Waltham, Massachusetts
Home care in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham mixes older two-families near the center with quieter streets further out, and we see both. Newton-Wellesley is the usual hospital, and Springwell is the local aging services agency.
After the hospital
Coming home from Newton-Wellesley Hospital
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 Waltham 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
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Typical start
Within about 24 hours of a discharge, most weeks.
Day to day
What we help with in Waltham
- Personal care in two-family homes with outside stairs
- Support for someone recovering while a spouse still works
- Rides to appointments, the pharmacy and the Waltham Council on Aging
- Respite so a family caregiver gets a real day off
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 Waltham families need is not something we sell: meals, a heating bill, a ride, help understanding Medicare. The aging services agency for Waltham is the right first call for those, and they cost nothing.
Aging services
Springwell
617-926-4100Free. They do not sell care, and routing people to the right program is the whole job.
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