Citywide Senior Center serves as a one stop multi-service center for seniors living in Cambridge and its surrounding area.

The Cambridge Council on Aging (COA) operates under the umbrella of The Department of Human Service Programs within the City of Cambridge, offering programs and services for Cambridge residents age 60 and over. The COA services fall into two major categories: Social Services and Senior Center activities.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services is an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) serving Somerville and Cambridge, Massachusetts. ASAPs operate under a state contract to coordinate and deliver a wide range of services to senior citizens in their regions.

The Cambridge Senior Center offers a Breakfast and Lunch meal program with requested donations of $1.25 and $1.50. Both meals offer a choice of either hot or cold items. The Food Service Manager and food service staff prepare and serve each meal on-site daily. The Cambridge Citywide Senior Center is open for Breakfast and Lunch seven (7) day a week including all holidays.

THE RIDE serves 62 Massachusetts towns with service for registered customers. Vehicles have lifts to accommodate as many as possible for this invaluable paratransit service.

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services’ Meals-On-Wheels program delivers hot nutritious mid-day meals Monday through Saturday, cold bag suppers for the evening, and frozen meals for weekend use. Special dietary needs can be accommodated with a doctor’s written authorization. To find out more information about receiving Home Delivered Meals, call Aging Information department at 617-628-2601.

Residents of Cambridge who have a disability or are 60 years or older can call for door-to-door rides for local non-emergency medical appointments and for weekly trips to the grocery store. SCM/Door2Door accepts reservations on a first-come, first-served basis beginning two weeks in advance and spanning to as little as two business days in advance.

Door to door transportation is available for medical trips locally and to Boston.Transportation for grocery shopping is also available for those unable to use public transportation.Call SCM Transportation, Inc. at 617-625-1191 for reservations.

For additional transportation resources and information regarding the Council on Aging's Senior Center Shuttle Bus, please call 617-349-6055.

The Alzheimer's Association has a wealth of resources for families facing Alzheimer's disease - information, support groups, local medical resources, news, and events. They provide a great of funding for Alzheimer's research and sponsor many fund-raising events across the country.

The Goddard House name has been serving the needs of older adults in the Boston area since 1849 when it opened the first private, non-profit home for elders in Massachusetts. A not-for-profit organization since its founding, Goddard House owns and operates Goddard House Assisted Living at 165 Chestnut Street, Brookline, MA 02445. It has seventy-five traditional apartments and forty apartments in its Olmsted Place program for those who require specialized memory support services in a secured setting.

New Communities Services, Inc. was founded in 1973 as a Massachusetts Charitable Corporation and is a 501 c3 corporation. Windsor House Adult Day Health Programs is New Communities Services' geriatric division. Windsor House operates four lively cost-effective adult day health centers that improve the quality of life for participants and their families. Windsor House provides geriatric medical care, social services, specialized care for clients with cognitive impairment, and meals.

Elder Law Services
Founded by a Nurse Attorney, Bay State Elder Law is committed to offering comprehensive legal advice for you and your loved ones. Whether you are planning ahead to pass on your estate to your children, seeking to qualify for Medicaid or Veteran’s Benefits, or in the middle of a care crisis and need help to make important choices about your long-term care options, Bay State Elder Law has the compassion, knowledge and expertise to help you and your family. Their experienced staff will work with you to ensure that your loved one receives the highest level of care while protecting your home and your savings at one of the most frail and vulnerable times of your lives. Their offices are located in both Acton, Sudbury and Lexington, Massachusetts.

Full service independently owned pharmacy, will deliver your prescriptions free of charge.

Cadbury Commons is a 74 unit, three-story, Certified Assisted Living Residence situated in North Cambridge, just minutes from Harvard Square. They offer Studio, One-bedroom or One-bedroom with Den apartments and services for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Respite stays, and a special memory unit for residents suffering from Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.

John F. Kennedy Apartments, sponsored by an Affiliate of the Cambridge Housing Authority, offers affordable independent living and assisted care services for local seniors who reside in Cambridge, MA. The renovated top-of-the-line apartment building features 44 "independent" apartments for the elderly and disabled, as well as 25 apartments for seniors who want or require the option of assisted care services. The "independent" one-bedroom apartments are leased directly by the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA). Please contact CHA at 617-864-3020 for more information about the independent apartments.

The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association (Mass ALFA) is a not-for-profit association that provides information and advocacy for operators of assisted living facilities in Massachusetts. It is a good resource for finding a residence via their searchable database of Massachusetts facilities.

Neville Community Partners developed a senior living campus featuring Neville Place, as well as Neville Center, a skilled nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services. Neville Place serves local seniors throughout Cambridge, MA as well as in the neighboring towns of Arlington, Belmont and Watertown, MA.

Sunrise of Arlington is located minutes from Arlington center and offers Assisted Living, Alzheimer's & Memory Care, and Short term stays.

The not-for-profit Cambridge Homes features 44 independent and assisted living apartments and offers residents a wide variety of cultural, educational, wellness and social programs. The Cambridge Homes is located in an historic Georgian-style building on Mount Auburn Street just a mile from Harvard Square and adjacent to Mount Auburn Hospital.

The Commons in Lincoln is a continuing care community offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skill Nursing & Rehabilitation.

The Gables at Winchester offers independent living, assisted living, and short-term respite stays on 14 wooded acres of beautiful rolling landscape, just minutes from Boston and Cambridge.

Youville House is located in the heart of Cambridge, just minutes from Harvard and Inman Squares. Youville House and Youville Place are members of Covenant Health, a New England-wide, Catholic, not-for-profit health and elder care system founded by the Grey Nuns. Covenant seeks to be known as a leader in values-based health care, elder care, and social services throughout the region. Youville offers 95 private studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments complete with kitchenettes, bathrooms, and individually controlled heating and air-conditioning. Youville House shares its campus with Spaulding Hospital.

Youville Place is an assisted living offering private studio and one bedroom apartments for long-term living or short-term respite stays. It is the only mission oriented, not-for-profit assisted living residence in the area. The community offers 92 private studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments complete with kitchenette, bathroom, and individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and emergency response systems.

Arbour Health System offers a continuum of mental health services to older adults, whether in the hospital, in the community or in extended care facilities. Inpatient programs offer rapid assessment and focused intervention in a short-term inpatient setting. Patients who can benefit are those with major mental illness, dementia with a primary psych diagnosis, or those with acute changes in behavior or cognition that require evaluation and/or stabilization. Arbour also offers outpatient geropsychiatry services through Arbour Counseling Services, with 11 locations throughout eastern Massachusetts.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is a fully integrated medical center providing adult services from cardiology to obstetrics, gastrointestinal disorders to cancer care.

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is an alliance of hospitals (including Cambridge Hospital) and neighborhood health centers serving Cambridge and Somerville.

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, encompasses an ambulatory care center serving more than 3,000 patients each day and a 317-bed hospital. Lahey Medical Center, Peabody, serves more than 800 outpatients each day and includes a 10-bed hospital. Both feature 24-hour emergency departments, and an American College of Surgeons verified Level II Trauma Center is based at the Burlington facility.

Hallmark Health System is the premier, charitable provider of vital health services to Boston's northern communities and is the official healthcare partner of the Boston Bruins. The system includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford; Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Melrose; Hallmark Health Cancer Center, Stoneham; The CHEM Center for MRI, Stoneham; The CHEM Center for Radiation Oncology, Stoneham; Hallmark Health Medical Center, Reading; Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice; Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing and Radiography Programs, Medford and Hallmark Health Medical Associates, Inc. Hallmark Health is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital for cardiology and Tufts Medical Center for neonatology.

The third oldest general hospital in the United States and the oldest and largest hospital in New England, Mass General has consistently placed among the top hospitals on the
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll since the survey began in 1990. In 2015, Mass General was named #1 in the nation based on quality of care, patient safety and reputation in 16 clinical specialties.

In 2013, Mass General was also redesignated a Magnet hospital, the highest honor for nursing excellence awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. MGH has a 999-bed medical center, located in the heart of Boston, offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. MGH also offers high-quality care and services in four health centers in the Boston area. The hospital also holds concurrent Level 1 verification for adult and pediatric trauma and burn care.

McLean Hospital is dedicated to improving the lives of people and families affected by psychiatric illness. The hospital offers clinical services for the following areas:
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Child and Adolescent Services, Depression and Anxiety, Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychotic Disorders, Women's Mental Health.

Nationally-recognized Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a member of the Partners HealthCare network, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Their combined resources make Partners one of the pre-eminent medical research, teaching, and clinical centers in the country. Newton-Wellesley was designated as a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades, and in 2005 was named to Consumer Digest's list of 50 Exceptional Hospitals for Quality Nationwide.