(617) 451-6400
89 South Street, Suite 501
Boston, MA 02111
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Boston Senior Home Care
Boston Senior Home Care is a private, non-profit organization that helps elders, individuals with disabilities, and the people who care for them.
Your first step should be to call the Boston ElderINFO help line at (617) 292-6211. The trained operators are a part of our staff and can evaluate what home care services you (or the person you refer) may need.
You are also welcome to:
Use our online Referral Form
Email your referrals or any questions to info@bshcinfo.org
The next steps:
- Arrange a visit to your home
- Describe our services in depth
- Discuss with you the services that best meet your needs
Then, a Case Manager will set up the services you need. If we cannot provide the help you need we will refer you to the right source. It is important that the services you receive remain helpful to you as your needs change. We will visit you, call you throughout the year and make sure that you are receiving the right kind and amount of help. Call your Case Manager with any questions, and they will make sure that you are receiving the best possible services possible. For more information, please review our Frequently Asked Questions.
Helping Hands- Home Delivered Meals- are well-balenced meals that meet Federal and State nutritional standards and the elders' dietary needs.
- Grocery Shopping- provides and maintains an adequate supply of groceries in the home of a frail elder.
- Chore Service- helps disabled or frail elders to make their home safe and to correct or prevent environmental problems that are hazardous to a person's health and safety.
- Homemaking Service- are activities that may include light housekeeping, cleaning the kitchen and bathroom, changing beds, laundry, menu planning, meal preparation, and training for in-home management skills.
- Personal Care- are actvities that assist the elder with: bathing, dressing, grooming, bed pan routines, eating, ambulating, and transfers.
- Laundry Service- serves those who have no other means of having laundry cleaned.
Specialized Assistants
- Skilled In-Home Service- provides services including: skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and more.
- Home Health Aide Service- provides personal care in the home under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Medical Escort- provides companionship for the elder to and from any medical or dental appointment.
- Money Management- uses trained and insured volunteers to help elders to balance their checkbooks, budget their monthly income, and run bank errands.
- Companion- provides socialization, escorts client to appointments and errands, and provides assistance with snacks.
Day Care
- Adult Day Health- offers a variety of services in an activity based setting. It is an alternative to 24-hour, long-term institutionalization for individuals who are unable to live completely independent lives.
- Dementia Day Care- is similar to Adult Day Health but with a higher staff to client ratio, and staff receives specialized training
Assessing You
- Case Management Service- assesses a client's need for services, develops a service plan, coordinates these services, and monitors service quality.
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptation- provides minor housing adaptations and/or minor home improvements for elders who require this service to remain safely in their homes.
- Nutritional Assessment- assesses the elder's diet and medical conditions and provides appropriate recommendations.
Keeping you connected
- Personal Emergency Response System- is a medical communications system that allows an individual experiencing a medical emergency at home to contact a trained staff attendant.
- Wanderer Locator Service- activates a community support network to help reunite a lost person with his/her caregiver.
Additional Support
- Transportation- transports eligble elders to and from community facilities.
- Respite Bed- provides short-term institutionalization for elders whose caregivers need temporary relief.
- Habilitation Therapy- provides assistance to individuals and their caregivers trying to cope with Alzheimer's Disease