping discerning families recruit, screen, and hire premium live-in caregivers since 2010.We act as the family’s private 3rd party recruiters, finding and screening the...
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Caregiver was patient and exacting. As a live in she took the time to give mom all the things she needed. We saw a huge change in her after she was home. As a child seeing parents age is not easy. The help...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Right at Home, In Home Care and Assistance serves senior care clients throughout Essex County, MA including Marblehead, Swampscott, Andover and Newburyport. We are a family owner and operated agency that has been serving seniors since 2002.Right at Home prides itself on reliable responsive and...
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Great job, my mom is very happy with their services, very caring, helpful and clean I would recommend them to anyone out there looking for senior care. Thanks
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
1 review
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
We all know of someone that could use some assistance with independent living. The range of care could be 24x7 to occasional or minimal help. If this is true for you, please think of exploring options with Help in Home.Help in Home is a non-medical healthcare company which assists individuals in...
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Not interested fully time scales Scarborough an kennen Maine and hasty hill northern Limington Maine and respectively the northern coast of Maine is very similar in terms to what we are seeing here on earth...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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They were great. They were fantastic, with a very high quality helper for him. Bonnie, the manager, is very thorough. She came out to the house and went over everything with us. They were flexible in the way...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
My name is Bonnie Roberts, and I own the local office of Home Helpers/Direct Link. I have seen first-hand the issues seniors face through personal experience with family and friends; I’ve also witnessed the effects of stress placed on their caregivers. I opened Home Helpers with the goal of...
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3 reviews
I worked 14 years at another agency. Left on a good note. No bitterness. I called that agency first. Very cold on phone call. New owners new office staff
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Associated Home Care opened in 1991. Our commitment is to provide excellence in patient care and loving support to family members. Our staff provides assistance in all aspects of home care, whether at home or in an assisted living setting. Today AHC provides care to patients from Boston to...
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Costs of home care in Merrimac, MA

Average cost of home care in Merrimac, MA

Home care in Merrimac is typically charged at an hourly rate. Hourly rates may vary based on factors like time of day (overnight hours, for example), special weekend or holiday rates, and whether care is around the clock.
Average hourly rate
$30/hr
Average overnight rate
$42/hr
Average weekend rate
$44/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in Merrimac

Home care costs in Merrimac increase based on the hours of care needed. Costs are typically higher for seniors who need home care at night or for most of the day — for example, while a family member is at work. For seniors who need full-time or 24/7 care, assisted living or memory care may be a more cost-effective option in the long run.
44 hours of home care/wk
$5,646/mo
$6,757/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view Merrimac assisted living facilities or Merrimac memory care facilities.

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How to pay for home care in Merrimac, MA

Many families combine various payment methods to cover home care costs. Most often, families use some mixture of the following private and public income sources to pay for home care in Merrimac.
Paying for home careGet an overview of all payment options for home care.
VA home care benefitsSee how VA benefits can help veterans and their spouses pay for home care.
Home care and LTC insuranceLearn how to use long-term care insurance to cover home care costs.

What families are saying about home care in Merrimac

Recent reviews for home care in Merrimac

Home Helpers Home Care of Lexington, MA in Burlington, MA

4.2
Can't hurt to look. It takes a bit to find the right caregiver that is a good fit. That takes a bit.

Extended Family Home Care HW LLC in Dover, NH

4.0
Honestly in my state they were the only place besides visiting angels and I couldn't afford them. But I am happy with the caretaker we currently have .

Senior Helpers of Merrimack Valley in Lawrence, MA

5.0
A well run company, well organized, responsive and patient. Very good. Staff is patient with Mom and me whenever we need to engage. We picked this community because it was a recommendation from A Place for Mom

Frequently asked questions about home care in Merrimac

Care Resolutions Inc - Sherborn, J and J Homecare LLC and Assisting Hands Home Care - Seacoast NH are the top-rated home care facilities near Merrimac, Massachusetts. See full list of agencies.

There are 54 home care facilities near Merrimac, Massachusetts. See the full list.

Home care is provided by an aide who comes to a senior’s home to help with daily chores and activities of daily living. It can be offered anywhere a senior calls home — including a house, senior apartment, independent living, or assisted living. Learn more about home care.

Home care services are customizable to a senior’s unique needs. Services can include companionship, help with chores like cooking and housekeeping, or assistance with activities of daily living, like toileting and bathing. Explore home care services in more detail.

Home care provides nonmedical services for seniors who require assistance with daily tasks like housework, bathing, dressing, and transportation. In contrast, home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes services like skilled nursing care and therapies, health monitoring, and medication administration that are provided by licensed medical professionals. Read more about home care vs. home health care.

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