Seniors Helping Seniors Boston South Shore

Seniors Helping Seniors Boston South Shore provides in-home care for older adults by caregivers who are often seniors themselves. Based in Weymouth, the agency helps clients stay independent and connected at home with companionship, personal care and daily living assistance, memory and dementia care, meal preparation and shopping, errands and household tasks. The idea is that a mature caregiver who understands the aging process can be a friend as well as a helper.

Caregivers and clients are matched by personality, experiences and interests, so visits can include shared hobbies and conversation as well as chores. The broader Seniors Helping Seniors network traces its philosophy to its founder’s experience caring for seniors alongside Mother Teresa. Caregivers can work full time or a few hours a week, earning extra income while building friendships, and the agency vets each one through interviews, a background check and a competency exam.

What to Know

• The service area includes Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Milton, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Weymouth and parts of Marshfield.
• Boston neighborhoods served include Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, South Boston, the Seaport, the South End and Bay Village.
• Help is available day or night on a schedule that fits each client.
• The agency is hiring mature caregivers with or without previous caregiving experience.