Home Care & Special Programs
The Home Care and Special Programs Departments fall under the Long Term Support Services which includes Senior Care Options (SCO) and One Care plans, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Community Partners, AFC (Adult Foster Care) and GAFC (Group Adult Foster Care) and the State Home Care Program.
Homecare
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The Home Care Programs Department provides initial assessments and on-going care management services to develop, monitor and adjust individualized service plans to address the identified daily needs of consumers and to promote their independence, quality of life and safety at home. The Home Care Department works closely with the Clinical Assessment Eligibility Department to provide CBES consumers with a high quality interdisciplinary care management. The Home Care consumers must be age 60 or older (or under the age of 60 with a physician’s documented diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, a related disorder, or other dementia) and meet the eligibility criteria established by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs in order to receive services. Eligible consumers will receive the Home Care services regardless of their health insurance coverage situation.
Special Programs Department provides a range of long term support services to seniors and adults as young as 16+ with disabilities, through the various programs funded by MassHealth. To be eligible for Special Programs services consumers must have MassHealth Standard coverage and meet the eligibility criteria established by MassHealth and Center of Medicaid and Medicare (CMS). Special Programs staff provides initial assessments, on-going care management services, and other long term support services as set by contracts between CBES and specific program. Geriatric Support Coordinators, Long Terms Support Coordinator, Programs Managers and support staff work closely with managed care plans and MassHealth LTSS Unit to develop Person Centered Plan of Care, to address the identified daily clinical and social needs of consumers and to promote their independence and safety at home, and quality of life.
Ways to Help
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Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
How many of the follow activities are you unable to perform without assistance?
Bathing
Dressing/Undressing
Eating
Transferring in and out of bed or chair
Mobility inside the home
Toileting
Managing incontinence
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
How many of the follow activities are you unable to perform without assistance?
Meal preparation (*Critical)
Food shopping(*Critical)
Housework/cleaning
Laundry
Taking medication
Getting around outside
Money management
Using transportation
Using the telephone
Transportation to dialysis, chemotherapy, or radiation (*Critical)
Respite Care(*Critical)
Select Homecare Program
Program to meet needs of clients age 60 or older (such as home delivered meals, home making or personal emergency response systems)
Respite services
Waivers provide additional opportunities such
as higher income limits to access MassHealth services and special programs
Enhanced Community Options
ECOP is available to clients 60 years of age or older requiring a more substantial care plan than the regular home care program normally would allow
Non-MassHealth
Clients otherwise clinically eligible for services in a skilled nursing facility
Allows complex clients to remain safely at home
Meet The Teams
Homecare Team
Special Programs Team
John Chito, Director of Home Care
Sherrice Lewis -Thompson – Assistant Director of Home Care
Abdul Karimi –Training Manager
Adee Staveley – Team Manager
Neusa Bernardo – Team Manager
Angie Ortiz- Support Team Manager
Elizabeth Vazquez Aguilar – Resident Services Manager
Tanya Bradley – Resident Services Coordinator
Jacquelyn Lewis – Senior LTSS Manager
Kattia Ira – Senior LTSS Manager
Anitra Bell – Senior LTSS Manager
Aurizanda Dos Santos – LTSS Manager
Tatjana Gavrilova – LTSS Supervisor
Nancy Harris, Intake Supervisor