2013 Resource Guide: H-P
HEALTH
Brookline Council on Aging SHINE
617. 730. 2777
www.brooklineseniorcenter.org
Masshealth
800. 841. 2900
www.mass.gov
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Physicians’ Desk Reference
www.pdrhealth.com
US Department of Health and Human Services
www.healthfinder.gov
HEALTH INSURANCE
Brookline Council on Aging SHINE – Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders
617. 730. 2777
Masshealth Customer Service
617. 841. 2900
www.mass.gov/masshealth
Masshealth Dental Service
800. 207. 5019
Masshealth Enrollment Center
888. 665. 9993
Quality of Care Complaints to
MassPRO
800. 252. 5533
Mass Department of Public Health
800. 462. 5540
HEARING
Association of Late-Deafened Adults
www.aldaboston.org
DEAF, Inc.
617. 254. 4041 Voice/TTY
www.deafinconline.org
Mass Comm for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
617. 740. 1600 Voice
617. 740. 1700 TTY
www.mass.gov/mcdhh
Mass State Assoc of the Deaf (MSAD)
781. 388. 9114
www.msad.org
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Hear Now Program
800. 648. 4327
www.sotheworldmayhear.org
Verizon Center: Specialized Telephone Equipment Program
800. 974. 6006 Voice/TTY
www.verizon.com
HOME CARE
Always Here Home Care
877. 933. 8884, 617. 933. 8884
www.alwaysherehomecare.com
H.E.L.P (Home and Escort Linkage Program)
617. 730. 2752
www.brooklinema.gov
Home Instead Senior Care
617. 229. 7962, 866. 969. 0200
www.homeinstead.com
Partners Private Care
800. 698. 2628
www.partnershomecare.org/privatecare
Visiting Nurse (VNA) Private Care
781. 431. 1484
www.vnaprivatecare.com
HOMELESS
Boston Emergency Shelter Commission
617. 635. 4507
www.cityofboston.gov/shelter
Heading Home
617. 864. 8140
www.headinghomeinc.org
HEARTH (Helping Elders at Risk through Housing)
617. 369. 1550
www.hearth-home.org
Mass Coalition for the Homeless
781. 595. 7570
HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE
Fall Prevention Center
www.stopfalls.org
Homeowner Options (HOME program)
800. 583. 5337
www.elderhomeowners.org
Mass Home Modification Loan Program
Metro Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP)
617. 425. 6700
HOSPICE
Beth Israel Deaconess Palliative Care
617. 667. 1320
www.bidmc.harvard.edu
Hospice and Palliative Care Fed of Mass
www.hospicefed.org
Hospice of the Good Shepherd
617. 969. 6130
www.hospicegoodshepherd.org
Mass End of Life Commission
www.endoflifecommission.org
Mass General Palliative Care
617. 724. 9197
www.massgeneral.org/palliativecare
Visiting Nurse (VNA) Hospice Care
781. 569. 2888
www.hospicecarema.org
INDEPENDENT LIVING
Brookline Housing Authority
617. 277. 2022
Center Communities of Brookline
617. 363. 8100
www.centercommunities.org
LEGAL RESOURCES
Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau
781. 893. 4793
Brookline Legal Assistance Bureau
617 730. 2777
Community Legal Services and Counseling
617. 661. 1010
www.clsacc.org
Disability Law Center
800. 872. 9992
www.dlc-ma.org
Greater Boston Legal Services
617. 371. 1234
www.gbls.org
Israel, Van Kooy & Day, LLC
617. 277. 3774
www.ivkdlaw.com
Lannik Law, LLC
617. 658. 2980
www.lanniklaw.com
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center
800. 342. 5297
www.larcma.org
Mass Legal Help
www.masslegalhelp.org
Shelter Legal Services Foundation
617. 552. 0623
www.shelterlegalservices.org
Wade Horowitz LaPointe, LLC
617. 738. 1919
www.wadehorowitz.com
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER RESOURCES
Bisexual Resource Center
617. 424. 9595
www.biresource.net
Fenway Health
617. 267. 0900
www.fenwayhealth.org
Gayscape
www.gayscape.com
LGBT Aging Project
617. 522. 1292
www.lgbtaging.org
MEDIATION
Attorney General’s Hotline
888. 243. 5337
Community Dispute Settlement Center
617. 876. 5376
www.communitydispute.org
Metropolitan Mediation Services
617. 241. 0300
Newton-Brookline Consumer Office
617. 796. 1291
MEDICAL ESCORTS
American Cancer Society Road to Recovery
800. 227. 2345
www.cancer.org
Chestnut Hill Errands
617. 874. 0487
chestnuthillerrands@gmail.com
Friendship Works
617. 482. 1510
www.fw4elders.org
Springwell Senior Medical Escorts
617. 926. 4100
www.springwell.com
MEDICATION
Mass College of Pharmacy
866. 633. 1617
Prescription Advantage Program
800. 243. 4636
www.800ageinfo.com
JE Pierce Apothecary – Home Delivery
617. 566. 4080
Sullivan’s Pharmacy – Home Delivery
617. 323. 6544
MENTAL HEALTH
Arbour Health
800. 222. 2237
www.arbourhealth.com
Bournewood Hospital
800. 468. 4358
www.bournewood.com
Brookline Community Mental Health
617. 277. 8107
www.brooklinecenter.org
Boston Emergency Services Team
800. 981. HELP
McLean Hospital SAGE Program
617. 855. 2327
www.mclean.harvard.edu
National Hopeline Network
800. 784. 2433
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800. 273. 8255
Samaritans, Inc.
617. 247. 0220, 877. 870. 4673
www.samaritanshope.org
MOVE MANAGERS
The Move Maven
617. 455. 1964
www.movemaven.com
MOVING SERVICES DISCOUNTED
Moving Up, Solutions at Work
617. 492. 0300, ext. 1
www.solutionsatwork.org
PERSONAL EMERGENCY AND SAFETY SYSTEMS
ADT Companion Services
817. 678. 6952
Be Safer at Home
866. 513. 7377
www.besaferathome.com
Link to Life
888. 337. 5433
www.link-to-life.com
LogicMark
800. 519. 2419
www.logicmark.com
Mt. Auburn Lifeline (Brookline Lifeline provider)
617. 499. 5525, 800. 587. 5128
New England Emergency Response Systems, Inc.
800. 888. 0338
www.neers.com
Partners Home Care Lifeline
781. 290. 4000
www.partnershomecare.org
PODIATRY
Dr. Scott Geary
617. 628. 7268
Dr. John McLoughlin (at the Center)
617. 730. 2777
Dr. Joseph Hartigan
617. 566. 5233