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How does In-home Senior Care in Holden, MA work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Holden, MA, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Holden, MA gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

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Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Holden,MA understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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Holden sued over refusal to comply with law aimed at increasing housing supply

A Central Massachusetts town is being sued for refusing to comply with a zoning law meant to increase the housing supply in communities served by the MBTA.In a lawsuit filed Thursday against the town of Holden, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, along with a low-income family and a local homeowner, said that the town’s non-compliance with the MBTA Communities Zoning Law hurts residents of Holden as well as people across the state during an ongoing housing crisis.“We must maximize every available tool to kee...

A Central Massachusetts town is being sued for refusing to comply with a zoning law meant to increase the housing supply in communities served by the MBTA.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday against the town of Holden, the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, along with a low-income family and a local homeowner, said that the town’s non-compliance with the MBTA Communities Zoning Law hurts residents of Holden as well as people across the state during an ongoing housing crisis.

“We must maximize every available tool to keep Central Massachusetts families housed in their communities of choice,” said CMHA CEO Leah Bradley in a press release. “With the unprecedented surge in rent prices and homelessness in recent years, more Massachusetts families are becoming homeless and they are staying homeless longer. Communities across Central Massachusetts are working with us to find solutions to the housing crisis. We are asking the same of Holden.”

The law was adopted in 2021 and requires cities and towns served by the transit agency have at least one zoning district “of reasonable size” where multi-family housing is allowed within a half-mile of a commuter rail, subway or bus station or ferry terminal, if applicable. Noncompliant towns will be ineligible for certain state funding opportunities. While Holden does not contain any transit stations, it borders Worcester, which does, so it is still subject to the law.

The 177 communities that fell under the law were required to submit an action plan to the state in January, but Holden failed to do so. Since then, town officials have said they will not comply with the law, and instead will pass up the grant opportunities.

“In the view of those officials, MBTA Communities can simply forego the relevant state funding grants and exempt themselves from the law’s zoning provisions. Those officials are wrong,” wrote Lawyers for Civil Rights, who are representing CMHA and the other plaintiffs, in the complaint. “If Holden’s interpretation is allowed to persist, MBTA Communities will be free to preserve the anti-density status quo that has driven the housing crisis, undermining the law’s effectiveness and subjecting residents of the commonwealth to a perpetually overpriced and segregated housing landscape.”

The suit names the town, its Board of Selectmen, and Town Manager Peter Lukes as defendants.

Attorneys wrote that Holden’s non-complaince hurt CMHA by straining its resources and impairing its mission.

In addition, attorneys wrote that Holden’s actions negatively impacted Lydiana Morales, a disabled and low-income mother currently living in a shelter in Westborough, by contributing to her inability to find stable housing. Morales and her child left their Worcester apartment in October because she could not afford the rent, according to the complaint, and have been unable to find affordable rental housing. They will be forced to leave the shelter in December.

“The ordeal has caused Plaintiff Morales to experience food insecurity and delayed medical treatment, as she has often had to skip meals and postpone medical appointments to save money for rent payments,” they wrote. “She has also suffered from a lack of sleep, heightened anxiety and more frequent flare ups of her mental health symptoms.”

Jennifer Lish, a Holden homeowner, also signed on to the lawsuit, saying that she and other residents will lose out on the benefits of the law, “including state funding grant eligibility, increased housing infrastructure, a larger and more diverse population and a greater tax base.”

LCR attorneys wrote in the complaint that by not obeying the law, Holden could encourage other communities to follow suit, further delaying compliance across the state.

“This lawsuit aims to support municipalities that are working to comply with the Law, by ensuring that recalcitrant towns like Holden do not shirk their obligations,” said LCR staff attorney Jacob Love. “Every municipality covered by this Law, especially predominantly white, affluent towns like Holden, must relinquish exclusionary zoning and contribute to the cause.”

MassLive has reached out to Town Manager Lukes and Board of Selectmen Chair Stephanie Mulroy for comment.

One other town, Berkley, has not yet complied with the MBTA Communities Zoning Law. LCR said they had also sent a request to Berkley on Thursday seeking public records regarding compliance with the law.

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CMHA Sues Holden Over MBTA Communities Zoning Law Compliance

A lawsuit over compliance with the MBTA zoning law aims to prevent a "domino effect" of noncompliance that could worsen housing costs. |Updated Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 7:20 am ETWORCESTER, MA — A lawsuit filed Thursday against Holden over its noncompliance with a new state multifamily zoning mandate will likely test the strength of the new law, and how it will shape the future of affordable housing in Massachusetts.The Worcester-based Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance sued Holden for defying the 2021 M...

A lawsuit over compliance with the MBTA zoning law aims to prevent a "domino effect" of noncompliance that could worsen housing costs.

|Updated Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 7:20 am ET

WORCESTER, MA — A lawsuit filed Thursday against Holden over its noncompliance with a new state multifamily zoning mandate will likely test the strength of the new law, and how it will shape the future of affordable housing in Massachusetts.

The Worcester-based Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance sued Holden for defying the 2021 MBTA Communities Zoning Law. The law that requires the 177 cities and towns either directly served by or adjacent to MBTA lines to create new multifamily zones if they don't already exist. Lawmakers hope the law will increase housing production as a way to relieve a shortage that's driven prices out of reach for many residents — pushing some into homelessness.

Holden is one of only two remaining MBTA communities in Massachusetts that missed a Jan. 31 deadline to submit a zoning plan to the state. Attorney General Andrea Campbell in March warned Holden the town could face lawsuits and the loss of funding for the town's housing authority for noncompliance.

The suit seeks a court ruling that all towns included in the MBTA Communities Zoning Law must comply to prevent a "domino effect" of other towns disregarding the law, the plaintiffs said.

"This dispute goes to the heart of the law. If Holden's interpretation is allowed to persist, MBTA Communities will be free to preserve the anti-density status quo that has driven the housing crisis, undermining the law's effectiveness and subjecting residents of the Commonwealth to a perpetually overpriced and segregated housing landscape," the suit says.

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Joining CMHA in the lawsuit are two local residents: Jennifer Lish, a Holden homeowner who fears the town will be hurt by failure to comply with the law; and Lydiana Morales, the resident of a family shelter in Westborough who can't find affordable housing in the area.

"We must maximize every available tool to keep central Massachusetts families housed in their communities of choice," CMHA CEO Leah Bradley said in a news release. "With the unprecedented surge in rent prices and homelessness in recent years, more Massachusetts families are becoming homeless, and they are staying homeless longer. Communities across central Massachusetts are working with us to find solutions to the housing crisis. We are asking the same of Holden."

After Campbell's warning in March, Lukes said the town would not be "intimidated by any threats or legal action."

Campbell noted in her guidance on the law that any town penalized for not complying would still be obligated to create new zoning.

"[The law] does not provide any mechanism by which a town or city may opt out," Campbell said.

The law does not require communities to actually build housing, only create zones for potential construction. The law is aimed at increasing the availability of housing statewide to relieve a larger housing shortage that's particularly dire adjacent to public transportation routes.

Holden, a town of nearly 20,000, is included in the law because it abuts Worcester, which has an MBTA commuter rail station. A majority of the town is zoned for single-family housing. Complying with the MBTA Communities law could bring up to 750 new multifamily units to the town, according to the nonprofit Abundant Housing Massachusetts.

The lawsuit also charges that high housing prices disproportionately harm residents of color. Zoning laws have been historically used to segregate populations, and majority-white Holden is upholding that legacy by failing to comply, the lawsuit says.

"Especially in suburban towns, restricting multifamily housing development suppresses the quantity of affordable housing and limits the opportunity for people with modest incomes to move there from segregated areas," the suit says.

Lawyers for Civil Rights and Brown Rudnick LLP are representing CMHA and the Holden resident in the lawsuit.

"The untenable position taken by the town of Holden must be unquestionably discredited to ensure timely compliance by all the covered communities," Brown Rudnick lead attorney Rebecca Lecaroz said in a news release Thursday.

Berkley, which is south of Taunton, is the only other town that still has not submitted a zoning plan to the state. Lawyers for Civil Rights has filed a public records request seeking documentation of Berkley's plan to comply with the law, according to the organization.

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Shcool zone: Street painting error gets laughs in Holden

HOLDEN — Town leaders want to remind drivers to slow down when driving by Mountview Middle Shcool in Holden.A private contractor's error resulted in the word "School" being misspelled in large white letters on Shrewsbury Street, outside the middle school. It also has given town residents something to laugh about while they wait for the issue to be corrected.“It happened a couple of weeks ago,” said Town Manager Peter Lukes. “It was a little bit annoying, but we spotted it right a...

HOLDEN — Town leaders want to remind drivers to slow down when driving by Mountview Middle Shcool in Holden.

A private contractor's error resulted in the word "School" being misspelled in large white letters on Shrewsbury Street, outside the middle school. It also has given town residents something to laugh about while they wait for the issue to be corrected.

“It happened a couple of weeks ago,” said Town Manager Peter Lukes. “It was a little bit annoying, but we spotted it right after it happened a couple weeks ago, so we alerted them (contractor).”

Because of the recent rain storms, the contractor, who was hired to paint lines throughout the town’s roads, has been unable to fix the typo. But, Lukes said, the contractor, K5 Corporation of Rockland, was expected to fix the error Wednesday night, free of charge.

By Thursday morning, the misspelling had been fixed.

The typo had gone mostly unnoticed, Lukes said, the last couple of weeks. It wasn’t until someone posted about it in a local Facebook group that people started to take notice.

And while it may be a minor annoyance, he said, it has also been something that the town leaders and residents of Holden have been able to have some fun with.

The town made a post on social media to let people know that the issue would be resolved. Lukes said the town wanted to make it clear that it was a contractor's error and not one made by one of the town’s crews.

In that same post, the town published a photo of Darrell Hammond’s impression of Sean Connery on "Saturday Night Live," alongside a photo of the painted misspelling.

In a second post, the town published a photoshopped image of the Mountview Middle School sign, with it including the typo spelling “Shcool” instead.

“We just wanted to get out in front of it and have some fun with it really, because mistakes happen, and instead of being sore about it, we can just have some fun with it. I think people appreciated that,” he said. “The reaction has been fun, honestly.”

Due to the positive response, the town had considered leaving the misspelling, but because of traffic laws have to make the correction.

“We considered it because of the really positive response,” Lukes said. “But it will be back to what it should be.”

Kevin Lahair, 75, who lives nearby, said he felt bad for the person who made the error, but that it was also important for people to pay closer attention when doing a job. All around, the situation was funny, he said.

"They should emphasize spelling more in schools," he said. "It made for some good laughs."

State attorney general issues warning: Holden must comply with zoning mandate

HOLDEN, Mass. - The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said the Town of Holden must do more when it comes to allowing multifamily homes.In 2021 former Gov. Charlie Baker implemented MBTA Community Zoning Laws for cities and towns that have access to the MBTA. Holden is one of those town. This week, the attorney general's office issued a warning: the town needs to get in compliance. Town officials do not agree.What You Need To Know The MBTA Community Zoning Laws require that towns with access to the...

HOLDEN, Mass. - The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said the Town of Holden must do more when it comes to allowing multifamily homes.

In 2021 former Gov. Charlie Baker implemented MBTA Community Zoning Laws for cities and towns that have access to the MBTA. Holden is one of those town. This week, the attorney general's office issued a warning: the town needs to get in compliance. Town officials do not agree.

What You Need To Know

The MBTA Community Zoning Laws require that towns with access to the MBTA allow zoning for multi-family homes. Holden’s proximity to Worcester’s commuter line stop is what makes the town have to comply.

“I think one really important aspect for everyone to know about this law is that it is a law that is mandating zoning,” said Jesse Kanson-Benanv, executive director of Abundant Housing Massachusetts. “Its only a zoning mandate, it doesn’t necessarily require production. In the case of Holden, they are required to zone for 750 new homes, it doesn’t mean that 750 homes will be built.”

Of the 177 cities and towns that fall under this law, all but four submitted action plans, although three did so after the January 31 deadline. Holden was one of the communities that didn’t submit a plan at all. Now the attorney general’s office is threatening potential lawsuits or loss of funding.

The Holden Housing Authority is managed by the Worcester Housing Authority. Chief Executive Officer Alex Corrales said that loss of funding is a very scary threat.

“We don’t have the funding now to do the things that we want to do, so any loss of funding would mean loss of service," Corrales said. "It would really be detrimental to the Holden Housing Authority.

Holden’s town manager Peter Lukes told Spectrum News 1 that they disagree with the attorney general’s interpretation of the law.

“It’s a matter of whether we have the desire or funds to mount a legal challenge,” Lukes wrote in an email.

Corrales said he understands that Holden feels like it is a local issue, but he is concerned about the possibility of loss of funding. The people who would be impacted are some of the most vulnerable in their town.

“It feels counterproductive to say that we are going to penalize you for not allowing for multifamily homes and the way we are going to penalize you is cutting the funding for the only affordable housing option in the town of Holden," Corrales said. "It does not make sense to me.”

The Holden Board of Selectmen will discuss what the next steps are for the town on Monday night at their scheduled meeting.

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