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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of
Health & Human Services Dept. of Public Health
10 West St 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-7750
www.mass.gov

State Commission on Aging
www.mass.gov/?pageID=eldershomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eelders

Types of Housing/Care	Search	Definitions
Affordable Senior Housing	Affordable Senior Housing	HUD 202 Program that offers rental assistance for seniors who meet the requirements of the federal program.
Assisted Living Residences	Assisted Living	Assisted Living is a housing option for older adults and seniors who need some assistance with activities of daily living, but do not require the kind of 24-hour nursing and medical care provided by nursing facility.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	Continuing Care Retirement Communities	A retirement community that offers a broad range of services and levels of care based on what each resident needs over time.
Home Care	Home Care	Supportive services in the home ranging from skilled nursing care and occupational, physical, respiratory and speech therapy to assistance with activities of daily living and housekeeping. This support allows many older people to remain in their own homes.
Home Health Agency	Home Care	A public or private agency that specializes in providing skilled nursing services, home health aides, and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, in the home.
Hospice	Hospice	Continuous care provided for a terminally-ill person, and his or her family, during the final stages of life.
Nursing Homes	Nursing	A state-licensed residential facility that provides a room, meals, help with activities of daily living, recreation, and general nursing care to people who are chronically ill or unable to take care of their daily living needs.
Rest Homes	Residential	A facility providing custodial care. Services provided in these facilities are more residential than medically oriented. They include protective supervision for the residents, as well as room, board, social activities and limited social services.

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