Day-to-day support
In-home care that helps someone stay in the home they know
Most people do not need a different house. They need the shower to be safe, the meals to be real, and someone reliable in the room a few times a week.
A free home visit, a written plan, and no minimum contract.
Quick answer
In-home care is non-medical help at home with bathing, dressing, meals, housekeeping, errands and getting safely around the house. It is for older adults who want to stay at home and for the families who support them. After a hospital discharge, care can usually start within 24 hours. To start, call (339) 888-8686.
- What does in-home care include?
- Bathing, dressing, grooming, meals, light housekeeping, errands, companionship and medication reminders that follow the prescriber's schedule.
- What does in-home care cost?
- Our rate is $42 per hour on weekdays and $45 per hour on weekends. The cost estimator shows a weekly range for your hours.
- Where does Kinstead provide this care?
- We serve all of Middlesex and Norfolk counties in Massachusetts, excluding Boston. If your ZIP is outside our usual area, call us and we will verify coverage.
- Is Kinstead a medical agency?
- No. Kinstead Home Care is a non-medical home care agency. We do not provide nursing, therapy, wound care or injections, and we do not manage medications.
Everyday services
All the practical help in one plan
Personal care
- Bathing and hygiene assistance
- Grooming and dressing support
- Toileting and continence support
- Mobility support for someone who can bear their own weight
Companion care
- Friendly conversation and social engagement
- Emotional reassurance and company
- Supervision and regular check-ins
- Support during daily routines and downtime
Transportation
- Doctor's appointments
- Pharmacy pick-ups
- Grocery shopping and errands
- Social outings and community visits
Light housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dishes
- Tidying common spaces
- Light organization and general upkeep
Meal preparation
- Meal planning support
- Simple meals and snacks prepared at home
- Dietary preferences followed
- Encouragement with hydration and nourishment
Medication reminders
- Reminders at the times on the prescriber's schedule
- Routine support through the day
- What happened written down
- Changes reported to the family the same day
Medication
Reminders, observation, and a same-day call
Caregivers follow the schedule the doctor set, notice when something looks different, and report it the same day. Kinstead does not manage medications.
In practice that means a caregiver reminds at the right hour, writes down what happened, and calls you if the pattern changes.
Hours
From a few hours a week upward
Some families start with two mornings a week. Others need daily visits, evenings, or overnight cover. Hours can go up after a hospital stay and back down afterwards.
$42 per hour on weekdays and $45 per hour on weekends. See what it costs for a weekly estimate.
Scope
What is and is not included
What we provide
- Personal care: bathing, showering, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence support
- Companion care: conversation, social time, supervision and regular check-ins
- Meal preparation, hydration reminders and assistance with eating for someone who can swallow safely
- Light housekeeping, laundry, dishes and general household upkeep
- Transportation and escorted support for appointments, errands and community outings
- Medication reminders that follow the prescriber's schedule, with same-day reporting
- Respite care for family caregivers, from a few hours to overnight cover
- Recovery support after a hospital stay, plus steady day-to-day support for someone living with dementia
What we do not provide
- Two-person or mechanical-lift transfers
- Feeding anyone with a swallowing risk, and never by tube
- Nursing, therapy, wound care, injections or medication administration
- Any case that needs more than one trained caregiver can safely manage
Service area
Our growing service area
Check your ZIP code
Are we near you?
We serve Middlesex and Norfolk counties — excluding Boston itself — within 30 miles of Lexington. The town links on this page are local guides, not the limits of our service area. Outside that area is never an automatic no — call us and we will verify coverage.
Enter your ZIP code for a quick first check. We will never leave you with only a “no.”
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