Home Care
Every elder wants to stay at home for as long as possible. The Ethos
Home Care Program helps elders achieve this goal through an array
of in-home assistance. Provided through professionally trained case managers,
its services complement those provided by families and other professionals.
Eligibility is based on income and inability to complete everyday tasks such
as bathing, dressing, housework, meal preparation or laundry.
The actual mix of services varies according to client needs and wishes. These
may include home delivered meals, housekeeping, assistance with bathing and
transportation to medical appointments. Respite services are also available so
that loved ones can take time off and avoid burn-out.
Home Delivered Meals and Nutrition Services
Proper nutrition is key to healthy aging. That is why Ethos provides
home-delivered meals to frail, homebound elders in southwest Boston,
Allston and Brighton. Different meal types include Kosher, Caribbean,
Latino, Russian, southern-style and traditional American. Elders may
also receive frozen weekend meals, cold meals or a combination based on
their needs. Nutritional supplements may also be provided for special
needs.
Ethos has twelve community lunch programs. Located throughout southwest
Boston, Allston, Brighton and Back Bay, these lunch program are open
to any elder over 60 years of age. Call Ethos for the location of lunch
programs and to make a reservation.
Nutrition assessment services are also available to elders in southwest
Boston. These include an evaluation of nutritional status, suggestions
for improving food intake and ways to better follow diet prescriptions.
Registered dietitians provide community nutrition education in
senior centers and elderly housing complexes.
Elders at Risk
The Ethos Elders At Risk program is a service for people 60 and over
whose own behaviors put them at risk. Risk includes types of
self-neglect that threaten an elder's own safety or that of others.
Signs of self-neglect can include hazardous living conditions,
unsanitary living quarters, untreated medical conditions, poor hygiene,
malnutrition, or dehydration. These risks may be associated with poor
judgment, social isolation, cultural, or language barriers, abuse of
alcohol or drugs, or physical limitations
Protective Services
The Boston Protective Services program at Ethos is a service for people 60 and
over who are at risk from a caregiver. Risk includes physical, sexual or emotional
abuse, neglect or financial exploitation.
Signs of abuse, neglect or financial exploitation include:
Dehydration, malnutrition, isolation and untreated bedsores.
Bruises, welts, lacerations, bone fractures, dislocations, or reports
of hitting, slapping, sudden changes in behavior or refusal by another
to allow visits with the elder.
Bruises in the genital areas, sexually transmitted diseases,
unexplained vaginal or anal bleeding, or reports of sexual assault.
Verbal or nonverbal acts such as insults, threats, intimidation,
humiliation or the "silent treatment".
The loss of money, property, or unexplained sudden changes in wills,
financial documents, or access to sources of income.
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