Directory Of Senior And Caregiver Resources
Our extensive directory has 472 resources of senior services, information and tips for elders and family caregivers on support services, Greater Boston senior programs, benefits, veterans programs, senior health, and aging.
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- Veterans Mental Health Support – VA
Veterans and their family members can connect with support through in-person appointments at local VA facilities, telehealth sessions, and online resources. Learn more about how you or someone you care about can find help, either in your local community or online.
- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Center
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center promotes state-of-the-science care from point-of-injury to reintegration for service members, veterans, and their families to prevent and mitigate consequences of mild to severe TBI. At 21 sites supported by a Washington, D.C.-area headquarters, DVBIC supports, trains and monitors service members, veterans, family members and providers who have been, or care for those who are, affected by traumatic brain injury.
- 24 Hour In-Home Care Options, Advantages and Costs – UHS
The options, comparisons, advantages and costs for 24 hour and Live-in home care services when your loved one cannot be left alone.
- Housing Information For Senior Citizens – HUD
Housing options. financial assistance resources and guides for making the right choice for yourself, an aging parent, relative, or friend.
- 10 Tips for Family Caregivers – CAN
Tips for family caregivers from the Caregiver Action Network.
- 24 Hour In-Home Care Options, Advantages and Costs – UHS
The options, comparisons, advantages and costs for 24 hour and Live-in home care services when your loved one cannot be left alone.
- 40 Signs That An Elder Parent Needs Help – UHS
Admitting that they need help and accepting assistance is not easy for people as they age. Generally, this is due to a fear that they will lose their independence if they admit they need help. The responsibility often falls on family members to recognize the signs that an aging loved one needs support with their Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
- Activities of Daily Living – ADLs and IADLs – UHS
Professionals who work with seniors often want to know whether an elder needs help with their “ADLs or IADLs.” These terms stand for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are key life tasks that need to be managed daily in order for a person to live at home and be fully independent. If you’re a family caregiver, it is best to familiarize yourself with these terms.
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving – FCA
Facts, resources and tips for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s Disease.
- American Brain Tumor Association
The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is an independent, not-for-profit organization. Services include over 40 publications which address brain tumors, their treatment, and coping with the disease; these publications are written in easy-to-understand language. Their materials address brain tumors in all age groups. ABTA also provides free Social Work consultations; a mentorship program for new brain tumor support group leaders; a nationwide database of established support groups; the Connections pen-pal program; networking with organizations that provide services to brain tumor patients and their families; and a resource listing of physicians offering investigative treatments. Services provided are free to patients and their families.
About Unique HomeCare Services
Our headquarters in Norwood, Massachusetts serves the Greater Boston communities in Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and our office in Falmouth on Cape Cod serves Plymouth and Barnstable counties.
We provide private in-home care for elders, those with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, and people who are recuperating from illness, injury, or surgery.
We provide both short-term and long-term in-home care needs from as little as one 4 hour day a week to 24 Hour Care and Live-In Care.
We offer a full range of in-home personal care services including Bathing, Personal Hygiene and Grooming, Dressing Assistance, Toileting and Incontinence, Feeding, and Medication Reminders.
We also provide support services such as Case Management, Accompaniment to Appointments, Nutrition and Meal Management, Light Housekeeping and Laundry Services, Bed and Wheel Chair Transfers, and Shopping and Running Errands.
It is our pleasure to assist our veteran clients with VA Aid and Attendance Benefit approval at no cost.
To schedule a no cost and no obligation In-Home Assessment to determine the home care needs and get a quote, please call us to speak to a Case Manager at (800) 296-9962 or fill out our Free Quote Contact Form.