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David S.


Dover, MA

$20-25/hr6 yrs exp

Caregiver/Companion/House Assistant

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I have a degree from Berklee College of Music and have taught and performed in the Boston area after graduating. I have over 10 years experience working as a receptionist/concierge at senior living communities in Newton, Massachusetts. I also worked as a therapeutic housemate in Northampton, Massachusetts for adults suffering...
David can also help with: Live-in home care, meal prep, companionship, errands, light cleaning, mobility assistance & more
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Joanita B.


Canton, MA

$18-30/hr8 yrs exp

Live-In Caregiver

5.0

(2)

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

My name is Joan and For the past 10 years, I have worked towards helping seniors and making sure I put a smile on their faces at the end of the day. I have experience working with individuals suffering from dementia, Alzheimer's, stroke, diabetes, ALS among others. Over the past years working as a Home Health Aide, I have gained...
Joanita can also help with: Respite care, live-in home care, hospice services, visiting nurse, dementia, personal care & more
Skills:

Home Health Aide

5.0
" Any family would be very lucky to hire Joan. I hired a lot of people to help me care for my family member. Joan was the best. Joan is smart, caring and reliable. She worked for me for more than four years. We worked together doing feeding, changing and oral...

Paula C.

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Lucilene M.


Framingham, MA

$25-50/hr17 yrs exp

Very Understanding I Am Reliable Caring And Loving Person

I care for people as if they were my own family and how I'd want them treated. I'm very passionate about senior care, kind, caring, calm and very patient and empathetic. I'm able to provide both physical and emotional support to clients, help with meal preparation, medication reminders, bathing and dressing, bathroom assistance,...
Lucilene can also help with: Light cleaning, errands, live-in home care, hospice services, companionship, dementia & more
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"Lucilene has been a great caregiver to my mother with dementia and mobility issues. She is kind, reliable, and easy to work with."

Care member

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Penelope N.


Dedham, MA

$30/hr10 yrs exp

Senior's Companion - Caregiver

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi, my name is Penelope and I live in Dedham. I have 12 years' experience working as a caregiver. I love taking care of people especially seniors. In the past I worked as a Greek school teacher. After my daughters grew up, I found a job as a caregiver, and I loved it. Thereafter, I continued working, caring for the elderly. I am...
Penelope can also help with: Dementia, home modification, live-in home care, personal care, respite care
5.0
"While our family did not hire Penelope for reasons largely related to proximity, we had a very favorable series of conversations and a trial visit with her, where she was attentive to the details about our family situation, very patient in engaging with our...

Nicholas M.

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Barbara G.


Newton Center, MA

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

Elder Care Companion

Compassionate and caring mature elder care companion offering assistance to clients including light housekeeping, errands, local drives, light meal prep, medication reminders and activities such as hobbies. I enjoyed taking care of my elderly parents very much for many years and understand how important it is for clients and...
Barbara can also help with: Companionship, meal prep, light cleaning, errands, dementia
5.0
"From what I gather from her experience, she is also excellent at helping people with dementia. She is extremely patient and always kind. The kind of person who would give you the shirt off her back!"

Gail M.

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Sally H.


West Newton, MA

$15-30/hr10 yrs exp

LPN Seeks Part Time Caregiver/companion Position

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi my name is Sally and I enjoy working with the elderly population. I am available to: * Take elderly people to, doctors, appointments/ errands (various) * Dispense medications * Help them make meals and ensure they are eating * Help get organized * Stay with overnight if they need some help and don't want to be alone I am...
Sally can also help with: Errands, transportation, meal prep
Skills:

Licensed Nurse

5.0
"We hired Sally to help out with our mother who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 63. She still lives by herself and although she's close by, with everyone in the family working our mother was alone, depressed, bored, and feeling trapped having...

Matt R.

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Proscovia L.


Holliston, MA

$28-36/hr4 yrs exp

A trained Nursing Assistant/HHA, reliable, caring, patient, self-driven, and passionate about caregiving. I have 4+ yrs of experience caring for seniors and 6+ yrs' experience in social work. With me, my clients will receive appropriate care depending on their needs because I have sincere concern about their physical and mental...
Proscovia can also help with: Live-in home care, light cleaning, errands, dementia, hospice services, companionship & more
Skills:

Home Health Aide

CPR

CNA

5.0
"Prossie is a very loving and attentive caregiver. She is well trained and very skilled. Prossie took care of my mother for a year and I feel we were blessed to have her in our lives. I can’t recommend her enough. "

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Hasifah N.


Framingham, MA

$30-40/hr9 yrs exp

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Experienced with interacting with elderly and helping them become more independent and comfortable depending on their needs. I help with activities of daily living, doctors visits, grocery shopping, companionships, cooking, light house keeping, medication reminders, entertainment and records management. I am kind, patient,...
Hasifah can also help with: Dementia, errands, hospice services, companionship, light cleaning, live-in home care & more
Skills:

CNA

Home Health Aide

5.0
"Hasifah is caring, delightful and diligent at her work!"

Ritah K.

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Hanifah N.


Wayland, MA

$11-50/hr4 yrs exp

CARE GIVER

Iam an experienced care giver of 4 years I deal with dementia, Alzheimer's and hospice care . I also do feeding, medication reminders, bathing and companionship. Putting a smile on my clients face is my greatest joy and I would love to work with you
Hanifah can also help with: Companionship, errands, dementia, meal prep, hospice services, light cleaning & more
Skills:

CPR

Home Health Aide

5.0
"I have known Hanifah for five years. She was the home health aid for my wife until her passing. It was a remarkable blessing to find Hanifah and have her skills and loving attention to help care for my dear wife in the final years of her life. Hanifah is competent,...

Paul C.

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Chris P.


Framingham, MA

$23-50/hr10 yrs exp

I have been a pca for 10 years now, I also work for a few agencies. I love helping people with daily life, whom cannot live without some help. Very caring and friendly and strong. Mobility, hoyer lift, feeding, cooking, bathing. Errands, transportation and companionship. Cleaning of the house or apartment. Laundry.. Live...
Chris can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, errands, transportation, companionship, personal care & more
Skills:

Wound Care

Medical Equipment Experience

Home Health Aide

5.0
"Chris was wonderful as our caregiver. Always on time, very kind. Really knows what he's doing. My father always talks about him when he isn't at the house. Highly recommend Chris for anyone looking for care. He's been with us for years."

Mike D.

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Erin C.


Dedham, MA

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Retired RN Available For Personal Care, Companionship, Housekeeping, Meal Prep. And Transportation

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hello my name is Erin, I have over 20 years nursing experience working with many different patient populations, including acute & long term care, oncology, dementia, hospice and end of life care. As a nurse I have helped individuals with injections, colostomy care, wound care, g tubes, bathing, incontinence help, support and...
Erin can also help with: Dementia, light cleaning, companionship, hospice services, meal prep, errands & more
5.0
"Erin helped me with my mom for 4 years. She was wonderful with her, kind, caring, patient and always made her laugh. Anyone would be luck to have her help with their parent :)"

Karen B.

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Carol Y.


Natick, MA

$25-40/hr10 yrs exp

Joyful Companionship/Personal Caregiver

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

FULLY VACCINATED I have been a companion & personal caregiver for the elderly for a number of years. It is very rewarding to me. I strive to provide the highest level of in-home care, so your loved one may remain in their home and continue to be engaged, happy, healthy & safe. I'm upbeat, positive and very caring. I can provide...
Carol can also help with: Respite care, hospice services, home modification, visiting physician, personal care, live-in home care & more
Skills:

Medical Equipment Experience

Home Health Aide

5.0
"If you are fairly new to care giving of a loved one, as I was, you will learn from Carol. She knows what to do and will help you learn, if you want to. If you don't that's ok too, she will do the job for you. Over the course of the 18 months my husband was ill,...

Margaret H.

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Martin S.


Newton Highlands, MA

$15-25/hr10 yrs exp

Ready For Companion And Any Behavior Senior Care

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I am employed 40 hours full-time evenings supervising milieu counselors at a local hospital in Cambridge. with over 10 years of experience, I have worked as a caregiver, companion, addiction counselor, at fall risk patient care as well as patients with behavior challenges. My colleagues calls me smile and always engage my...
Martin can also help with: Mobility assistance, light cleaning, dementia, personal care, companionship, transportation & more
Skills:

Home Health Aide

5.0
"He cared for the senior as if he was his grandfather, he is passionate about care giving."

Ann R.

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Sharifah N.


Waltham, MA

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Certified Nursing Assistant

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hey there, I grew up with my grandparents who I took care of for over 15 years. I saw how needy and beautiful it is to takecare of seniors. I decided to work with seniors. I am a Certified Nursing Assistant, I have worked with wonderful people and I have learnt to be patient with all kinds of patients both with physical and...
Sharifah can also help with: Live-in home care, personal care, dementia, hospice services
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"Sharifah has worked for us for 3 years and has been consistently superlative! We've had a few caregivers but she has lasted the longest because of her diligent attention to care, sweet nature and simply how pleasant and uncomplicated she is to have around. She has...

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Natalya B.


Natick, MA

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Part-time Caregiver Companion Available

My name is Natalya. I graduated from Lasell University in 1997 with Physical Therapy Practitioner degree and since then I have been employed in multiple long and short term rehabilitation facilities caring for seniors with cognitive and physical illnesses and disabilities including working at Newton Wellesley Center for...
Natalya can also help with: Personal care, dementia
Skills:

CPR

Medical Equipment Experience

5.0
"Natalya was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was always a team player and had a skill set that was amazing and supportive of my grandmother. My grandmother had just suffered a loss and was incredibly difficult to deal with at times and Natalya took this in...

Destiny L.

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Suzanne F.


Framingham, MA

$14-25/hr10 yrs exp

Caring Companion

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a compassionate, kind person who truly loves my work as a companion to the elderly. I recently lost my longtime position with a woman who was very special to me. I have enjoyed working in this field for 20+ years in home settings, as well as assisted living facilities. I take my time to make sure the client is happy,...
Suzanne can also help with: Errands, transportation, companionship
5.0
"Suzanne is friendly, dependable, and follows directions. I have been having her do light housekeeping for me, and she is a great help. I would recommend her to anyone looking for that kind of help."

Jennifer D.

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Annet D.


Framingham, MA

< $10/hr10 yrs exp

Annet

I've been a caregiver for 18 years. I offer companionship, Hoyer lifting, ADL, running errands, working with people with dementia, people with physical/mental disabilities, bedridden people, I can also babysit as well. I'm always on time. I can do transfers from bed to wheelchair, etc. I'd describe my personality as...
Annet can also help with: Companionship, hospice services, dementia, light cleaning, errands, meal prep & more
5.0
"Annet is a reliable and attentive caregiver and was a blessing to my mother when mom’s mobility was limited. Mom absolutely loved being in her care! Annet’s cheerfulness is contagious. It is not easy to find a skilled caregiver who gives so much. I highly...

Care member

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Dircilene D.


Framingham, MA

$35/hr10 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

My experience with Senior care dates back 10 years when I started caring for my grandmother during her final years. My responsibility included bathing, taking out for activities, medical appointments, medicine management. During my time with her l became more passionate about caring for the elderly and providing companionship....
Dircilene can also help with: Transportation, companionship, meal prep, errands
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"I had the pleasure of hiring Dircilene to take care for my mother. I can say wholeheartedly that every smile that came from my mother was because of Dircilene. During their time together they went grocery shopping, they went to the park, they even went to the...

Peter H.

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Wanda R.


Framingham, MA

$25/hr5 yrs exp

Caregiver And Companion

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

Hi my name is Wanda and I enjoy working with individuals and seniors to help them with daily needs and or activity that will extend their quality of life. I have a strong and honest work ethic. I love to cook and create while being supportive and compassionate with those I work with. I am punctual and I have my own car. No task...
Wanda can also help with: Dementia, light cleaning, companionship, personal care, mobility assistance, errands & more
5.0
"Wanda took care of my parents with compassion and patience. She cooked, drove them to appointments, managed their schedule and we couldn’t have been happier with her services. "

Care member

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Roddy P.


Wellesley Hills, MA

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

Caregiver/Companion Care For Dementia And Alzheimer's Clients

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Certified Dementia Practitioner, certified in Alzheimer's Rehabilitation Training, and am CPR certified. Seeking a position where I can help make a difference in someone's life. Most of my experience is working with high-net-worth individuals in their homes. Providing care, maintaining dignity, and stimulating cognition, are...
Roddy can also help with: Dementia, hospice services, live-in home care, personal care
5.0
"Rodney worked in our garden for the better part of two days planting large bushes, which required fairly heavy labor working around rocks and roots. He was terrific. Worked non-stop, was responsive to our request and instructions but did not need careful...

Karen W.

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Recent companion care reviews in Dover, MA

Joanita B.

5.0

Any family would be very lucky to hire Joan. I hired a lot of people to help me care for my family member. Joan was the best. Joan is smart, caring and reliable. She worked for me for more than four years. We worked together doing feeding, changing and oral hygiene, transfers from wheelchair to...

- Paula C.

Lucilene M.

5.0

Lucilene has been a great caregiver to my mother with dementia and mobility issues. She is kind, reliable, and easy to work with.

- Care member

Penelope N.

5.0

While our family did not hire Penelope for reasons largely related to proximity, we had a very favorable series of conversations and a trial visit with her, where she was attentive to the details about our family situation, very patient in engaging with our parents, and had a very thoughtful and...

- Nicholas M.

Barbara G.

5.0

As my former employee for 4 years, I found Barbara to be an enthusiastic and very engaging professional whom I am very happy to recommend for elder care work. She is very reliable, and always got along well with my clients. She has a very upbeat and positive outlook on life which informs the way she...

- Laurie L.

Sally H.

5.0

We hired Sally to help out with our mother who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 63. She still lives by herself and although she's close by, with everyone in the family working our mother was alone, depressed, bored, and feeling trapped having recently lost her license and she...

- Matt R.

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