Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center

In Brighton, the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center operates Brighton House, a satellite of the nonprofit that has served Chinese-speaking seniors since 1972. The center bought and renovated the building in 1985 for the growing number of Chinese-speaking elders living in Allston-Brighton. Adult day health care expanded to all three of the center’s sites, including Brighton House, and hot Chinese-style meals are served at each of them.

The wider agency also runs programs from its Quincy Tower site and from Hong Lok House in Chinatown, plus outreach sites at several local councils on aging. Its services include social services and outreach, citizenship assistance, ESL classes, health talks, exercise and dance classes, and counseling through the SHINE health insurance program. It has collaborated with universities including Boston University and Brandeis on research into Asian elder issues, and with Massachusetts General Hospital on health education.

What to Know

• Adult day health care gives frail elders and disabled adults a structured, supervised day program.
• Homebound seniors can receive delivered meals.
• The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides on-the-job training for older adults.
• Programs include Dementia Friends and Healthy IDEAS for Asian Seniors.