{"id":2580,"date":"2022-07-11T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:26:37","slug":"seniors-and-adults-with-care-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/2022\/07\/11\/seniors-and-adults-with-care-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors and Adults with Care Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Seniors and Adults with Care Needs<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>General Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/springwell.com\/\"><b>Springwell<\/b> <\/a>\u2013 Services for elders including assisted living advocacy, mental health support, housing options, one-on-one support for caregivers, in-home care, LGBTQ+ support, financial support, protective services, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sudburyseniorcenter.org\/\">Sudbury Senior Center<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Provides social, recreational, educational, resource\/referral, and support services for seniors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seniorsbluebook.com\/\"><strong>Seniors Blue Book<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Comprehensive resource guide on navigating senior housing, care, resources, and services.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/executive-office-of-elder-affairs\">MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Promotes independence, empowerment, and well-being of older people, individuals with disabilities, and their families, including Medicare savings programs, support for caregivers, aging in community, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Homecare and Caregivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/faq\/how-can-i-find-a-safe-and-appropriate-caregiver-for-a-loved-one\/\">How Can I Find Safe and Appropriate Homecare<\/a> \u2013<\/strong> Guidance on finding home care that meets your needs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregivingmetrowest.org\/\">Caregiving MetroWest<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> Resources, supports and how-to guides for caregivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Financial Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/frail-elder-waiver-few\">Frail Elder Waiver Benefits and Eligibility (FEW)<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Community supports for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/frail-elder-waiver-information-for-applicants-and-participants\">MassHealth-eligible elders<\/a> who would otherwise need facility-based care, including Alzheimer\u2019s\/Dementia coaching, chore help, companion, complex care training, emergency response system, environmental accessibility adaptation, grocery shopping and laundry, transportation, home delivered meals, and more.<\/li>\n<li>See additional resources under our &#8220;Financial Help&#8221; landing page.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Legal Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/resources-for-elders-at-the-attorney-generals-office\">Attorney General\u2019s Elder Hotline<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Seek information or report issues around financial exploitation, scams, long-term care, housing, abuse or neglect.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/reporting-elder-abuse-neglect\">Elder Abuse and Neglect Hotline<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Report physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, caregiver neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect, 24 hours a day online or by phone.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/legal-help-for-elders\"><strong>Legal Help for Elders<\/strong><\/a> -Provides no-cost legal information and referral services for MA residents who are 65+.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Health\/Mental Health Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2021\/08\/SHINE-Flyer-2021.pdf?version=6adb75193bc7614f628c1aaad77a49d9\">SHINE Program<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> Help understanding and maximizing Medicare benefits and cost-savings<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2017\/12\/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-in-Elders-Brochure-2017.pdf?version=41c6d088fe35023ac9959a8f4361f281\">Traumatic Brain Injury in Elders Brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elderswebcourse.org\/\">Traumatic Brain Injury in Elders free web course and other educational materials<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2017\/12\/Substance-Abuse-and-Depression-in-Elders-Brochure-2017.pdf?version=5b8cf3250a92973aff3e6a9938a6ca16\">Substance Abuse and Depression in Elders Brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alz.org\/\">Alzheimer\u2019s Association<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Support groups, educational resources, clinical trials, and political advocacy for people with Alzheimer\u2019s\/dementia and their caregivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alzfdn.org\/\">Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Support, services, and education for individuals, families, and caregivers affected by Alzheimer\u2019s\/dementia, including caregiving resources, professional training, and memory screenings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seniors and Adults with Care Needs &nbsp;General Support Springwell \u2013 Services for elders including assisted living advocacy, mental health support, housing options, one-on-one support for caregivers, in-home care, LGBTQ+ support, financial support, protective services, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/2022\/07\/11\/seniors-and-adults-with-care-needs\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Seniors and Adults with Care Needs\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3348,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580\/revisions\/3348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}