Your Care & Learning Benefits
Boston Scientific has partnered with Vivvi & Joshin to provide 10 days of backup care and coaching for employees. Learn more and register with your work email address. *Registration is required to use the program.
About Your Benefits
Family care is not one size fits all. As an employee of Boston Scientific, you have options!
Center Network Backup Care
Use when your regular child care falls through. Available at Vivvi campuses, partner centers in Vivvi's network, Bright Horizons (Marlborough, MA location) and New Horizon Academy (Arden Hills, MN & Maple Grove, MN location).
Details
Book up to two weeks in advance or as late as the morning of, pending availability. No more than 5 consecutive days of backup care can be used.
- Ages: 6 wks - 5 yrs
- Co-Pay: $10/day per child for Vivvi's partner network. For Bright Horizons & New Horizon Academy, your out of pocket expense are reimbursable up to $175 per use, less a $10 co-pay per child
To Access:
Please coordinate care directly with the center. Pay for backup care out of pocket, and then submit your receipt and request for reimbursement through Vivvi Care Cash.
Step 1: Enroll in Vivvi’s Care Cash program here.
Step 2: Submit your reimbursement after care takes place here.
For backup care at New Horizon Academy (Arden Hills, MN):
Call 651-582-4229 or email 86@nhacademy.net
For backup care at New Horizon Academy (Maple Grove, MN):
Call 763-255-0980 or email 24@nhacademy.net
For backup care at Bright Horizons (Marlborough, MA):
Call 508-683-5122 or email bostonscientific@
They will confirm if space is available and provide you with the necessary information to set up your account in their system.
In-Home Backup Child & Elder Care
Backup care for children or elders in your home with a vetted caregiver sourced via Vivvi's partner agencies nationwide or through Bambino (childcare only)
Details
Option 1: Vivvi Concierge Service. Vivvi will choose and coordinate care for you. If you would like us to choose a caregiver for your child/ren using one of our local agency partners, please complete the booking request form below. All caregivers are fully vetted and background checked. No more than 5 consecutive days of backup care can be used.
- Ages: 0-12 & adults of all ages
- Co-Pay: $5/hr per dependent (up to 2 children or 1 adult); cap of $10/hr
Option 2: Choose your own caregiver through Vivvi's partner, Bambino. No more than 5 consecutive days of backup care can be used.
- Ages: 0-12
- Co-Pay: $5/hr per dependent (up to 2 children or 1 adult); cap of $10/hr
- Download the Bambino app
- Create a profile
- Enter the referral code VIVVI (not promo code) when setting up your profile
- Choose an Elite Sitter (these sitters are background checked)
- Schedule care for the dates you need backup
- Pay your sitter
- Once your care takes place, submit your reimbursement request here. Vivvi will reimburse you for up to 8 hours of care and any booking fees. If we do not already have your bank details, please securely submit that information here.
Care Cash Reimbursements
Up to $175/day reimbursement for backup care secured at Boston Scientific's onsite centers, including through New Horizon Academy (Arden Hills, MN & Maple Grove, MN) or Bright Horizons (Marlborough, MA), less a $10 co-pay per child.
Receive up to $100 to source a caregiver through your personal network. Your personal network can only be used if you are unable to secure care through Vivvi, New Horizon Academy, Bright Horizons or Bambino.
Details
Eligible Expenses: Eligible programs include backup child care and backup elder care.
Ineligible Expenses: After school programs, summer camps and regular child care expenses are not eligible for reimbursement. However, if your child's after school or regular child care plans are unavailable on a given day, you may submit reimbursement for an alternate backup option (e.g. a babysitter). No more than 5 consecutive days of backup care can be used.
- Ages: 0-12 & adults of all ages
- Co-Pay:
Boston Scientific's Onsite Centers - $10 co-pay per child
Personal Network - Any cost incurred by the employee beyond the reimbursement limit
To Access:
Step 1: For onsite center care, coordinate with the center directly and pay out of pocket for care.
For backup care at Bright Horizons (Marlborough, MA): Call 508-683-5122 or email bostonscientific@brighthorizons.com
For backup care at New Horizon Academy (Arden Hills, MN): Call 651-582-4229 or email 86@nhacademy.net
For backup care at New Horizon Academy (Maple Grove, MN): Call 763-255-0980or email 24@nhacademy.net
For reimbursements for your personal network, first submit a backup care request by completing the Request Backup Child or Elder care reservation forms. If Vivvi, New Horizon Academy, Bright Horizons or Bambino is unable to fill care on that date, your may source your own caregiver, pay out of pocket, and then submit for reimbursement (up to $100).
Step 2: Enroll in the Care Cash program by securely submitting your bank details: US Employees
Step 3: Request reimbursement by filling out this form
*Reimbursements must be submitted within 5 days after your care takes place. Vivvi will reimburse you once the care has occurred.
Joshin Specialized In-Home Backup Care
Specialized back up care for unique employee family needs, conditions and disabilities for all ages.
Details
- Ages: all ages
- Co-Pay: $5/hr per dependent; $40 per 8 hr day
Joshin Virtual Coaching Sessions
1:1 live professional coaching sessions for IEP planning for special education, new diagnoses, and all neurodivergence or disability needs across hundreds of topics.
Details
You can find a sample list of coaching sessions here
- Co-Pay: No co-pay
Joshin Navigation Support
Personalized access in Joshin platform with dedicated Navigator to help navigate the disability system, and company benefits, create care plans, and build resources.
Cost: Free
Joshin Digital Programs & Community Groups
Access to an extensive, dynamic library of Joshin-created resources, articles, and webinars which can be filtered based on the employee's needs/topics. Digital community for employees to connect, share insights, and offer support.
Cost: Free
Register
To register for Vivvi use the form below.
To register for Joshin please click here.
Contact Us:
Email: backup@vivvi.com
Text & Phone: 646-502-6999
A live member of our Concierge team will be available to coordinate backup care requests during the hours of 9 AM EST - 6 PM EST. Our after hours on call team is monitoring urgent same and next day requests between the hours of 6 AM - 9 AM EST and 6 PM - 12 AM EST. If your request is within 24 hours, our after hours team will work on your request and get back to you once care is confirmed, pending availability.
To reach the team at Joshin, please email support@joshin.com or call 1-866-866-0345. To learn more about your Joshin support, visit joshin.com/bsc/.