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60 home care are listed in Somerville, MA
The average posted rate is $21/hr as of March 2025
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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Holidays/Family Occasions.
Short Term/Long Term Domestic and International travel.
I accompany minors traveling alone.
I accompany the elderly/sick/disabled travelling alone
Expertise in Dementia and Alzheimer's as well as Parkinson's
My professional experience spans 13 years. I am...
Leonie can also help with: Personal care, dementia, live-in home care, respite 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.
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: Dementia, light cleaning, companionship, meal prep, errands, personal care & more
This is a change in the direction of my career. I need something that is more fulling and helpful for others. I have life experience with caring and supporting people who need assistance and companionship. I have managed doctors appointments, outings to stores and have been able to find additional resources to the client when...
Gayle can also help with: Errands, transportation, meal prep, companionship, light cleaning
I'm highly dependable compassionate and personable
Great companion care
Have car and license
Friendly and caring
Thomas can also help with: Dementia, hospice services, live-in home care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
Franco M.
Waltham, MA
$30-45/hr • 9 yrs exp
5.0
(5)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
Am a senior caregiver, Negative for COVID-19, vaccinated & already got my booster shot. I'm compassionate with experience of 10 years in taking care of patients especially stroke patients, arthritis patients, dementia patients, Alzheimer's disease patients to make a meaningful difference and helping them by Providing...
Franco can also help with: Live-in home care, personal care, dementia, hospice services, respite care, home modification & more
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Franco has become part of the family in such a short time. We are grateful for him caring for our dad whilst in the hospital overseas as far away from friends and family. Franco is on time, friendly, funny and professional. He ensures that to keep the family...
Wendy D.
4.8
(19)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
My name is Shahla I am as nursing assistant helping with carrying kind and compassion and mobility activities medication and daily routine my client safety help with Mel preparing housekeeping I have experience with hospice dementia I have been experience since 2004 I have been worked in a hospital rehab health care home care I...
Shahla can also help with: Dementia, home modification, errands, companionship, light cleaning, hospice services & more
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
Medical Equipment Experience
5.0
"She she was a care giver for my mom from 2016 until 2020 we have a good experience with Shahla I don't know how to thank her because she was blessing she is so kind and skilled of care giver"
Martha B.
4.8
(13)
Reliable, service-focused nursing professional with excellent patient-care and charting skills gained through experience as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings. I have worked in home care, assisted living, skilled nursing facility. I...
Gleisiany can also help with: Mobility assistance, meal prep, companionship, dementia, personal care, hospice services & more
Skills:
CNA
Wound Care
Medical Equipment Experience
5.0
"While my mother was in the hospital and rehab for over two weeks she needed a lot more assistance than the nursing staff could provide. We found Gleisiany through a friend. I stayed with my mother during the day time hours and Gleisiany would spend the night...
Michael Z.
5.0
(4)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
I have over 30 years experience working as a caregiver and manager of care in private homes, assisted living, and nursing homes. I have specialized training working with individuals with Alzheimer's and related dementia. I am a CNA (certified nursing assistant). I have reliable transportation and can do medicine management,...
Nancy can also help with: Respite care, home modification, personal care, dementia, hospice services
Skills:
CNA
5.0
"Nancy is highly experienced, compassionate and skilled. She cared for my wife during a very challenging period of her Alzheimer's care, which involved sudden mood swings and occasional agitation. Nancy always found creative ways to redirect my wife often using...
Stanley 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: Dementia, meal prep, hospice services, errands, light cleaning, personal care & 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.
John M.
Burlington, MA
$35-50/hr • 4 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hi! I am a very reliable, patient, and creative person who has approximately 4 years of experience caring for the elderly , With me, you will receive appropriate care, and I'm willing to do additional other tasks if requested. Personally, I'm an organizer, planner, and multitasker, so minimum supervision is required. With all my...
John can also help with: Dementia, personal care, live-in home care, light cleaning, errands
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
5.0
"John is my PCA. He is very dependable. He cleans very well. Does everything I ask him to. Extremely polite. John is a pleasure to work with."
George C.
Ssekabira K.
Jamaica Plain, MA
$40/hr • 9 yrs exp
5.0
(5)
I can help feed, bath, and dress patients. I can also make sure patients are taking their medications on time, I have 9 years of experience. I can help with Transportation Services and Hospice care.
Ssekabira can also help with: Live-in home care, meal prep, errands, light cleaning, hospice services, dementia & more
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
5.0
"It is a pleasure to recommend Ssekabira. We had many mediocre HHAs before him. He is the epitome of excellence. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe him. He now owns a home health care agency, Shalom Exal Services Inc; I can personally vouch for its...
Care member
5.0
(5)
With over 10 years of experience in Companionship and Caregiving management. I can say I have a great sense of humor, understanding, caring and loving. I have a great attitude towards my work, very professional, focus and dedicated. I have several certificates including CNA, CPR, HHA among others and still per suing more. I...
Diana can also help with: Companionship, dementia, errands, hospice services, light cleaning, home modification & more
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
CNA
5.0
"She is the best care giver i have ever encountered! She took care my 8 years old son when I have to travel overseas for 10 days. She cooked meals that my son liked; making sure he goes to school in clean uniform and finished his home work. She made sure that my son...
Care member
Addis K.
Cambridge, MA
$30/hr • 6 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Compassionate caregiver with 5years work experience as a Home Health Aid (CNA) highly skilled in assisting clients with activities of daily living with demonstrated ability of performing errands, meal preparation, transportation, laundry, medication reminder and light housekeeping also have experience in taking care of Alzheimer...
Addis can also help with: Home modification, hospice services, light cleaning, errands, companionship, dementia & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
CNA
5.0
"Addis is kind, responsive and caring. My mom adored her which helped me be able to focus on work when Addis was there. She is a good cook ;), is organized and was attentive to cleanliness, quiet and respectful of the pace my mom went. She didn't talk down to Mom or...
Toni E.
3.8
(4)
Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood
RN with over 30 years of working in hospitals, rehabilitation, and private duty cases and caring for seniors in the home
Experienced in neurological diseases (stroke rehabilitation and multiple sclerosis ) orthopedic injuries, kidney and diabetic patients and Alzheimer's. Will provide care for activities of daily living,...
Susan can also help with: Hospice services, dementia, companionship, meal prep, mobility assistance, home modification & more
5.0
"Susan is a superb nurse and is excellent at helping me with my T1 diabetes. I highly recommend her. She helped me with my glucose monitoring and with the administration of my injections. She also prepared delicious diabetic friendly meals.."
Fred J.
Jennifer C.
Melrose, MA
$30/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(2)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
My name is Jennifer C.. I'm 38 years old and I live in Melrose. I have an 8yr old daughter named D. . I have almost 15years experience in this field . I've had my CNA / HHA license for the past eight years . I'm in school to become an RN. My passion is to care for people . I've worked with a lot of hospice patients. I'm caring...
Jennifer can also help with: Companionship, dementia, light cleaning, meal prep, errands, hospice services & more
Skills:
Medical Equipment Experience
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Jenn is an amazing person and we wholeheartedly recommend her to other families in need of caregiving services.
We partnered with Jenn in the fall of 2023 as a home health aide for my parents, who began to struggle with daily household needs as they aged. She...
Nick O.
5.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Hello, my name is Diane! I made a career change when my beautiful Mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I found it was extremely rewarding working with women & men who are inflicted with the dementia &/or Alzheimer's. I like to play their favorite music, go through their photo albums as well as assisting with bathing, house...
Diane can also help with: Dementia, companionship, personal care, meal prep, mobility assistance, light cleaning & more
5.0
"Diane is great. She understands both the need of the person she's caring for and the person she giving respite care to. My husband has Parkinson's and enjoys her company. She's a great help!"
Mark F.
5.0
(1)
My name is Ashley. I have worked in the Homecare profession for 28 years and counting. I have worked with Dementia, Alzheimer's , Parkinson's Quadriplegics , Stroke , Cancer, Scleroderma, Multiple Sclerosis & Hospice care. I assist with bathing, dressing, meals, medication management , colostomy bag , housekeeping duties and...
Ashley can also help with: Hospice services, respite care, personal care, dementia, live-in home care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Ashley is a wonderful caregiver. She cared for my brother, who was a quadriplegic. We couldn't of asked for better. A real Gem! Loving & kind and attentive. We were blessed to have her."
Joanna B.
Winfred M.
Waltham, MA
$30/hr • 8 yrs exp
5.0
(10)
Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood
II am a compassionate, caring and dependable CNA. Certified to take care of seniors in MA. I can anticipate a seniors needs or even recommend what needs to be done. I do Med reminders . I would understand if someone wants to be chatty or have a quiet time. I am an extremely good cook and my driving record is clean. I have taken...
Winfred can also help with: Errands, light cleaning, home modification, dementia, hospice services, companionship & more
Skills:
CNA
5.0
"Winfred is very compassionate and hardworking. She goes above and beyond when caring for her clients. "
Care member
5.0
(1)
I am a CNA at a nursing home part-time and have been for two years. I love working with seniors, most of them always have stories to tell.
Kayla can also help with: Personal care, respite care, dementia
Skills:
Home Health Aide
CNA
5.0
"Kayla is amazing: She was reliable/responsive and always on time, she knows what she's doing and has a lot of experience, she has a brain and can take charge and think for herself, she made sure to tell me the important updates I needed to know (i.e. she didn't...
Rhett N.
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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.
Franco M.
5.0
Franco has provided exceptional care for my father for a month now. He quickly built rapport and has ensured my father keeps up with PT and OT goals set when he was in rehab. With renewed confidence my father has left the house twice for doctor appointments thanks to Franco's support. Franco has...
- Julie M.
Shahla H.
5.0
Shala she is helpful and carrying kind professional skilled she is blessed to be in your home
- Beverly G.
Gleisiany M.
5.0
While my mother was in the hospital and rehab for over two weeks she needed a lot more assistance than the nursing staff could provide. We found Gleisiany through a friend. I stayed with my mother during the day time hours and Gleisiany would spend the night caring for my mother and making sure...
- Michael Z.
Nancy C.
5.0
Nancy is highly experienced, compassionate and skilled. She cared for my wife during a very challenging period of her Alzheimer's care, which involved sudden mood swings and occasional agitation. Nancy always found creative ways to redirect my wife often using humor to turn tough situations around....
- Stanley L.
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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 March, 2025 is $21.40 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 5 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.