Legal 

• Mass.gov 

  • Applications for healthcare proxy

    • Link: https://www.massmed.org/Patient-Care/Health-Topics/Health-Care-Proxies-and-End-of-Life-Care/Massachusetts-Health-Care-Proxy---Information,-Instructions-and-Form-(pdf)/ 

  • Advanced directive

    • Link: https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Massachusetts.pdf 

  • Living Will/Personal Directives

    • Short Form Link: https://www.honoringchoicesmass.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Personal-Directive-Short-Form-2018-07.pdf 

    • Long Form Link: https://www.honoringchoicesmass.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Personal-Directive-Long-Form_10-17.pdf 

• American Bar Association

  • Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning

    • Link: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_aging/2020-tool-kit-hcap.pdf 

• Senior Legal Helpline

  • Phone: 800-342-5297

• Pension Action Center

  • Link: https://www.umb.edu/pensionaction/

• SHINE Program - Medicare Counseling

  • Open Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 4:00PM

  • 60N Bow St. Milford, Ma 01757, United States

  • Phone: 800-243-4636

  • Link: https://shinema.org/ 

• Benefits Checkup 

  • Open Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 7:00PM

  • Helpline: 1-800-794-6559

  • Email: Community@Ncoa.org

  • Link: https://benefitscheckup.org/ 

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Community Organizations

• Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging

  • Address: 330 Southwest Cutoff, Suite 203, Worcester Ma. 01604

  • Phone: 508-852-5529

  • State Phone: 800-244-3032

  • Email: info@seniorconnection.org

  • Link: https://www.seniorconnection.org/ 

• Council on Aging 

  • National

    • Open Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

    • Phone: 1-800-794-6559

    • Link: https://mcoaonline.com/ 

  • Pembroke  

    • Open Monday - Friday  8:00AM - 4:30PM

    • 144 Center St. Pembroke, MA 02359, United States

    • Phone: 781- 294-8220

    • Fax: 781-293-5801

    • After Hours Phone: 508-989-4537

    • Link: https://www.pembroke-ma.gov/council-aging 

  • Hanson

    • Open Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 3:30PM

    • 132 Maquan St. Hanson MA. 02341, United States

    • Phone: 781-293-2683

    • Phone: 781-293-4631

    • Fax: 781-29304630

    • Link: https://www.hanson-ma.gov/council-elder-affairs-senior-center 

  • Whitman

    • Open Monday - Thursday 8:00AM - 4:00PM, Friday 8:00AM - 12:00 PM

    • 16 Hayden Ave. Whitman MA. 02382

    • Phone: 781-447-7619

    • Fax: 781-447-7633

    • Link: https://www.whitman-ma.gov/130/Council-On-Aging 

  • Hanover

    • Open Monday 8:00AM - 5:30PM, Tuesday 8:00AM - 4:00PM, Wednesday 8:00AM - 8:00PM, Thursday 8:00AM - 4:00PM, Friday 8:00AM - 12:00PM

    • 665 Center St. Hanover MA 02339, United States

    • Phone: 781-924-1913

    • Fax: 781-924-5071

    • Link:https://www.hanover-ma.gov/council-on-aging 

• Care Well - Adult Day Wellness Center

  • Open Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM and Saturday 9:00AM - 3:00PM

  • 141 Longwater Drive, Suite 104, Norwell, MA 02061, United States

  • Phone: 339-788-9635

  • Fax: 339-788-9534

  • Link: https://www.care.com/b/l/carewell-adult-day-wellness-center/norwell-ma 

• Answer for Elders

  • Open Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM

  • 225 Water St, Suite A202, Plymouth, MA 02360

  • Barbara Concannon

  • Phone: 781-974-7474

  • Email: Contactus@answersforelders.net

  • Link: https://www.answersforelders.net/ 

• Massachusetts Office of Disability

  • 1 Ashburton Place, Room 1305, Boston Ma. 02108, United States

  • Phone: 617-727-7440

  • Toll Free: 800-322-2020

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-office-on-disability 

• South Shore Elders Services

  • 350 Granite St. Suite 2303, Braintree Ma. 02184, United States

  • Phone: 781-848-3910

  • Phone: 781-383-9790

  • Fax: 781-843-8279

  • Email: ior@sselder.org 

  • Link: https://sselder.org/ 

Patient Support Services

• National Institutes of Health

  • Phone: 301-496-4000

  • Link: https://www.nih.gov/ 

• Alzheimer’s Association

  • Help Line: 800-272-3900

  • Link: https://www.alz.org/ 

• Aging Care

  • Main Page

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/ 

  • Area Agencies on Aging

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/what-is-an-area-agency-on-aging-443213.htm 

• American Cancer Society

  • Phone: 800-227-2345

  • Link: https://www.cancer.org/ 

• American Chronic Pain Association

  • Phone: 913-991-4740

  • Link: https://www.acpanow.com/ 

• American Diabetes Association

  • Phone: 800-342-2383

  • Link: https://diabetes.org/ 

• American Dietetic Association

  • Phone: 800-877-1600

  • Link: https://nesawg.org/american-dietetic-association 

  • Link: https://www.eatright.org/ 

• American Heart Association 

  • Address: 300 5th Avenue, Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451

  • Phone: 800-242-8721

  • Link: https://www.heart.org/en/ 

• American Institute of Stress

  • Phone: 682-239-6823

  • Link: https://www.stress.org/ 

• American Liver Foundation

  • Helpline: 800-465-4837

  • Link: https://liverfoundation.org/ 

• American Lung Association

  • Helpline: 800-586-4872

  • Link: https://www.lung.org/ 

• American Parkinson’s Disease Association

  • Phone: 800-223-2732

  • Fax: 718-981-4399

  • Email: apda@apdaparkinson.org 

  • Link: https://www.apdaparkinson.org/ 

• American Printing House for the Blind

  • Phone: 502-895-2405

  • Support Number: 800-223-1839

  • Fax: 502-899-2284

  • Link: https://www.aph.org/ 

• American Stroke Association

  • Phone: 888-478-7653

  • Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/ 

• Arthritis Foundation

  • Helpline: 800-283-7800

  • https://www.arthritis.org/ 

• Cancer Support Community

  • Helpline: 888-793-9355

  • Link: https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/ 

• Hearing Loss Association of America

  • Phone: 301-657-2258

  • Link: https://www.hearingloss.org/ 

• Institute of HeartMath

  • Phone: 831-338-8500

  • Phone: 800-711-6221

  • Fax: 831-338-8504

  • Email: info@heartmath.org 

  • Link: https://www.heartmath.org/ 

• Mended Hearts

  • Information Line: 888-432-7899

  • Resource Center: 299-518-2680

  • Fax: 229-518-3879

  • Email: info@mendedhearts.org 

  • Link: https://mendedhearts.org/ 

• The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center

  • Phone: 877-645-2448

  • Email: nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov 

  • Link: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

  • Phone: 800-950-6264

  • Text: “Helpline” to 62640

  • Helpline: 988

  • Chat: https://988lifeline.org/ 

  • Link: https://www.nami.org/Home 

  • Resource Directory: https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Images/FactSheets/HelpLine-Resource-Directory.pdf 

• National Kidney Foundation

  • Phone: 800-622-9010

  • Helpline: 855-653-2273

  • Fax: 212-689-9261

  • Email: Info@kidney.org

  • Link: https://www.kidney.org/ 

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

  • Phone: 800-231-4222 

  • Email: info@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org 

  • Link: https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/ 

• National Parkinson Foundation

  • Helpline: 800-473-4636

  • Email: Helpline@parkinson.org 

  • Link: https://www.parkinson.org/ 

• National Sleep Foundation

  • Phone: 703-243-1697

  • Link: https://www.thensf.org/ 

• Urology Care Foundation

  • Phone: 800-828-7866

  • Email: info@UrologyCareFoundation.org 

  • Link: https://www.urologyhealth.org/ 

• VisionAware

  • Phone: 800-232-5463

  • Email: connectcenter@aph.org 

  • Link: https://aphconnectcenter.org/ 

Caregiver Support  

• Aging Care

  • Caregiver Reading List

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/summer-reading-list-for-caregivers-159645.htm 

  • Considering Respite Care

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/where-to-find-respite-resources-121364.htm 

  • Government Resources you should know

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/10-government-programs-caregivers-can-access-for-their-elderly-parents-120513.htm 

  • Online Caregiver Support

    • Link: https://www.agingcare.com/articles/caregivers-find-support-from-online-support-group-133716.htm 

• Massachusetts Family Caregiver Support Program

  • Phone: 800-243-4636

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/family-caregiver-support-program 

• Massachusetts Caregiver Webinar Series

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/caring-for-the-caregiver-webinar-series 

• Mass Care Link

  • Phone: 886-880-8889

  • Link: https://masscarelink.org/

• Mass Options

  • Phone: 844-422-6277

  • Link: https://www.massoptions.org/massoptions/ 

• Taking Care of Grandma

  • Caregiver Handbook

    • Link: https://takingcareofgrandma.com/head-caregiver-in-charge-hcic-handbook/

  • Resources

    • Link: https://takingcareofgrandma.com/links-to-caregiving-resources/ 

• VA Caregiver Support Program

  • Monday- Friday 8:00A - 10:00P  Saturday 8:00A-5:00P

  • Phone: 855-260-3274

  • Link: https://www.caregiver.va.gov/ 

• Ma Caregiver Coalition

  • Link: https://macaregivercoalition.org/ 

• Dementia Friendly Massachusetts

  • Link: https://dfmassachusetts.org/ 

• Respect Caregivers

  • Link:  https://respectcaregivers.org/ 

• American Heart Association

  • Link: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/caregiver-support 

Assisted Living

• All American Assisted Living

  • 1074 West Washington St. Hanson Ma. 02341

  • Phone: 781- 447- 4100

  • Link: https://allamericanathanson.com/ 

• Sunrise Assisted Living Facility

  • Of Braintree

    • 618 Granite St. Braintree Ma. 02184, United States

    • Phone: 978-915-5962

    • Phone: 781-356-0190

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-braintree

  • Of Plymouth Beach

    • 97 Warren Ave. Plymouth Ma. 02360, United States

    • Phone: 772-268-3789

    • Phone: 508-746-9733

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-plymouth-beach

  • Of Norwood

    • 86 Saunders Rd. Norwood Ma. 02062, United States

    • Phone: 978.915-5914

    • Phone: 781-762-1333

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-norwood

  • Of Cohasset

    • 125 King St. Cohasset Ma. 02025, United States

    • Phone: 978-915-5058

    • Phone: 781-383-6300

    • Link:  https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-cohasset 

  • Of Newton

    • 431 Washington St. Newton Ma. 02458, United States

    • Phone: 781-366-0493

    • Phone: 617-663-1122

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-newton 

  • Of Burlington

    • 24 Mall Rd. Burlington Ma. 01804, United States

    • Phone: 617-915-8420

    • Phone: 781-229-8100

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-burlington 

  • Of Arlington

    • 1395 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington Ma. 02476, United States

    • Phone: 978-915-5326

    • Phone: 781-643-210 

    • Link: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/communities/ma/sunrise-of-arlington 

• The Cordwainer: Memory Care Community

  • 555 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell, MA 02061, United States

  • Phone: 781-544-2777

  • Link: https://cordwainermemorycare.com/ 

Hospice Care:

• Cranberry Hospice - Plymouth

  • 36 Cordage Park Circle, Plymouth Ma. 02360, United States

  • Phone: 508-746-0215

  • Phone: 508-830-2720

  • Link: https://bidplymouth.org/locations/cranberry-hospice 

• Old Colony Hospice

  • 321 Manley St. West Bridgewater, MA 02379, United States

  • Phone: 800-370-1322

  • Phone: 781-341-4145

  • Fax: 781-297-7345

  • Link: https://www.oldcolonyhospice.org/ 

Medical Equipment:

• Homecare Express 

  • Monday- Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM, Saturdays 10:00AM- 3:00PM, Sundays Closed

  • 10 East St. Hanover Ma. 02339, United States

  • Phone: 866- 749-0079

  • Fax: 781-826-0080

  • Link: https://homecareexpress.com/ 

• Iron Bison Supply - Hanover

  • Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM

  • 912 Webster St. Hanover MA. 02339, United States

  • Phone: 617-827-1878

• South Shore Medical Supply

  • Open Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

  • 58 Norfolk Ave #2, South Easton, MA 02375, United States

  • Phone: (508) 230-7272

  • Link: https://www.180medical.com/South-Shore/ 

Holistic Care

• Academy for Guided Imagery

  • Phone: 424-242-6369

  • Link: https://acadgi.com/

• American Massage Therapy Association

  • Phone: 877-905-2700

  • Link: https://www.amtamassage.org/find-massage-therapist/ 

• American Music Therapy Association

  • Phone: 301-589-3300

  • Fax: 301-589-5175

  • Link: https://www.musictherapy.org/about/ 

• The Humor Project

  • Phone: 518-587-8770

  • Email: info@humorproject.com

  • Link: https://www.humorproject.com/ 

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  • Phone: 888-644-6226

  • Email: info@Nccih.nih.gov

  • Link: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/  

• Pet Partners

  • Link: https://petpartners.org/ 

• Process Acupressure

  • Link: https://www.everydayhealth.com/integrative-health/acupressure-therapy/guide/ 

• Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association

  • Email: waba.board@gmail.com

  • Link: https://www.waba.pro/ 

Help Lines

• Elder Abuse Hotline

  • Hotline: 800-922-2275

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/report-elder-abuse 

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

  • Hotline: 800-799-7233

  • Link: https://www.thehotline.org/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=domestic_violence 

• Disabled Person Protection Commission Hotline

  • Hotline: 800-426-9009

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/disabled-persons-protection-commission 

• Medicare Fraud and Abuse Hotline

  • Hotline: 800-633-4227

  • Link: https://www.medicare.gov/basics/reporting-medicare-fraud-and-abuse 

• State Hospital Hotline

  • Hotline: 800-462-5540

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/file-a-complaint-regarding-a-hospital 

• Joint Commission

  • Hotline: 603-782-5000

  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/joint-commission#:~:text=If%20the%20concerns%20cannot%20be,%3A%20complaint%40jointcommission.org. 

• Massachusetts Behavioral Health Helpline

  • Hotline: 833-773-2445

  • Chat Live: masshelpline.com/chat  

  • Link: https://www.masshelpline.com/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=mbhp&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_term=rsa&utm_content=mentalbehavioral_eng&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAh8OtBhCQARIsAIkWb6-9Aicaret83LHWscQriaHr8QDLaJRIuBem5Sj43h4hMc92FSsDHZoaAoTfEALw_wcB 

In Home Services:

• Harriet’s Heritage Home Care - Hanson

  • Phone: 1-781-514-5444

  • Link: https://www.harrietsheritage.com/ 

• Elder Service Plan of Harbor Health Services

  • 417 Furnace St. Marshfield Ma. 02050, United States

  • Phone: 617-533-2400

  • Link: https://www.hhsi.us/elder-service-plan/about-the-elder-service-plan/ 

• Adams Nursing

  • Open Monday - Friday 9:00AM-3:30PM

  • 386 Humphrey st, Swampscott Ma. 01907, United States

  • Phone: 781-586-0100

• Affiliated Community Visiting Nurse Association

  • Administrative Office

    • 200 Ledgewood Place, Rockland Ma. 02370, United States

    • Phone: 781-681-1000

    • Fax: 781-681-1217

  • Central Intake

    • Phone: 781-681-1200

    • Fax: 781-681-1213

  • Abington VNA

    • Phone: 781-878-1141

  • Bay Colony VNA

    • Phone: 781-293-5471

  • Bridgewater VNA

    • Phone: 508-697-4368

  • Carver VNA

    • Phone: 508-866-3873

  • Hingham VNA

    • Phone:781-749-1160

  • Milton VNA

    • Phone: 617-698-4888

  • Rockland VNA

    • Phone: 781-878-0095

  • Whitman-Hanson VNA

    • Phone: 781-447-4742

    • Phone: 781-293-6341

• Alliance Homecare VNA

  • Open Monday - Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM (On call 24 hours, 7 days a week)

  • 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 3775, Woburn Ma. 01801

  • Phone: 781-281-1626

  • Fax: 781-281-1627

• Amazing Grace - Private Home Care

  • 850 Washington St. Weymouth Ma. 02189, United States

  • Phone: 781-337-1516

  • Email: info@amazinggracephc.com

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• Anodyne

  • Open Monday - Friday 7:00AM-5:00PM and Saturday - Sunday 7:00AM-3:00PM

  • Phone: 617-471-7200

  • Fax: 617-471-7265

  • Quincy (Head Quarters)

    • 10 Granite St. 2nd Floor, Quincy MA. 02169, United States

  • Stoughton

    • 1214 Park St. Suite 200, Stoughton MA. 02072

  • Lynn

    • 255 Boston St. Suite 304, Lynn Ma. 01904, United States

  • Fall River

    • 1 Father DeValles Boulevard, Suite 402, Fall River Ma. 02723, United States

  • Hyannis

    • 1436 Lyannough Rd. Suite 2, Hyannis Ma. 02601, United States

• South Shore Arc

  • 20 Pond Park Rd. #113, Hingham Ma. 02043, United States

  • Phone: 781-334-3023

  • Email: Info@arcsouthshore.org

• Best of Care

  • Email: info@bestofcareinc.com

  • Brockton

    • 1324 Belmont St. Suite 202 Brockton Ma. 02301, United States

    • Phone: 800-310-5800

  • Quincy

    • 1250 Hancock St. Suite 501s, Quincy Ma. United States.

    • Phone: 617-773-5800

• Care For Life Home Health Agency

  • Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM

  • 101 Access Rd. Suite #204, Norwood Ma. 02062, United States

  • Phone: 781-349-8178

• CarePro Health Services

  • Monday-Friday 8:00AM-3:00PM

  • 153 Pleasant Street, Weymouth MA. 02190, United States

  • Phone: 781-340-7811

  • Email: CareProAdultDay@gmail.com

• ComForCare Home Care

  • Cedarville

    • 2277 State Rd. Cedarville Ma. 02360, United States

    • Phone: 508-209-5714

  • Canton

    • 399 Neponset St. Suite 208, Canton Ma. 02021, United States

    • Phone: 781-821-2800

  • Newton

    • 44 Mechanic St. Suite 104, Newton MA. 02464

    • Phone: 857-314-0138

  • Woburn

    • 10 Tower Office Park #515, Woburn Ma. 01801

    • Phone: 781-935-8100

• Comfort Keepers of Plymouth, Ma

  • 100 Independence Dr. Hyannis Ma. 02601, United States

  • Phone: 508-746-4800

• Comfort Keepers Inc.

  • 67 Federal Ave. Quincy MA. 02169, United States

  • Phone: 617-890-1075

• Golden Care Inc.

  • 607 Boylston St. #3, Boston Ma. 02116 United States

  • Phone: 617-267-5858

• Griswold Home Care

  • 300 Brickstone Square #201, Andover Ma. 01810 United States

  • Phone: 978-773-9832

• Griswold Special Care

  • 24 Adams St. Quincy Ma. 02169 United States

  • Phone: 617-770-0707

• Home Instead

  • 427 Washington St. Norwell Ma. 02061 United States

  • Phone: 781-315-6670

  • Phone: 781-878-2994

• Homewatch Caregivers

  • 33 Union St. #5, Weymouth Ma. 02190, United States

  • Phone: 781-331-5400

• Irish Connection Inc.

  • 137 Lake St. Pembroke Ma. 02359, United States

  • Main Office Phone: 617-769-0640

  • Secondary Office Phone: 978-664-2128

  • Email: theirishconnection.md@gmail.com

• Irish Pastoral Center

  • 540 Gallivan Boulevard, Unit Rear, Dorchester Ma. 02124 United States

  • Phone: 617-265-5300

  • Email: Info@icpbostonorg

• Kit Clark Senior Services

  • 1500 Dorchester Ave. Dorchester Ma. 02122, United States

  • Phone: 627-625-5000

  • Fax: 617-288-5991

• North River Home Care

  • Open Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

  • 275 Longwater Dr. Norwell Ma. 02061, United States

  • Phone: 781-230-7969

• One Stop Senior Solutions

  • 670 Washington St. Braintree Ma. 02184, United States

  • Phone: 781-817-6438

• Overlook Visiting Nurses

  • 99 Derby St. Suite 300, Hingham Ma. 02043, United States

  • Phone: 781-740-1100

• PCP Extraordinary Home Care

  • 2 Canaan St. Mattapan Ma. 02126, United States

  • Phone: 617-296-1657

  • Phone: 617-767-2389

  • Email: p.p@extraordinaryhomecare.com

• Peace of Mind Home Care

  • Open Monday-Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

  • 108 South St. Jamaica Plain Ma. 02130, United States

  • Phone: 617-522-5774

• Physicians Healthcare

  • 2 Adams Pl, Quincy MA. 02169, United States

  • Phone: 781-930-3500

• Preferred Home Care Services

  • 490 N Main St. Randolph, Ma. 02368, United States

  • Phone: 781-961-3737

  • Fax: 781-961-3747

• Privatus Care Solutions

  • Boston

    • 420 Bedford St. Suite 350, Lexington MA. 02420 United States

    • Phone: 617-275-4050

  • Cape Cod & The Islands

    • 804 Main St. Osterville MA. 02655, United States 

    • Phone: 508-419-7970

• Safe At Home

  • 188 Whiting St. #5a, Hingham, Ma 02043, Unites States

  • Phone: 866-652-6978

• Visiting Angels

  • 475 School St. #15, Marshfield Ma. 02050, United States

  • Phone: 781-834-6355

• VNANE

  • Link: https://www.vnane.org/about-vnane/ 

• Old Colony Elder Services

  • Phone: 508-584-1561

  • Brockton

    • Open Monday-Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

    • 144 Main St. Brockton Ma. 02301, United States

  • Stoughton 

    • Open Tuesday-Thursday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

    • 966 Park St. B-1, Stoughton Ma. 02072, United States

  • Plymouth

    • Open Tuesday-Thursday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

    • 204 South Meadow Rd. Plymouth Ma. 02360, United States