{"id":2116,"date":"2026-01-13T20:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/southwestboston\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:34:07","slug":"touching-hearts-at-home-expands-home-care-services-to-the-south-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/southwestboston\/blog\/touching-hearts-at-home-expands-home-care-services-to-the-south-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Touching Hearts at Home Expands Home Care Services to the South Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_6b12234e39b73b102ddd9d4a3f35fe70\" class=\"block block--wysiwyg\" data-layout=\"plain\" data-bleed=\"on\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <p>Touching Hearts at Home, a locally owned and operated franchise providing private-pay home care services, announced today the expansion of its service area into communities across the South Shore of Massachusetts \u2013 primarily upper Plymouth County. The expansion marks a deliberate next step for the organization, which has spent years refining a committed, relationship-driven care model throughout Norfolk County and neighboring communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cExpanding our service area to the South Shore is a natural extension of the work we have been doing across Norfolk County,\u201d said Justin McDermott and Melissa McDermott, Owners of Touching Hearts at Home of Southwest Boston. \u201cWe\u2019ve built strong systems and a reliable, compassionate care team. Opening our services to the South Shore allows us to bring that proven approach to additional local communities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Touching Hearts at Home has experienced consistent demand from South Shore families and referral partners seeking dependable home care, reflecting the organization\u2019s growing reputation for reliability and quality. That reputation has been reinforced through industry and community recognition, including being named an Employer of Choice and Provider of Choice for 2025 by Activated Insights, as well as a Top Home Care Provider by Boston Magazine for both 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion has also been met with strong support from the Touching Hearts at Home franchise\u2019s leadership. \u201cJustin and Melissa have built a strong, trusted presence in their community by focusing on people first,\u201d said Todd Treml, CEO of Touching Hearts at Home. \u201cThey understand that home care is personal, and they take that responsibility seriously. Expanding into a new territory means more families will have access to the same trusted and dependable care they are known for. We are grateful for the way they represent our brand and the impact they continue to make. We are proud to support them as they continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Justin and Melissa added, \u201cWe are proud to continue our longstanding relationship with the Touching Hearts at Home network. We thank them for their outstanding franchisee support and appreciate their long-term vision and collaboration.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Touching Hearts at Home is now accepting inquiries and referrals throughout the South Shore. For more information or to request care, visit www.touchinghearts.com\/southwestboston or call 781-619-8644.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Touching Hearts at Home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Touching Hearts at Home is a family-owned and operated franchise providing private-pay home care services throughout Norfolk County and neighboring communities. Services include companionship, personal care assistance, Dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s care, hospice support, transportation, post-rehabilitation support, respite care, 24\/7 and Live-In care. Touching Hearts at Home is known for bringing structure, reliability, and compassion to home care \u2014 helping older adults remain safe, supported, and independent at home. Caregivers are carefully screened, trained, bonded, and insured, with a strong emphasis on reliability, caregiver-client matching, and proactive communication with families and referral partners.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senior Care Services in South Shore | Touching Hearts at Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Touching Hearts at Home of Southwest Boston announced the expansion of its service area into communities across the 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