Social distancing. Self-isolation. Stay-at-home orders. Older adults are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report, 20% of Bostonians, 65 or older, live below the poverty line. 61% suffer from four or more chronic…
This edition of our Ethos Live series features a Conversation with Ethos CEO Valerie Frias. Valerie provides an update on how Ethos staff and volunteers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the programs and services that are available to older…
Ann Glora, Ethos’ healthy aging program manager, leads a 30 minute Cardio and Strengthening class you can follow while sitting down. All you need is a sturdy chair, preferably without arms.
As a result of the the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) passed by congress in March, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new guidance with regards to paid sick leave and Personal Care Attendants. PCAs are…
Dear Community Members: We hope you are faring well and staying safe through these difficult times. We are reaching out to you to pass along new guidance, the City of Boston issued yesterday, regarding stricter measures being put in place for…
Drivers set up ‘grab and go’ sites as churches, senior centers close By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff March 17, 2020, 4:18 p.m. Read Story: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/17/metro/meals-wheels-stepping-up-serve-seniors-demand-grows-during-crisis/
NEW GUIDELINES HELP SENIORS LOWER THEIR MEDICARE COSTS On January 1, 2020 the income and asset limits for the Medicare Savings Programs, also called Mass Health Buy-In, increased. It’s estimated that an additional 40,000 people across the commonwealth will now…
Dear Friends, Imagine waking up every day wondering, “how much longer will I be able to live in my home?” Sadly, that’s the daily reality for many seniors and disabled persons in our community, who want to live independently, but can no…
More than 150 business and community members joined Ethos on Thursday, November 7th, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Center in Jamaica Plain, to support the organization’s JP@Home program and celebrate the initiative’s 5th Anniversary. JP@Home is a membership-based…
Celtics Rookie, Grant Williams, a power forward, gave the team at Ethos a big shout out for all of their hard work and wished the agency good luck on their Annual Campaign. Williams has quickly become a fan favorite in the…
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