Bedford, Massachusetts
Home care in Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford sits between Lahey and Emerson, so families here are often traveling in two directions for care. We take the driving and the waiting rooms off your calendar.
After the hospital
Coming home from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
The discharge paperwork tells you what happened in the hospital. It does not tell you who is going to be at the house at seven in the morning when getting out of bed is the hardest thing of the day.
For a Bedford household we can usually be there within a day of the discharge: same caregiver, same hours, a short written note after every visit, and a call to you the same day if anything looks different.
Nearest hospitals
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
- Emerson Hospital
Typical start
Within about 24 hours of a discharge, most weeks.
Day to day
What we help with in Bedford
- Escorted rides to Lahey and Emerson appointments
- Personal care and morning routines at home
- Support for a family caregiver who is also working
- Steady hours for someone living with dementia
This is non-medical care. We do not provide skilled clinical services, and we will say so on the first call if that is what the situation needs.
Local help beyond what we do
Plenty of what Bedford families need is not something we sell: meals, a heating bill, a ride, help understanding Medicare. The aging services agency for Bedford is the right first call for those, and they cost nothing.
Aging services
Minuteman Senior Services
(888) 222-6171Free. They do not sell care, and routing people to the right program is the whole job.
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