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Home Health Care

   See also: 

Specific Populations > Elders > Home Care
Specific Populations > Disabled > Services
Specific Populations > Veterans  (See "Aid & Attendance" Benefit)
and Durable Medical Equipment at:  Basic Needs > Health Care Coverage > MassHealth

Lists & Guides

• Home Health Care Agencies in Massachusetts
  --Caregiver Resources from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts

• New Lifestyles Guide- online search
  --Agency directory from "New Lifestyles"

• PRIVATE PAY Home Health Care
  • Hiring a Caregiver- Agency vs. Private?

  • Homecare. Making Life Easier. A guide to private pay home care services in Massachusetts
    --From the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.  Note county index at end of booklet.

  • The 2010 Guide to Pediatric Home Care Services
    --From the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.  (As of 1/14 this is still the most current version.)

  • Private Pay List from MGH Case Management (12/17 - confirmed most recent copy as of 1/21)
    
    Definitions (from previous version of list):  
    
    Licensed:  Registered business licensed to operate as employment agency with oversight by Department of Occupational Safety 
    Certified:  Medicare/Medicaid certified; meet federal requirements for patient care and management; may have private pay options
    Independent Contractor: Placement agency that refers independent workers who become directly employed by the client 

  • Average Long-Term Care Costs in MA - MGH Community News, May 2011
    

• CMS Now Provides Star Ratings- Home Health Compare
  • Newsletter article: CMS Now Provides Star Ratings for Home Health Care Agencies, MGH Community News, February 2016
  • History- Home Health Compare opened in 2003. See original newsletter article.

• Community Care Ombudsman

Program Highlights

• Recovery @ Home Behavioral Home Health offers home therapy and intensive case management (MGH Community News, August 2019)
  • Flyer - includes map of MA communities served
  • Referral form

• Bridge Loans to help seniors’ families with the cost of assisted living, home care or skilled nursing on a short term basis, while awaiting the sale of a home or the receipt of Veteran’s benefits. Learn more: Assisted Living and Home Care Bridge Loans (MGH Community News, August 2015).

• Free House Cleaning:
  • For Women with Cancer- Cleaning for a Reason
  • The Joy of Cleaning - Closed

• Aid & Attendance Benefit for Veterans and Surviving Spouses (includes home care) - Link to Veteran's page
  
  
• Veteran’s Independence Plus Program

• Community Living Options - Private-Pay Case Management Program of Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services - MGH Community News, April 2016

• www.lotsahelpinghands.com- MGH Community News, March 2007
  --Website to organize informal volunteer shifts and services.

• HomePower - Expanded Home Care for Boston Adults with MassHealth - MGH Community News, February 2007

• New DPH Pediatric Palliative Care Program - MGH Community News, January 2007

• Cambridge at Home-new virtual retirement community- MGH Community News, November 2007

• A New Role for Paramedics: Treating Patients at Home- MGH Community News, August 2018

• UMass Commonwealth Medicine- Community Case Management- MGH Community News, November 2018
  • For patients with MassHealth Standard or CommonHealth who require continuous skilled nursing for more than 2 hours a day

• Hotel Recovery - Private-pay Luxury Rehabilitation

In the News

• Lax Oversight of Home Health Workers- MGH Community News, January 2019