About Us
It doesn’t matter if you’re here because you’re looking for help living independently, or if you want to make sure someone you love has the support they need to stay in their home. We believe there’s more to caring for people than just providing in-home assistance. You deserve a care partner that understands the course of your journey and will help navigate the road ahead. Whether it’s preparing a meal or providing 24-hour care, we will be there for you.
Exceptional service is something we never compromise on. With decades of experience in providing integral care in their communities, our professional teams will ensure that your safety and well-being come first.
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About our Home Care Agency & Mission
Jay Kenney, a Medford native, and Rosaleen Doherty, originally a New York native, settled North of Boston in 1995 to start their married life. Both were business professionals heavily involved in the “dot-com” world of the 1990’s and lived to experience the real highs and lows of American business life during that time. In a moment of “what’s next” after the tragedy of 9/11, Jay and Rosaleen started to reassess what type of life they wanted together and for their young family. The values they wanted to live were close family, close community and service. The Kenney family has been operating Right at Home for over two decades.
Community Involvement & Leadership
Right at Home is committed to staying close to the local community. Rosaleen is the past president of North Shore Women in Business and of the Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services.
Our Right at Home Boston and Maine locations are currently members of:
- Home Care Association of America
- Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
- Maine Association of Personal Care Agencies
- Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services
We are also long-term home care providers for clients of:
- AgeSpan
- Mystic Valley Elder Services
- SeniorCare
- Greater Lynn Senior Services
- Element Care
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Veterans Administration
Why Right at Home
Rosaleen Doherty, Owner of Right at Home Boston and North, talks about our incredible CareTeam and why Right at Home is the right choice for you.
To us, our mission is more than words - it is a goal we strive to achieve each day. It is the way we deliver world-class care to our clients. Our mission guides how we run our business and how we treat our caregivers. Our mission is ambitious, and it takes a team filled with the RightPeople to live out that mission every day.
Community Involvement & Leadership
Right at Home is committed to staying close to the local community. Rosaleen is the past president of North Shore Women in Business and of the Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services.
Our Right at Home Boston and Maine locations are currently members of:
- Home Care Association of America
- Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
- Maine Association of Personal Care Agencies
- Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services
We are also long-term home care providers for clients of:
- AgeSpan
- Mystic Valley Elder Services
- SeniorCare
- Greater Lynn Senior Services
- Element Care
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Veterans Administration
Awards & Recognition
Right at Home of Boston and Maine has been recognized throughout its decades of service! Below is a timeline of our consistent service and recognition.
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In 2012 AgeSpan awarded Right at Home at the We Give Thanks Awards for their innovation bringing the Second Wind Dreams Virtual Dementia Tour to almost 1,000 professionals and caregivers throughout the Boston and North area over the past few years.
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In 2011, they were awarded the Silent Business Partner Award at the Merrimack Valley AgeSpan Annual Meeting for their service to local elders and this year they were nominated for their Innovations Award for Virtual Dementia Tour.
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In 2011, they were also honored at the Enterprise Bank Celebration of Excellence for Community Service. They were recognized for bringing the Virtual Dementia tour to the Merrimack Valley.
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In 2009, Rosaleen was nominated as Boston and North Businesswoman of the Year in the Lydia E. Pinkham Awards and in 2012 she was awarded a Paul Harris Award by the Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor for her Club leadership and community service.
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In 2019, Mayor Mary Walsh presented Rosaleen with the Irish Small Business Impact Award at the Irish Echo business awards in Boston. In 2020, the Kenney Family was awarded the Allen Hager Right Spirit Award, which recognizes an outstanding organization within the RIght at Home system for excellence and commitment to seniors. Because this was during the pandemic, it was extra special as Right at Home worked tirelessly to bring their clients the care they needed during this difficult time.
In recent years - Right at Home has been awarded multiple Caring Star awards from Caring.com and multiple Employer of Choice awards through Activated Insights, an industry ratings company. The award they are most proud of is that they were given Great Places to Work certification for 2024 and 2025. This award is hard won because the Kenney’s believe that they don’t just change the lives of their clients, they change the lives of their employees every day.
Advocacy & Awareness Initiatives
Right at Home helped establish the Parkinson’s Foundation Moving Day fundraising walk in 2014 at Arteseni Park in Brighton. In 2024, they helped start the first Moving Day in Portland, Maine. Gabrielle Kenney does grassroots work with the Alzheimer's Association and she is on the committee for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Boston. Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease cures are close to the heart of the Kenney Family, because they have lost relatives to these diseases and they currently have family members who have these conditions today.
We are also Authorized VA Home Care Providers through the VA home care program in Massachusetts and Maine, including the Aid and Attendance program.
Right at Home’s mission is “to improve the quality of life for those we serve,” and expanding our mission to serve others around the world is truly a pleasure. We support many organizations that help people live independently.
Free Wheelchair Mission
Globally, an estimated 70 million people with disabilities have no access to a wheelchair. Those who cannot walk must crawl or be carried to their destination. In collaboration with a network of like-minded partners, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed more than 1 million wheelchairs to people with disabilities in 93 developing countries around the world, providing renewed dignity, independence and hope through the gift of mobility, at no cost to the recipient.
As an organization, our work with Free Wheelchair Mission began in 2016 as we looked for a partner that would help us further our mission of improving lives worldwide. To date, our team’s efforts have raised more than $400,000 that has funded over 5,000 wheelchairs, which were distributed through life-changing Vision Trips to Vietnam, Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Josiah’s House
Over half of the children living in the Dominican Republic live below the poverty line and can be found on the streets in at-risk surroundings in order to make money. Josiah’s House runs family-style homes that provide vulnerable boys and girls with the basic necessities, education, life skills, and family home atmosphere needed to succeed.
Recently, 70 Right at Home offices came together to support Josiah’s House by supplying everyday items for the children of Josiah’s House. The group delivered suitcases full of clothing, personal hygiene items, toys, and other supplies.
