Aging Service Access Point / Area Agency on Aging Central Boston Elder Services

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Narrative

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.
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• 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

Ages Served

• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds