Choosing the right home health provider is an important part of your healthcare journey. Mass General Brigham offers multiple options for receiving skilled care services at home:
- Mass General Brigham Home Care: Serving the greater Boston area.
- Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice: Serving Hampshire County and parts of Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampden Counties.
- Wentworth Homecare and Hospice: Based in southern New Hampshire, and serves Strafford (NH), Rockingham (NH), and York counties (ME).
For patients who live outside the service areas covered by the Mass General Brigham home care programs above, the Home Health Collaborative offers access to additional trusted home health providers. These partner agencies help fill geographic gaps and are selected based on quality, safety and patient-centered care standards.
What is the Home Health Collaborative?
For patients who live outside the service area for Mass General Brigham home care agencies, the Home Health Collaborative offers another high-quality option for care at home. This collaborative was established by Mass General Brigham to give all patients and families access to external agencies that offer the highest possible quality of care.
While we do not own or operate the agencies in the collaborative, each one has been vetted by a team of experts based on quality, patient satisfaction, and collaborative care practices.
Collaborative agencies provide personalized medical and rehabilitation services for a variety of needs. Services include:
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Social work
Home health care may include short-term support after a hospital or rehabilitation stay, as well as ongoing care for patients managing chronic conditions. Each care plan is customized to the unique needs of the patient to support a safe and effective recovery at home.
Agencies in the Home Health Collaborative also work closely with Mass General Brigham teams, sharing insights and best practices to continuously improve the quality of care across our system.
How are the agencies selected?
Our Home Health Collaborative agencies are chosen based on publicly available data—including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) 5-Star Quality Rating System—and strong collaborative relationships with Mass General Brigham organizations.
They demonstrate:
- Flexibility to meet diverse patient needs
- A strong commitment to patient satisfaction
- Dedication to personalized, patient-centered care
- A focus on using information technology to enhance care delivery
- Proven success in improving care transitions and outcomes
What are the benefits of care at home?
Home health care helps ease your transition from hospital to home by improving the coordination between your services and enhancing the communication among your care providers.
This coordinated approach leads to higher-quality care and supports a faster, safer recovery.
How to access home health care
Mass General Brigham Home Care
Offering expert care in the comfort of home, our team serves patients across Eastern Massachusetts. Submit a referral request through our website.
Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice
Serving communities in Western Massachusetts, our team provides compassionate, personalized care. Learn more and request an appointment online.
Wentworth Home Care & Hospice
Providing trusted care across the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and southern Maine. Explore our services and request an appointment online.
If you live outside the service area for these services
Contact one of our participating Home Health Collaborative agencies to arrange referral services: