In-Home Senior Care in Merrimack Valley and Surrounding Communities
Senior-Focused Care
Our Senior-Focused Care model provides you with familiar compassionate faces and helpful personalized direction throughout your aging journey.
Meet The Owners
Gary Lafreniere
Owner
Prior to opening A Place At Home Gary was a Co-Founder and the COO of a software company for 20 years. In addition to being COO, Gary managed a team regularly recognized with award-winning customer service. His passion for home care comes from his personal experience in caring for his mother Ruth before she passed in April 2020. Gary saw the challenges first hand and witnessed the amazing compassion from the caregivers in his community. When his company was acquired in 2020 the decision was an easy one for him and his family to open up the first A Place At Home location in Massachusetts.
Arianna Lafreniere
Owner
Arianna brings 25 years of accounting experience to the team with 10 of those years in the Home Care industry. In addition to her financial background Arianna wants to honor her late mother-in-law Ruth by working side by side with her husband Gary at A Place At Home to bring the “We Are Care” philosophy to the Merrimack Valley community. Arianna will oversee all financial operations of the company and manage the client care coordination.
Hear more about A Place At Home
Our Team
Michelle Taranto
Community Liaison
Michelle has over 22 years of experience in marketing and client management but it’s her personal experience with elder care that brought her to A Place At Home. In 2020, she left her job to care for her mother Lorraine who had Alzheimer’s. She passed away a short two months later and that was when Michelle felt called to pursue a career helping seniors. She is passionate about helping other families navigate through similar transitions.
Marlie Francois
Recruiting and Retention Coordinator
Marlie has spent the last 10 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Lahey Hospital. Prior to that she also worked in Assisted Living Communities and began her career doing in-home care. Marlie never looked at her job as “work”, as a mother of 2 she says caring for people comes second nature to her. Marlie will oversee the recruiting and retention of our caregiver staff, she will also provide training and will visit with our customers.
Belinda Cronin
Client Care Coordinator
Belinda comes to A Place At Home with years of in-home care coordination experience in addition to her managerial experience in the hospitality industry. Our philosophy of ‘We Are CARE’ is what drew Belinda to this new opportunity as she has excelled at coordinating care for her many clients in both industries. A Place At Home is growing fast, Belinda has joined the team to help in the growth of the company and her career.
Interested in joining the A Place At Home - Merrimack Valley team?
We’re always interested in talking with like-minded individuals who fit our “We are CARE” philosophy of Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Ethical values. If that sounds like you, send us a message.
Our Location
License #
Areas Served
A Place At Home – Merrimack Valley defines its primary service area as Merrimack Valley. The communities that we service include: Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, Lowell, Westford, Andover, Tewksbury, Billerica, Tyngsboro, North Andover, Lawrence, Dracut, Concord, Wilmington, Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Groton, Dunstable, and Littleton, Massachusetts.
We cannot guarantee the ability to provide services outside of this primary area, but will work with families to find the care they need.
Schedule A Free Consultation
When you complete this form you can expect an immediate response from our professional and caring staff to provide pricing, schedule a consultation, or answer any questions you may have.
Now Hiring Caregivers
A Place At Home – Merrimack Valley is an in-home senior care agency looking for compassionate and professional Certified Nursing Assistants, non-certified companions, and homemakers to assist the Merrimack Valley senior community with activities of daily living in the comfort of their own homes.
To quick apply, fill out this short application.
Suite 308
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
United States