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DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Living with disability can be a short or long term functional limitation. However, with help from our services, anyone living with chronic ailments and physical, mental or emotional impairments, can regain their strength and independence. Programs offer daily support and deliver excellent care to individuals in their home where safety comes first. Our goal is to deliver care that keeps you living well and supports the lifestyle you lead in community. With your care manager and nurse, staying at home becomes an option not a dream.

Aging Service Access Point (ASAP).

•  Adaptive Housing includes minor housing adjustments or home modifications.
• Adult Day Health provides an organized program of health care and supervision, restoration services and social activities.
• Boston Money Management offers assistance with management of funds.
• Collaboration Partners to see a list of our collaboration partners please click here
• Chore Service includes household duties such as vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning bathrooms and heavier chores, such as washing floors, cleaning ovens, attics and basements.
• Companion Service provides company and supervision and offers temporary relief to family members who are acting as caregivers.
• Dementia Day Care addresses needs of seniors living with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorder and other dementia.
• Emergency Shelter provides temporary overnight shelter for a client without a home
• Grocery Shopping Delivery provides assistance as needed.
• Group Adult Foster Care offers an alternative to nursing home placement by providing daily assistance and monthly visits by a nurse or case manager.
• Home Delivered Meals provides the delivery of well balance meals that meet nutritional and dietary standards.
• Home Health Service includes nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as a Home Health Aide.
• Homemaker performs day-to-day household tasks such as light cleaning, shopping. laundry, meal planning and preparation.
• Laundry Service provides washing, drying, folding and delivery by a commercial company for a client with no other means of having laundry cleaned.
• Personal Care assists clients with everyday needs such as bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving and medication reminders.
• Personal Emergency Response System allows clients experiencing a medical emergency at home to transmit a digital warning to a central monitoring system.
• Protective Legal Service provides clients, who may be victims of an alleged abuse, an evaluation and legal representative by an attorney if deemed appropriate.
• Respite Care provides clients temporary relief care in a nursing facility, rest home or Adult Foster Care program.
• Senior Pharmacy Program is designed to ensure that the high cost of prescription drugs does not threaten the well-being if individuals living on fixed or modest income.
• Social Day Care offers clients daytime supervision at sites outside the home and includes activities such as grooming, snacks, meals and planned recreational and social activities.
• Supportive Home Care Aide provides assistance with meal preparation, shopping, menu planning, light house-keeping and personal care. Socialization and escorts are provided for clients with emotional or behavioral problems.
• Transportation Service provides transport for clients who have no other means of transportation.

Service Types

• Aging Service Access Point
• Case Management
• Options Counseling
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Aging

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Mental Illness
• Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Accessibility Features

• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Restrooms

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds