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Two Care Remedy staff moving a seated client down stairs in Woburn MA
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
Woburn Senior Center vans only take riders who can reach the curb on their own. If the stairs are the problem, a two person stair chair crew from our Woburn office is $200 a visit.
Two trained staff moving a seated client down a narrow triple decker staircase in Somerville
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
A top floor triple decker unit can mean two flights, a tight landing and the front steps, with no elevator. How a two person stair chair crew handles it, and what it costs.
Care Remedy motorized stair chair on a Victorian staircase in Melrose MA
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
More than 40 percent of Melrose homes were built before 1900. Long Victorian staircases and porch steps, how a two person stair chair crew handles them, and the cost.
Two Care Remedy aides bringing a seated client down a home staircase in Winchester MA
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
Close to 40 percent of Winchester homes were built before 1940. When the stairs, not the ride, are the problem, a two person stair chair crew is $200 a visit.
Care Remedy staff assisting a wheelchair user at a home entrance in Stoneham MA
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
Stoneham's volunteer medical rides need 8 business days notice and stop at the door. If the stairs are the problem, a two person stair chair crew is $200 a visit.
Two trained staff moving a seated client down a staircase in Reading MA
By Care Remedy • October 13, 2026
Reading has a free senior van and the new free Link shuttle. Neither gets someone down the stairs. A two person stair chair crew is $200 a visit.
Wheelchair user discussing MassHealth PCA program enrollment at home
By Care Remedy • October 8, 2026
PCM vs PCA explained. How Care Remedy helps you enroll in the MassHealth PCA program, transfer from another PCM agency, or refer a client online or by fax.
By Care Remedy • October 1, 2026
PCA enrollment opens October 1. Who qualifies, what a PCA can do including medication assistance, whether you can pay a family member, and how long authorization takes.
Home health aide helping a client at home after surgery in Massachusetts
By Care Remedy • September 29, 2026
A straight answer on how many hours of help you need after surgery in Massachusetts, by procedure type, and what it costs at $45 an hour with no minimum contract.
Medical appointment escort waiting with a patient at a Massachusetts hospital
By Care Remedy • September 29, 2026
Massachusetts hospitals will cancel a colonoscopy or cataract surgery if you have no escort. Here is what actually satisfies the rule, and what it costs to hire one.
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