Respite care, so you can stop for a while
Short-term cover across the South Shore and MetroWest — a few hours, a weekend or a fortnight — so the family caregiver gets a break before something gives.
Family owned since 2007. Book it in advance, or call us when something has gone wrong.
- A few hours, a weekend or a fortnight — whatever you need
- Caregivers follow your routine, not a routine of their own
- Short-notice cover when something goes wrong
Talk to our care team
Tell us the dates, or just that you need a break. A care manager calls you back — usually the same day.
A member of our care team will call you back, usually the same day. No obligation.
Does any of this sound familiar?
This page is for you rather than for the person you look after.
- You haven’t had a full night’s sleep, or a day entirely off, in months.
- There’s a wedding, an operation or a holiday coming, and no plan for cover.
- Your own health has started to slip and you keep putting it last.
- The rest of the family helps “when they can”, which turns out not to be often.
- You feel guilty even reading a page about taking a break.
The families who manage longest at home are the ones who rest. Respite isn’t the beginning of the end — it’s usually what prevents it.
Planned respite and emergency respite
Most people ring us for the second and wish they’d arranged the first. Both are available.
Planned respite
Booked for a holiday, an operation, a family event or simply a fortnight in the calendar. We meet everyone first and do a short handover visit, so nobody starts cold on day one.
- A meeting and a handover before it starts
- The same caregiver across the whole period
- A trial day first, if that helps you leave
Emergency respite
For when the family caregiver is ill, injured or has simply reached the end of what they can do. We’ll tell you straight away what’s genuinely possible in your town.
- Often within 24 to 48 hours
- Overnight and awake-night cover available
- No commitment beyond the days you need
If you’re reading this while already exhausted, call rather than fill in the form. It’s faster, and we’d rather hear it in your own words.
What respite cover includes
- Your existing routine, followed the way you do it
- Personal care, meals and medication reminders
- Overnight cover, including awake nights where that’s needed
- Real company, so they aren’t simply being supervised
- Notes on how each day went while you were away
- Cover for a planned holiday, operation or family event
- Short-notice cover when something has gone wrong
- A trial day first, so the first time you leave isn’t the long trip
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.
I booked four days so I could go to my daughter’s wedding. It was the first time in two years I’d been further than the pharmacy. I came back able to carry on, which I don’t think I was before.
Linda T.Daughter · Duxbury
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 shortest booking you’ll take?
Can you cover overnight?
How much notice do you need?
Will they follow our routine, or their own?
What if my mother refuses to let anyone else help?
Can respite turn into regular care later?
Still telling yourself you can manage?
Most people who call us have been managing for a year longer than they should have. Tell us what your week looks like and we’ll be straight with you about it.
Or send the form and we’ll call you back.
Book the break before you need it.
We answer in person, seven days a week. Tell us the dates, or just tell us how tired you are.