Elder abuse includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse, caretaker neglect, financial exploitation, and self neglect. Elder Abuse reports can be filed 24 hours a day either online or by phone at (800) 922-2275.
To be eligible for the HCBS waiver, persons must be financially qualified for MassHealth Medicaid. The 2024 income limit is $2,829 per month for an individual.
Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA). Provides services to individuals age 60 and older and investigates allegations of abuse and neglect against these individuals who are living in the community, outside of long-term care facilities, hospitals, and home health agencies.
60 years and older or under 60 with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and in need of respite services. Consumers must be living at home in Massachusetts and not in an institutional setting or Assisted Living Residence.
Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults. It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.
60 years and older or under 60 with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and in need of respite services. Consumers must be living at home in Massachusetts and not in an institutional setting or Assisted Living Residence. MassHealth members are financially eligible.
Abuse of adults 60 and older includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, caretaker neglect, financial exploitation, and self-neglect. Reporting abuse to Adult Protective Services can help.
A caretaker's leaving an elderly patient home alone for a significant amount of time could be considered neglect, at the very least, and possibly abandonment.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts considers anyone to be a senior who is 60 years of age or older. Some states have varied ages (55, 62 or 65 for example), but 60 is the age for Massachusetts.