Ethos
About
Ethos is a private, nonprofit agency in Jamaica Plain that helps older adults and people with disabilities stay independent and safe at home. Formally named Southwest Boston Senior Services, it coordinates and delivers affordable, culturally appropriate home and community-based care. Its home care program serves people 60 and over who meet state guidelines for income and need, while its Personal Care Attendant program helps people of any age with MassHealth Standard or CommonHealth.
Ethos traces its origins to 1972, when the Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs called for grassroots coalitions to create Home Care, one of the nation’s first alternatives to institutional care for elders. Its nutrition program, running since 1973, provides well over 1,200 meals a day through Meals on Wheels and Community Cafes. Care managers assess needs and build care plans, and the agency also runs the AgeWell West Roxbury program to help elders age in place.
What to Know
- When home care is needed to relieve a family caregiver, no income limits apply, and fees follow a sliding scale.
- Ethos hosts Boston’s city-wide Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Boston Money Management Program.
- Its staff of more than 100 reflects a diverse clientele, and multilingual applicants are encouraged.
- Free farmers market coupons are distributed to eligible seniors each year.
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