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Home Supports

At-home supports and services to promote/encourage/maintain independent living

Boston Center for Independent Living

BCIL provides the five “core services” of independent living centers:
1.Peer Mentoring
2.Skills Training
3.Information and Referral
4.Advocacy
5.Transition

Boston Senior Home Care

Boston Senior Home Care’s mission is to ensure that culturally diverse elders and others, particularly those of limited means, can remain in their homes or other supportive settings with dignity and independence.

CityPsych Wellness - About Us

CityPsych Wellness is a division of Comfort Home Care dedicated to providing experienced nurses to care for patients with behavioral health problems at home.

Group Adult Foster Care | MPI

Learn more about the Group Adult Foster Care program at MPI Resident Services.

Home Care Assistance Program (under 60)

If you are a disabled adult, the Home Care Assistance Program(HCAP), may be able to provide homemaking services to maintain your independence at home.

Home Care Assistance Program (under 60) | Mass.gov

If you are a disabled adult (22 to 60), the Home Care Assistance Program(HCAP), may be able to provide homemaking services to maintain your independence at home.
HCAP Case Managers determine eligibility, coordinate services and give you resources needed to live independently. Homemaking Services are provided either by an agency or by people you choose. Homemaking Services are defined as direct help with meal preparation, grocery shopping, medication pickup, laundry and light housekeeping (Dusting, vacuuming, mopping, kitchen clean-up, bathroom cleaning, bed changes, and trash removal ONLY).

House Works- Home Modification Program

HouseWorks is Boston's leading provider of home care,elder care and senior home care services. Founded in 1998, we've led the way in helping the elderly stay independent.

Multicultural Home Care | Providing home health care with offices in Brighton, Foxborough, Lawrence and Lynn

Providing home health care with offices in Brighton, Foxborough, Lawrence and Lynn

Peabody Properties, Inc. | Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC)

The Peabody Resident Services, Inc. (PRSI) Home Care (GAFC) Program established in 1995 is designed to serve residents of affordable housing with the goal of providing the support services they may need to help them to remain living in their own homes. PRSI is one of the largest Medicaid Group Adult Foster Care providers in Massachusetts, serving approximately 1750 elders and persons with disabilities in over 500 buildings throughout the state in PPI managed and non-PPI managed buildings.

Rent Secure Home

Program helps tenant pay rent directly to the landlord. Helps avoid eviction often used in negotiation in housing courts, with tenants who have fallen behind in payments or have competency issues that effect their ability to keep up with rent. There is a 25 to 30 per month fee.

Social Security Admin- Rep Payee

Social Security's Representative Payment Program provides financial management for the Social Security and SSI payments of our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing their Social Security or SSI payments. If you are concerned that someone you know becomes incapable of managing or directing the management of his or her benefits, please call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) to request an appointment to discuss your concerns.

Specialized intensive program

Specialized Intensive Programs & Services start with a comprehensive assessment of need and continue with supports that range from assistance with navigating service systems to gaining access to mental health, medical and/or substance use resources and/or entitlement benefits to practical hands-on help with daily living skills to financial and legal advocacy. The intensive, personalized and at-home focus is pivotal in engaging clients and stabilizing them in their homes and communities.

Tenancy Preservation Program | Mass.gov

The Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) is a homelessness prevention program. TPP works with tenants, including families with children with disabilities, facing eviction as a result of behavior related to a disability (e.g. mental illness, mental retardation, substance abuse, aging related impairments). TPP functions as a neutral party to the landlord and tenant. In consultation with the Housing Court Department, TPP works with the property owner and tenant to determine whether the disability can be reasonably accommodated and the tenancy preserved.