Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services offers a wide range of service options (listed below) for seniors, caregivers, and younger people living with disabilities.
Adult Family Care
provides a supportive family environment for people with disabilities who need extra assistance and housing.
Casemanagement
provides free in-home assessment, care planning, information about resources, and on-going monitoring of services.
Caregiver Support
offers caregivers information about services, provides educational programs and short-term individual or family consultation.
Group Adult Foster Care
provides daily, in-home personal care assistance to older adults and people with disabilities.
Home Care
provides state-subsidized services to eligible older residents of Cambridge and Somerville who need assistance so they may continue to live safely at home.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
provides advocacy for residents of nursing and rest homes in order to improve their quality of life and care.
Memory Disorder Service
provides in-home consultation to families, caregivers, and older adults dealing with the effects of memory problems.
Money Management
matches trained and insured volunteers with older adults who need help writing checks, balancing their checkbooks, budgeting monthly income, and running bank errands.
Nutrition Services
offers elders in Somerville/Cambridge the following services:
Brown Bag Program
Community Cafés
Meals-on-Wheels
Nutrition Education and Counseling
Nutrition Supplements
Personal Care Attendant Program
supports consumers who control the design and delivery of their personal care services.
Protective Services
investigates allegations of abuse, financial exploitation, neglect or self neglect; provides on going casework, and coordinates service plans designed to alleviate risk/abuse.
Respite Services for Caregivers
offer caregivers relief from their caregiving tasks and time to care for themselves.
Take Charge
allows consumers to control the design and delivery of their personal care services.
