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Browse the 614 home care agencies in Amherst, read 505 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services to find the best home care options near you. Families in Amherst choose home care for many reasons, including to reduce caregiver stress, curb senior loneliness, and make daily life easier for older adults. Most home care agencies in Amherst personalize their services to your needs and provide them as frequently or infrequently as needed.

Home Care Agencies near Amherst, NH

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1 review
Spoke w/a nurse at length on the phone and rec'd info by mail. I like how their employee calls in upon arrival and when leaving the home.
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Right at Home, In Home Care and Assistance serves senior care clients throughout Essex County, MA including Marblehead, Swampscott, Andover and Newburyport. We are a family owner and operated agency that has been serving seniors since 2002.Right at Home prides itself on reliable responsive and...
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The intake person was very helpful. The woman that was assigned to my care was lovely, energetic, and flexible. It turns out I didn't need help as long as I thought, but they were all wonderful.
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Right at Home helps seniors and disabled adults remain in the comfort of their own home. If you or a family member needs assistance with routine daily activities, Right at Home is the helping hand you seek. Our trained, bonded and insured caregivers provide in-home supportive care lasting from a...
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6 reviews
The experience and care has been excellent from this agency. My mom really likes the 2 caregivers she chose. They are very friendly and very responsive. The caregiver and mom do exercises that the physical...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Guardian Angel Senior Services was founded in September of 2003 based on a dream that we could make a difference in the lives of seniors and go above and beyond the call of duty. We embrace being a family based company that provides an attentive yet subtle style of care. Our Vision is to be the...
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3 reviews
Great job, my mom is very happy with their services, very caring, helpful and clean I would recommend them to anyone out there looking for senior care. Thanks
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Photo of Guardian Angel Senior Services Inc. - Lynnfield
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7 reviews
We chose Guardian Angel Senior Services because of the value for the money as well as the locality. It is a family owned business as well and we wanted something that wasn't a big corporate operation. We did...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
We Are Comfort Keepers™ Our Family Is Here To Give Comfort To Your Family. Nothing is more important than helping people to live, independent and dignified lives within the comfort of their own homes. Comfort Keepers has been dedicated to providing the kind of non-medical in-home care that helps...
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3 reviews
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Right at Home helps people stay in their homes. We believe that maintaining an independent lifestyle fosters the dignity and sense of purpose we all seek. Your own home provides invaluable comfort, a sense of security and feeling of well-being.If you or a family member needs assistance with...
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4 reviews
From the start, [name removed] of Seniors Helping Seniors went above and beyond to meet us immediately, ask about our needs with great compassion and empathy, and find the people that would be best for our...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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3 reviews
When my father fell and went in to the hospital - I found myself in urgent need of 24 hour care for my mother and the team at Assisting Hands came through big time! I was really in tough situation and it...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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6 reviews
Amada has provided consistent good home care givers 9-5 seven days a week. Generally able to provide replacement care givers if current caregiver is not available on a given day Good at providing weekly...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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3 reviews
Administration was wonderful: super organized, helpful and efficient. One helper I had was a real worker bee, a great homemaker and housekeeper. She organized my closets and refrigerator which was a real...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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7 reviews
I would definitely recommend them! all of the caregivers were wonderful except for one, who was good but not as compassionate as the others.
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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5 reviews
From the wonderful people in the office to the incredible caretakers , they were caring and thoughtful taking care of mom for her last few months . I did not have to worry that mom was getting everything...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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4 reviews
Can not say enough about this amazing resource! As soon as I was in tough with [name removed] our prayers were answered My mother’s needs and wishes were immediately assessed and heard Resources were sent...
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Home Instead Senior Care® is a reliable source of home care for seniors north of Boston. Services include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping, errands, Alzheimer's care and more.We also have nurses on staff as well as Home Health Aides and Certified...
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3 reviews
We have had a great experience with Home Instead, our parents would have to go to a nursing home without them. Their Caregivers are very professional and nice, my parents love them. Management is so easy to...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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2 reviews
We've only used The visiting angels once so far. They are scheduled to come back in October. From the first visit, it was a good experience. They were very professional. We use them to come and stay...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Visiting Angels is a private duty non-medical home care agency, specializing in Senior Care. We have a very personalized approach to meeting the needs of our clients and their families, allowing them to INTERVIEW and SELECT THEIR OWN CAREGIVER!Our goal is to allow our clients to remain...
2 reviews
1. It's super easy to reach out for initial information. 2. Always on time and ready to take the reins as soon as the caregivers walk through the door. 3. Once we made the decision to start care, it was just...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
This is a company that just started up when we used them. They were very accommodating, prompt, punctual, trustworthy, personable and easy to work with. Fully recommend them!
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Great experience with 360 SHS. Flexible and adaptable as client needs change. Very dependable and caring staff. I would highly recommend 360 SHS to others looking for a reasonably priced full service...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
My mom really loves her caretaker. They have quality training and go above and beyond for my mom.
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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2 reviews
I am using Esperanza Plus Inc. They take care of me, pretty much get me up in the morning, and give me a sponge bath. They help me get dressed. I have some problems with my legs, so I get up out of bed,...
Provides: Home Care
Care types provided by this community
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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2 reviews
I think the care givers were very caring. They did write in the communication book that we had for them. The agency always filled any sick calls. The only negative was the medication error, which was in part...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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1 review
This is our first experience with homecare services and they did not disappoint. [name removed] and her crew are helpful, understanding and supportive. They have been responsive to our last minute request...
Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Provides: Home Care
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Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
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Costs of home care in Amherst, NH

Average home care costs in Amherst, NH

Home care in Amherst is typically charged at an hourly rate. Hourly rates may vary based on factors like time of day (overnight hours, for example), special weekend or holiday rates, and whether care is around the clock.
Average hourly rate
$36/hr
Average overnight rate
$39/hr
Average weekend rate
$41/hr

Home care costs vs. senior living costs in Amherst, NH

Home care costs in Amherst increase based on the hours of care needed. Costs are typically higher for seniors who need home care at night or for most of the day — for example, while a family member is at work. For seniors who need full-time or 24/7 care, assisted living or memory care may be a more cost-effective option in the long run.
44 hours of home care/wk
$6,859/mo
$7,152/mo
To learn more about other local senior living options, view Amherst assisted living facilities or Amherst memory care facilities.

Home care costs in Amherst vs. state and national averages

Daily, monthly, and annual costs in the table below are based on a part-time care schedule of 4 hours of care per day, 5 days per week.
Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 5 columns.
Column location: Location (Location name)
Column hourlyCost: Hourly cost (Cost per hour)
Column dailyCost: Daily cost (Cost per day (4 hours))
Column monthlyCost: Monthly cost (Cost per month)
Column annualCost: Annual cost (Cost per year)
LocationHourly costDaily costMonthly costAnnual cost
Amherst, NH$36$144$3,118$37,440
New Hampshire$39$156$3,377$40,560
National$30$120$2,598$31,200
Amherst, NH
Hourly cost:$36
Daily cost:$144
Monthly cost:$3,118
Annual cost:$37,440
New Hampshire
Hourly cost:$39
Daily cost:$156
Monthly cost:$3,377
Annual cost:$40,560
National
Hourly cost:$30
Daily cost:$120
Monthly cost:$2,598
Annual cost:$31,200
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How to pay for home care in Amherst, NH

Many families combine various payment methods to cover home care costs. Most often, families use some mixture of the following private and public income sources to pay for home care in Amherst.
Paying for home careGet an overview of all payment options for home care.
VA home care benefitsSee how VA benefits can help veterans and their spouses pay for home care.
Home care and LTC insuranceLearn how to use long-term care insurance to cover home care costs.

What families are saying about home care in Amherst

Recent reviews for home care in Amherst

Allied Caregivers in Bedford, NH

5.0
The management team is fantastic, the care givers are so friendly and ours specifically would get 10 stars. The value for cost is great, and if a family was considering higher Allied Caregivers we would say absolutely go for it.

Home Helpers Home Care of Lexington, MA in Waltham, MA

4.2
Can't hurt to look. It takes a bit to find the right caregiver that is a good fit. That takes a bit.

Senior Helpers South Shore, MA in Norwell, MA

4.0
Good but a bit corporate, less medical

Frequently asked questions about home care in Amherst

Ezra Home Care LLC, Care Resolutions Inc - Sherborn and Amada Senior Care of Westborough, MA are the top-rated home care facilities near Amherst, New Hampshire. See full list of agencies.

There are 614 home care facilities near Amherst, New Hampshire. See the full list.

Home care is provided by an aide who comes to a senior’s home to help with daily chores and activities of daily living. It can be offered anywhere a senior calls home — including a house, senior apartment, independent living, or assisted living. Learn more about home care.

Home care services are customizable to a senior’s unique needs. Services can include companionship, help with chores like cooking and housekeeping, or assistance with activities of daily living, like toileting and bathing. Explore home care services in more detail.

Home care provides nonmedical services for seniors who require assistance with daily tasks like housework, bathing, dressing, and transportation. In contrast, home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes services like skilled nursing care and therapies, health monitoring, and medication administration that are provided by licensed medical professionals. Read more about home care vs. home health care.

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