Aging Service Access Points

Greater Boston Legal Services

197 Friend St., Boston 800-323-3205; www.gbls.org Answers queries and provides free advice and legal representation to clients.

Health Care for All

One Federal St., Boston 617-350-7279; www.hcfama.org Seeks to create a consumer-centered healthcare system that provides comprehensive, affordable, accessible, culturally competent, high-quality care and consumer education for everyone, especially the most vulnerable

Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

www.mahealthyagingcollaborative. org

Massachusetts Senior Care Association

www.macalltocare.org

Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs

One Ashburton Place, 5th floor, Boston Main number: 617-727-7750, (800) 243-4636 Open M-F 9am-5pm Toll Free Elder Abuse Hotline: (800) 922-2275 Elder Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Toll Free Connect to local elder service agency: 800-243-4636 Open M-F 9am-5pm MassRelay Number: 711 / (800) 439-0183 / (877) 752-2388: Voice / (800) 439-2370:TTY/ASC11 www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-elder-affairs

Massachusetts Senior Action Council

109 Myrtle St. Suite 112, Quincy 617-284-1234 www.masssenioraction.org Committed to empowering seniors and others to act collectively to promote the rights and well-being of all people, particularly vulnerable seniors

AGING SERVICE ACCESS POINTS

State’s nonprofit Network/Aging Service Access points allow individuals to live independently at home. They offer supportive social services, information and referral, case management, personal care, homemaking, transportation, chores, shopping, laundry, personal care, friendly visitors, congregate Continued on page 8

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Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts (formerly Montachusett)

680 Mechanic St., Leominster 978-537-7411, 800-734-7312 www.agingservicesma.org Areas served: Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Pepperell, Princeton, Shirley, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster, Winchendon

Baypath Elder Services, Inc. 33 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough

508-573-7200; www.baypath.org Areas served: Ashland, Dover, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Westborough

Boston Senior Home Care

Lincoln Plaza, 89 South St., Suite 501, Boston 617-451-6400; www.bshcinfo.org Areas served: Boston neighborhoods of Beacon Hill, Boston, Charlestown, Dorchester, Downtown, East Boston, North End, South Boston, South Cove, West End

Bristol Elder Services, Inc.

1 Father DeValles Blvd., Unit 8, Fall River 508-675-2101 www.bristolelder.org Areas served: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, N. Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Westport

Central Boston Elder Services

2315 Washington St., Boston 617-277-7416; www.centralboston.org Areas served: Boston neighborhoods of Allston, Back Bay, Boston, Brighton, Fenway, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore/Fenway, Mission Hill, Roxbury, South End

Central Mass. Agency on Aging, Inc.

330 SW Cutoff, W. Boylston 508-852-5539; 800-244-3032 www.seniorconnection.org Areas served: Ashburnham, Ashby, Auburn, Ayer, Barre, Bellingham, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Fitchburg, Franklin, Gardner, Grafton, Groton, Hardwick, Holden, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, N. Brookfield, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Pepperell, Princeton, Rutland, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Townsend, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, W. Brookfield, W. Boylston, Westminster, Winchendon, Worcester

Coastline Elderly Services, Inc.

863 Belleville Ave., New Bedford 508-999-6400; www.coastlinenb.org Areas served: Acushnet, Bridgewater, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Gosnold, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester Bridgewater, Whitman

Elder Services of Merrimack Valley, Inc.

280 Merrimack St., Suite 400, Lawrence 800-892-0890; 978-683-7747 www.esmv.org Areas served: Amesbury, Andover, Billerica, Boxford, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dracut, Dunstable, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Merrimack, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, N. Andover, Peabody, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, W. Newbury, Westford

Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc.

67 Millbrook St., #100, Worcester 508-756-1545; www.eswa.org Areas Served: Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, New Braintree, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, W. Boylston, Worcester

ETHOS

555 Amory St., Jamaica Plain 617-522-6700; www.ethocare.org Areas Served: Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, W. Roxbury, Hyde Park and Mattapan

Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc.

8 Silsbee St., Lynn 800-594-5164; 781-599-0110 www.glss.net Areas Served: Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus, Swampscott

HESSCO Elder Services

One Merchant St., Sharon 781-784-4944; 800-462-5221 www.hessco.org Areas Served: Canton, Dedham, Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Walpole, Westwood, Wrentham

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• Three chef-prepared meals daily..............................................................INCLUDED • Caring live-in managers available 24 hours.........................................INCLUDED • Scheduled local transportation.................................................................INCLUDED • Weekly housekeeping and linen service...................................................INCLUDED • All utilities paid (except telephone)............................................................INCLUDED • Safety call system in every apartment......................................................INCLUDED • Movie theatre, library and fitness center.................................................INCLUDED • Activities, and so much more.....................................................................INCLUDED ALL INCLUDED FOR ONE REASONABLE MONTHLY RENT • MAKING NEW FRIENDS.................................................................................PRICELESS • PEACE OF MIND............................................................................................PRICELESS • COMPANIONSHIP..........................................................................................PRICELESS • NO UNEXPECTED EXPENSES.........................................................................PRICELESS

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