24-hour home care, so someone is always there
Round-the-clock and live-in support across the South Shore and MetroWest — so your parent is never alone at 3am, and you can sleep again.
Family owned since 2007. Care often starts within 24–48 hours of your call.
- Overnight caregivers stay awake, every single shift
- If a caregiver is unwell, we arrange the cover — not you
- We regularly begin care within 48 hours of a hospital discharge
Talk to our care team
Tell us what’s happened. A care manager calls you back — usually the same day.
Your details stay with our care team. No obligation, and we never pass them on.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Most calls about 24-hour care come after something has already gone wrong.
- They’ve had a fall, and you’re frightened it will happen again when nobody’s there.
- The hospital is discharging them in a few days and you don’t have a plan yet.
- Nights are the worst part — wandering, confusion, or not getting to the bathroom safely.
- You’ve been sleeping at their house, and you can’t keep doing it.
- The alternative on the table is a nursing home, and nobody in the family wants that.
One phone call, and we’ll tell you honestly what we think is needed — even if the answer is that you can wait.
24-hour care and live-in care are not the same thing
This is the question we’re asked most, and getting it wrong costs families money or safety. Here’s the honest difference.
24-hour care
Caregivers work in shifts — usually three or four across the day — and the overnight caregiver stays awake and alert. Nobody sleeps over, and no spare bedroom is needed.
- Best if they’re a fall risk at night
- Best if they wander or sundown
- Best if they’re a restless sleeper
Live-in care
One or two caregivers live in the home and share the week. They sleep at night and take legally required breaks, so there are periods when your parent is unattended.
- Needs a private bedroom in the home
- Best if they sleep through most nights
- Best if they aren’t prone to wandering
We’ll tell you honestly which one fits. Sometimes the answer is that you don’t need 24-hour care yet — and we’ll say that too.
What round-the-clock care covers
- Awake overnight caregivers — not sleeping staff
- Safe help getting to the bathroom at night
- Fall prevention and mobility support at every hour
- Medication reminders through the day and night
- All meals prepared, and company while eating
- Supervision for someone at risk of wandering
- Cover arranged by us if a caregiver is unwell
- A daily written update so the family knows how the day went
How it works
Three steps, and you can stop at any of them.
You call, or send the form
We listen. No script, no sales pitch, no obligation.
We visit, free of charge
We come to the home and build a care plan around what’s actually needed.
Care begins
Often within 24 to 48 hours. You can change or stop it at any point.
Checked, certified and independently rated
Letting someone into a parent’s home is a decision built on trust. These are the things that were verified by somebody other than us.
Great Place To Work Certified
Awarded on what our own caregivers say about working here.
BBB Accredited, A+ Rating
The Better Business Bureau’s highest rating for how we treat clients.
VA Approved Vendor
Approved to provide care funded through Veterans Affairs benefits.
Provider of Choice 2026
Based on verified interviews with the families we actually care for.
Leader in Excellence 2026
The top tier of the Best of Home Care awards, held by very few agencies.
Employer of Choice 2026
Caregivers who stay longer means fewer changes of face for your family.
Every caregiver is our own employee — background checked, insured and bonded. We never subcontract.
Dad came home from hospital on a Thursday and North River had someone with him by Saturday morning. Knowing there’s a person awake in the house at 3am is the difference between me functioning at work and not.
Steve J.Son · Norwell
Towns we serve
Two offices, covering the South Shore and MetroWest.
Hingham · Cohasset · Norwell · Duxbury · Scituate · Marshfield · Hanover · Pembroke · Braintree · Weymouth · Milton · Quincy · Wellesley · Westwood · Dedham · Brookline · Canton · Sharon · Norwood · Walpole
Not on the list? Call us anyway — we may still be able to cover you.
Norwell office
275 Longwater Dr, Norwell, MA 02061
Serving the South Shore
Wellesley office
170 Worcester St, Wellesley, MA 02481
Serving MetroWest
Common questions
What’s the difference between 24-hour care and live-in care?
How much does 24-hour care cost?
How quickly can care start?
Is this cheaper than a nursing home?
Do we have to commit to a long contract?
Who covers if a caregiver is sick?
Still not sure what you need?
That’s the normal place to start. Tell us what’s happened and we’ll talk you through the options — including the ones that cost you nothing.
Or send the form and we’ll call you back.
Need someone there tonight? Call us now.
We answer in person, seven days a week. Tell us what’s happened and we’ll tell you what we can do.