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FAQs
What is your minimum per week?
2 hours once a week is our minimum.
Are your services covered by insurance?
At this time we do not take insurance. We are private pay. Some long-term care insurance policies will reimburse you for our services.
When can you start?
Before we can provide services we need to schedule a meeting at your home to create a care plan and go over our services. At this time we decide what kind of Caregiver you need and discuss the availability/schedule.
Can you drive me to my doctor’s appointment?
We can provide limited transportation to our clients. We cannot provide transportation only.
What kind of business insurance do you have?
We have business liability, professional, worker’s compensation, and commercial auto liability.
Can you go grocery shopping for me?
Yes, we can go grocery shopping and add the cost of the groceries to your invoice. We have found the best option is if you or someone could order groceries from a local supermarket and we pick them up on the way to your home.
What are your rates?
$38-$40/hour depending on the Caregiver needed.
How do I pay?
Check or Credit Card. We can send the invoice to a loved one by email as well. We send invoices weekly.
What types of Caregivers do you have?
We have Homemaker Caregivers and PCA Caregivers. Homemaker Caregivers provide cooking, cleaning, errands, companionship and other household tasks. PCA (Personal Care Assistant) Caregivers provide the services of a Homemaker plus personal care such as showering, dressing, transfers, and feeding.
Are your Caregiver's background checked?
Yes, we go beyond the state's requirements and run a nationwide check as well as other strict hiring practices. Our $&$&$ rate is
A Sampling of Our Reviews
Testimony of Extraordinary genuine loving care with kindness, courtesy, respect, empathy, creative and proactive engagement w/our mom till her final days. Samantha and assistants are attentive, supportive, insightful and helpful in making the most safe, comfortable, enjoyable, peaceful environment for our elderly mom to feel the Love of family all around her at all times.
We are truly indebted to Bee Helpful aides for making such a huge positive difference in what can be at times a difficult challenging task managing elderly care for our Love ones!
Thank you All Bee Helpful for your sincere and loving assistance!
Sheryl Hause
"We Have been using Samantha at Bee Helpful for our groceries for several months now. We are very pleased with her. She is helpful, accommodating and very reliable. She is also very caring and sometimes will do unexpected things that we didn’t ask her to! Her prices are very fair and her upbeat, sunny attitude will brighten your day!!"
From Nancy at Granite village
Hi Samantha, Just wanted you to know, Renny and I were very pleased with all the cleaning Dolly did for us on Friday. She is such a pleasant person and easy to talk to. Friday 10 -12 is a perfect time frame. Thank you, Samantha, for following through on your vision to help seniors. For me personally, it is an answer to prayer. Sincerely, Marty
"I am beyond thankful for Sam at Bee Helpful for Seniors. She has gone above and beyond for my father. From check ins, appointments, food shopping and helping him stay active. I live two plus hours away and feel at ease with Sam working with my father. She is so kind and thoughtful and always Keeping me in the loop. She puts my mind at ease. I cannot say enough of how amazing she is, she treats my father like her own. His highlight of his week is when Sam comes to visit. She has made such a connection with us she has become part of our family!!! I HIGHLY recommend her!" From Britt Bateman
On a search for a companion last year, I found thru Derry’s Senior Center the names of organizations in the area dedicated to helping the elderly. I was very pleased to engage with Bee Helpful and since November 2022 have established a relationship with my personal companion, Sheila. Besides helping me at home we’ve become friends and I am very happy with the help I get from her. She is very helpful, helps and accompanies me on daily activities. -Angelica
Hi Samantha- I wanted to let you know my mother had the best day today. Her spirits were so good when we got home from work. She was so excited to have dinner ready and the table set for us. She was so talkative at dinner told us all about her day. She really felt good to contribute. Laurie is wonderful, my Mom really enjoys her company. Thank you and Laurie for all you do for seniors helping them be independent and taking a load off the caregiver (me). Tuesday is the new laundry day 👏👏 Thank you so much for taking us on as a client we really appreciate the help.
Press Release -
For Immediate Release 11/20/22
Bee Helpful does a full Nationwide Federal Criminal search on all caregivers as of today. NH only requires us to do a state-wide background check. Our caregivers are not only screened for a Nationwide Federal Criminal Search but also for the Elder Abuse Registry, SSN Verification/7 yr Address History, Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, OIG Exclusion List (those who are not allowed to participate with a Federal healthcare program or health services), and the Sex Offender List. We want to be thorough and be absolutely sure our caregivers are who they say they are.
Owner Bio
Samantha Borbone grew up in southern Maine. Raised by entrepreneurial parents she was exposed to small business from an early age. She graduated from Merrimack College with a BA in Business then worked in sales & marketing positions. When she and her husband started a family, she stayed home to raise their kids. During that time, she volunteered for the local mothers club, conservation commission, Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, and her kids’ elementary school as the Volunteer Coordinator, etc. She then assisted special needs high school students as a Job Coach.
By working and volunteering in different organizations over the years she found that helping people is her calling. Samantha decided to merge her knowledge of business with her passion to help people and created Bee Helpful.