Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
About
Since 1972, the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center has advocated for Chinese-speaking Asian elders and helped them live well in their own communities. The nonprofit runs a network of programs from its Quincy Tower site in Boston and other locations, serving seniors across Greater Boston. Services range from meals and wellness classes to supervised adult day health care, social services, transportation and help navigating health insurance, all shaped around the needs of Chinese-speaking seniors.
Its programs have expanded steadily over five decades. The adult day health program expanded to all three of the center’s sites, and outreach extends to the Wollaston Senior Center in Quincy and councils on aging in Malden, Cambridge and Brookline. Health initiatives include Dementia Friends, Healthy IDEAS for Asian Seniors, a smoke-free living program and participation in the national All of Us Research Program, and the center has received funding from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
What to Know
- Hot Chinese-style meals are served at three sites, with home delivery for homebound clients.
- SHINE counselors help seniors understand their health insurance options.
- Older job seekers can gain work experience through the Senior Community Service Employment Program.
- Hong Lok House, a 28-unit elderly housing development sponsored by the center, opened in Chinatown in 1982.
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