Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Services

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Contact Information

Boston Center for Independent Living
Contact: Louann Larson, Director of Services
Email Address: larson@bostoncil.org
Phone: 617-338-6665
Alternate Phone: 617-338-6662 xTDD
Fax: 617-338-8765

60 Temple Place 5th Floor Boston, MA 02111-1324
Area Served: Boston

Map Location Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Services

Narrative

Personal Care Attendants are available to eligible individuals to assist with activities of daily living that they are physically unable to perform on their own. Attendants can assist with tasks such as dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, eating and light housekeeping. Consumers direct their own services; attendants are employed by the individual with a disability and not BCIL. To be eligible a person must need assistance and have Medicaid / MassHealth or Commonhealth.

Service Types

  • Disability Awareness
  • Homemaker Services
  • Independent Living Centers
  • Job Skills
  • Nutrition
  • Personal Care Attendants
  • Skills Training

Program Type

  • Home Health/Personal Care

Populations Served

  • Developmental Disability
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

  • Birth to 3
  • 3 - 4
  • 5 - 8
  • 9 - 13
  • 14 - 18
  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Accessibility Features

  • Services at Home
  • Services at Work

Additional Information

  • Fees: MassHealth, Personal Funds