Best of Care Inc. Opens Cape Cod Office;
Begins Contract with Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands

Dennis, Mass., January 6, 2014 – Best of Care Inc., a family-owned home care agency that has served Greater Boston and South Shore communities for more than three decades, has opened an office in Dennis to serve its clients on the Cape.

Located at 23 Route 134 in Dennis, Mass., Best of Care’s new Cape Cod office plans to hire 10 to 20 home caregivers in 2015, according to President and COO Kevin Smith. Hyannis resident Rob Ferreira manages the office, supporting community outreach, recruitment and training, client needs assessments and scheduling of home care visits.

Best of Care’s new office in Dennis will support the needs of older adults in Barnstable County under its new contract with Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands (ESCCI), a federally-designated Area Agency on Aging. ESCCI is one of 27 state-designated Aging Services Access Points (ASAP), managed by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, that support thousands of older adults through the delivery and coordination of a variety of services in their homes.

In addition to its contract with ESCCI, Best of Care works with Boston Senior Home Care, South Shore Elder Services, Old Colony Elder Services, and HESSCO Elder Services to serve the home care needs of disabled and elderly residents of Greater Boston, the South Shore, and the South Coast. Best of Care has provided services to elderly clients via ASAP contracts since the 1980s.

“We're excited to be expanding Best of Care’s reach to Cape Cod and are honored to have been selected by ESCCI as one of their home care providers,” said Smith. “Our home care professionals are dedicated to providing responsive, high quality and cost effective services to help Cape Cod’s elderly and disabled residents continue to live in their own homes.”

Cape Cod residents seeking home care services for themselves or their loved ones may call Best of Care’s Cape Cod office at (508) 619-7292 or (508) 694-7138; Fax (508) 694-7489.

For more information, contact Best of Care President and COO Kevin Smith at (617) 773-5800 or kevin@bestofcareinc.com  

About Best of Care

Best of Care has delivered concierge-level home care services in eastern Massachusetts since 1981. Owned and managed by Kevin and Stephen Smith, Best of Care was one of the first agencies in Massachusetts to earn its accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. Best of Care provides an extensive array of home health care services in 115 towns from North Shore to Greater Boston to South Shore communities. Services include personal care services, homemakers and companions, hospice care, private nursing, nursing care management and specialty services as they relate to dementia, psychiatric and acquired brain injury care. Best of Care Inc. was named a 2014 Family Business of the Year finalist by the Family Business Association of Massachusetts.   President and COO Kevin Smith is an Executive Committee member of the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aides.

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