#1
IntelyCare, Inc.
1250 Hancock St #501n, Quincy, MA 02169
★★★★½ 4.7 from 1,629 Google reviews · License not verified
The 9 Best In-Home Care Agencies in Boston, MA
The 9 top-rated in-home care agencies serving Boston, MA, ranked by the Care Close to Home Score from public reviews. IntelyCare, Inc. ranks first with 4.7 stars from 1,629 Google reviews. State licenses are not verified here, so ask each agency for its license or registration number.
Updated November 2026 · Data: public reviews, checked October 30, 2026 · How we list agencies
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#2
Right at Home South Shore
800 Hingham Street Suite 203S, Rockland, MA 02370
★★★★½ 4.7 from 278 Caring.com reviews · License not verified
#3
FirstLight Home Care of Swampscott and Marblehead
168 Humphrey St STE C, Swampscott, MA 01907
★★★★★ 5.0 from 46 Google reviews · License not verified
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#4
Right at Home Boston Metro West
1191 Chestnut Street Suite 2-4, Newton, MA 02464
★★★★½ 4.6 from 197 Caring.com reviews · License not verified
#5
Global One Home Care Boston
90 Canal St #4, Boston, MA 02114
★★★★½ 4.9 from 47 Google reviews · License not verified
#6
Foundational Home Care Boston
867 Boylston St 5th Floor #1049, Boston, MA 02116
★★★★★ 5.0 from 24 Google reviews · License not verified
#7
Home Instead
5 Militia Dr, Lexington, MA 02421
★★★★½ 5.0 from 40 Caring.com reviews · License not verified
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#8
Boston Elderly Home Care Service Inc.
1408C Centre St, Roslindale, MA 02131
★★★★½ 4.9 from 17 Google reviews · License not verified
#9
Nourrir Homecare Services
202 Washington St Ste 355, Brookline, MA 02445
★★★★★ 5.0 from 12 Google reviews · License not verified
These are the top 9 agencies, ranked by the Care Close to Home Score from public reviews. We have not verified state licenses for them, so ask each agency for its license number. How we rank
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Cost of care in Massachusetts
Median hourly rate$40
20 hrs / week$3,467/mo
40 hrs / week$6,933/mo
Non-medical in-home care. Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey.
Paying for in-home care in Massachusetts
Most families pay privately or use long-term care insurance, Medicaid waivers, VA benefits or local Area Agency on Aging programs.
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In-home care in Boston, MA: how to compare agencies
We ranked the top nine in-home care agencies serving Boston, MA by their public reviews. They are ordered by the Care Close to Home Score, which combines the review rating (adjusted for how many reviews stand behind it), the number of reviews and whether a phone number is listed. Each has at least 10 public reviews.
We have not verified state licenses for these agencies: Massachusetts does not publish a usable roster of non-medical home care agencies, so this list is based on reviews, not on a license check. Ask each agency for its license or registration number if the state requires one.
Few agencies are based in Boston, MA itself, so most of the agencies listed are based in nearby towns and serve Boston, MA. Ask any agency to confirm it covers your address.
In-home care means non-medical help that lets an older adult keep living at home: bathing and dressing, meals, housekeeping, errands, medication reminders and company. It is usually paid for privately, with long-term care insurance, a Medicaid program or VA benefits, not by Medicare. Compare at least three agencies, and ask each whether caregivers are employees, how they are screened, who supervises them, the minimum hours and the hourly rate.
In Massachusetts, the median rate for in-home care is $40 an hour, about $3,467 a month for 20 hours a week (CareScout 2025).
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Free help for families in Boston
- Area Agency on Aging: City of Boston Age Strong Commission, (617) 635-4366. Free advice on in-home services, meals, respite and programs that help pay, for anyone 60 or older and their families.
- Medicaid help at home: Frail Elder Waiver (FEW), a MassHealth program. MassHealth HCBS waiver for Massachusetts residents 60 and older who would otherwise need facility-based care, providing community supports from basic to intensive levels; run day to day by the Executive Office of Aging & Independence through local ASAPs.
- Coming home from the hospital: if your family member is being discharged from Mass General Brigham, Boston Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center or another Boston hospital, ask the discharge planner to send the referral to an agency you choose from this list. You have the right to pick the agency.
Phone numbers and programs checked against official sources in October 2026. Call ahead, as hours and programs change.
Questions Boston families ask
How do I choose an in-home care agency in Boston?
Call at least three. Ask whether caregivers are employees or independent contractors, how they are screened and supervised, the minimum hours and the hourly rate, and what happens when a caregiver is sick. Ask for a written care plan. Our guide to how to check an agency has the full list.
How are these agencies ranked?
The Care Close to Home Score is out of 100. About 70 points come from the review rating, adjusted so a handful of reviews counts for less than a hundred, about 24 from the number of reviews, and about 6 from having a phone number listed. Agencies cannot pay to rank higher, and the score does not include a state license check.
Are the agencies on this Boston list licensed?
We have not verified licenses for these agencies, because Massachusetts does not publish a usable roster of non-medical home care agencies. Ask each agency for its license or registration number if the state requires one, and confirm it with the state.
How do families pay for in-home care in Boston?
Most pay privately, by the hour. Long-term care insurance, Medicaid waivers and VA benefits can help with bathing help, meals, housekeeping or companionship.
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