Companionship

Programs that provide friendship and shared activities and/or appropriate role models for individuals who suffer from lack of company, loneliness or social isolation; who need emotional support from a “buddy” to cope with a difficult life situation; who need practice conversing in English; or who lack the companionship and guidance of an adult or figure or peer role model.

  • Home Instead Merrimack Valley North

    Home Instead offers a non-medical service to elders that includes meal preparation, light housekeeping, companionship, medication reminders, shopping, errands and incidental transportation to religious services, social events and medical appointments. They offer assistance with activities of daily living through their “Home Helpers”. Day surgery companionship is also available. Services can be arranged for 3 hours/day…

  • Right at Home (Haverhill)

    This agency offers skilled and non-skilled in-home services. They include non-medical companion care, hands-on-personal care/home health aide, RN client assessment, and skilled nursing care. Their certified home health aides and personal care assistants have been trained in end of life hospice support as well as other specialty care such as Alzheimer’s, disabilities, and so on….

  • Mass General Brigham Home Care

    This agency provides a complete range of home care services to individuals of all ages in communities in eastern Massachusetts. Services include skilled nursing care, home health aides, rehabilitation services, medical social work, nutritional counseling, homemakers and companions. It also provides specialty programs including, but not limited to, continence care, wound care and IV therapy….

  • Haverhill Council On Aging

    The COA offers a variety of services including weekday lunch, income tax preparation, SHINE counseling, a friendly visitors program, a walking group, exercise class, wellness clinics, day and overnight trips and other social activities. Free cell phones for 911 access are available to eligible residents. The staff will also arrange rides to medical appointments through…

  • Associated Home Care

    This agency provides the following in-home services: skilled nursing, psychiatric nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aides, medical social workers, and respite care services. It also offers disease management programs and specially trained staff for Alzheimer’s/Dementia care is available through collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. Their caregivers are able to provide transportation…

  • Freedom Home Care

    A private pay division of Multicultural Home Care offering services to the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, Greater Boston, and the South Shore. They offer respite care, homemaking, companionship, skilled nursing, home health aide services, and geriatric care management. Part of Modivcare Services.

  • Anodyne Homemaker Services

    This is a home care and staffing company to designed to provide temporary specialty home care services and clerical/medical staffing needs with a team of trained, experienced paraprofessionals. They are able to provide homemaking, personal care, assistance with meals, Adult Foster Care, and community training/supports for families. Also had Dementia and other Behavioral Health care…

  • BAYADA Home Health Care

    This organization provides the following in home services: homemaking, personal care, meal planning/prepping, med reminders, private duty nursing, and companions. A personalized care plan is created for individual and plans are flexible as individual needs change. Physical, Occupational, and Speech language therapies are available. Their nursing 24/7 care is available (including live-in options). Their companions…

  • FirstLight Home Care of Salem, Swampscott, and Marblehead

    FirstLight Home Care provides home care to older adults with their senior, personal, respite, and companionship programs. The office is located in Swampscott but serves the surrounding towns of the North Shore. There are a variety of options, depending on one’s needs, including in-home care services, adult day programs, independent or assisted living communities, nursing…