Stress Free Home Care

    717 S Main St, Stanley, NC, 28164
    5.0 · 4 reviews
      AnonymousLoved one of resident
      5.0

      Compassionate, attentive care for mom

      I'm very pleased with the quick, flexible, and attentive care my mom received - Marilyn and the team were patient, calming, and genuinely concerned. They bathed and dressed her, cleaned the bathroom, prepared lunch, provided companionship and quality time, recorded events for our family, and even took her to follow-up appointments. Scheduling was easy though there were a few changes, but staff were reassuring and always available to help. My mom loved her caregiver - I highly recommend them for compassionate, excellent care.

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      5.00 · 4 reviews

      Overall rating

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      • Care

        5.0
      • Staff

        5.0
      • Meals

        5.0
      • Amenities

        5.0
      • Value

        5.0

      Pros

      • attentive staff
      • patient and calming caregivers
      • available to take clients to follow-up appointments
      • helps with light housework
      • records events for family
      • easy to schedule
      • friendly staff
      • compassionate caregivers
      • personal care (bathing and dressing assistance)
      • bathroom cleaning
      • meal preparation (prepared lunch)
      • provides companionship and quality time
      • quick and flexible response
      • staff show genuine concern and reassurance
      • specific staff recognition (Marilyn)
      • highly recommended by reviewers

      Cons

      • scheduling changes occurred

      Summary review

      Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive. Reviewers consistently highlight the attentiveness, compassion, and patience of Stress Free Home Care's staff. Multiple comments emphasize not only practical caregiving tasks but also the emotional support provided — caregivers are described as calming, reassuring, and genuinely concerned for clients and families. The service receives direct praise and at least one named staff member (Marilyn) is singled out positively, which suggests strong individual caregiver performance and personal connections with families.

      In terms of care quality and services, reviewers note a mix of personal-care, household, and accompaniment tasks handled well. Specific services mentioned include bathing and dressing assistance, cleaning bathrooms, preparing lunch, light housework, and taking clients to follow-up medical appointments. Reviewers also appreciate that staff record events for the family, indicating attention to communication and documentation. Companionship and quality time are recurring themes — caregivers spend meaningful time with clients rather than only completing tasks, and clients (for example, a reviewer’s mother) are described as loving their caregiver.

      Staff attributes and responsiveness are strong themes. Reviewers describe staff as friendly, compassionate, and flexible. Multiple comments state the agency is easy to schedule with and provides quick help when needed. Flexibility and genuine concern for the family are called out repeatedly, reinforcing a perception of reliable, family-oriented care. The presence of a named caregiver (Marilyn) being praised suggests continuity and opportunities for caregivers to build trust with clients.

      The primary concern mentioned across the reviews is scheduling changes. While reviewers generally describe scheduling as easy and the staff as flexible, at least one comment notes that scheduling changes occurred — this is the only consistent negative item raised. Based on the reviews, scheduling issues appear to be occasional rather than systemic, and the staff’s flexibility and responsiveness are reported to help mitigate the impact of those changes. Families weighing this service should ask about scheduling policies and how shift changes or coverage are handled to ensure consistency.

      There is little to no information in these reviews about formal facility attributes, organized dining programs, or activities, because Stress Free Home Care appears to provide in-home support rather than operate a residential facility with shared amenities. The only dining-related detail is that caregivers prepare lunch for clients; there are no comments about institutional dining, activity calendars, or facility environments. If those aspects matter to prospective clients, they should request clarification during intake or consultations.

      In summary, the aggregated reviews portray Stress Free Home Care as a compassionate, attentive, and family-oriented in-home care provider that delivers practical personal care, light household assistance, companionship, and reliable communication. Staff are frequently described as patient, calming, and genuinely concerned, with reviewers willing to highly recommend the service. The single notable pattern of concern is occasional scheduling changes; otherwise, reviewers emphasize quick help, flexibility, and positive caregiver-client relationships. Prospective clients should feel encouraged by the strong personal-care and interpersonal strengths reported, while asking specific questions about scheduling stability and coverage to address the minor concern identified.

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      About Stress Free Home Care

      Stress Free Home Care sits at 717 S Main St in Stanley, North Carolina, and folks have known it as a place aiming to keep seniors comfortable at home, and the thing that stands out is how they focus on keeping everyone feeling safe, supported, and as independent as possible for as long as possible, and the staff, who number between 11 and 50, are available every day, around the clock, for whatever schedule a person needs, whether it's help for a few hours, overnight, or all day and night, and that's something that really helps families breathe a little easier. The agency is licensed by the State of North Carolina for in-home aide services, and people say the staff is patient, attentive, and really do care about everyone they help. They offer private duty home care, and you'll find services like help with bathing, dressing, meal planning, medication reminders, light cleaning, laundry, errands, and rides to the doctor, and they even work with a dietary consultant to help seniors and their families figure out what meals are best. Caregivers are thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured, with checks on references, criminal history, and driving records, so folks feel safer.

      They call their services things like companion care, hospice care, respite care to give regular caregivers a break, and dementia care, tailoring each care plan for what suits the client best, which sometimes means daily help with hygiene or medication, or sometimes just a friendly face for conversation, or even someone to keep an eye during recovery or harder times. Their services are flexible and schedules can change as needed, and they've made it easy for families who've reviewed them over 30 times to find support. Amenities focus on supporting independence with extras like light housework, updates for families, and a calm presence for emotional support. Staff also help folks keep up with doctor appointments or other outings, and they're always working to keep life as smooth as possible, without making everything sound perfect, because every situation's a little bit different. Stress Free Home Care tries to take off some of the stress for both seniors and families, making the process easier and a little more dignified so people can stay in their own homes when that's what they want.

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