Shared Living for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities

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Contact Information

Seven Hills Foundation
Contact: Sharon Goldberg, Vice President of Seven Hills Community Services
Email Address: sharedliving@sevenhills.org
Phone: 508-755-2340

81 Hope Avenue Worcester, MA 01603
Area Served: Central

Map Location Shared Living for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities

Narrative

Shared Living Providers in Massachusetts are compassionate caregivers who welcome adults with developmental disabilities into their homes and lives.  Shared Living arrangements provide care in a manner that maximizes the individual's dignity and quality of life and most closely replicates a private home experience.  Providers are professionally trained and well matched with the individual in their care to ensure stability, safty, health and welfare, and provides personal care, homemaker services, meals, transportation, and socialization.  Seven Hills provides training for the caregiver, nursing services as authorized, and develops individual safty plans.  The Provider receives professional supports and services to help them provide optimum care, and also receives a tax-free stipend.

Shared Living includes: 24-hour Case Management, Person-Centered Planning, Financial Supervision, Medical and Health Oversight, Human Rights Advocacy, Confidentiality Assurance, Support and Quality Control of all Placement Services, Extensive Training of all Shared Living Caregivers, Community Integration, Ongoing and Active Management of ISP Goals.

Service Types

  • Case Management
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Self-Advocacy - Recreation and Leisure
  • Skills Training

Program Type

  • Case Management
  • Housing
  • Respite

Populations Served

  • Developmental Disability
  • Intellectual Disabilities

Ages Served

  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Accessibility Features

  • Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
  • Services at Home

Additional Information

  • Accredited By: CARF
  • Fees: Free Service
  • Licensed By: DDS