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Request for proposal

The Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) contracts with 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) to administer programs for persons 60 years of age and over. The Boston Consortium is made up of three ASAPs (Boston Senior Home Care, Central Boston Elder Services, & Ethos) that administer the homecare and special programs in the city of Boston. Each ASAP determines the consumer’s eligibility for services and contracts directly with the provider agency.

Services purchased through our contracted vendors include:

Adult Day Health; Behavioral Health Services; Chore; Companion; Competency Evaluations; Emergency Shelter; Environmental Accessibility Adaptations; Evidence-Based Education Programs (EBPs); Goal Engagement Program; Grocery Shopping and Delivery; Habilitation Therapy (Alzheimer’s coaching); Home Delivered Meals; Home Delivery of Prepackaged Meds; Home Health Services (Skilled Nursing care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Home Health Aide); Home Based Wandering Response System; Laundry; Legal Services; Medication Dispensing System; Orientation and Mobility (O&M); Peer Support; Personal Emergency Response System and Enhanced PERS; Short Term Respite Care; Supportive Day Program; Supportive Home Care Aide; Translation/Interpretation; Transportation; Vision Rehabilitation, and Wanderer Locator Service. 

The Request for Proposal does not commit any individual ASAP to award a contract or to pay for costs associated with the preparation of this proposal. Each ASAP negotiates its own rates and reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal. Successful proposals will result in contracts effective October 1, 2022. Each ASAP will make an individual determination to award a one, two, or maximum of three-year contract.

Women, minority-owned, and small businesses are encouraged to apply.

Central Boston Elder Services is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

*For Homemaker/Personal Care/Supportive Home Care Aide services, please consult the EOEA website, https://noi.800ageinfo.com/

Request for Proposal submissions is closed until 2025.

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Awarded Contracts

Central Boston Elder Services has awarded contracts to the following organizations, effective October 1, 2022

The Boston Consortium, comprised of Boston Senior Home Care, Central Boston Elder Services, and Ethos, the three Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs) that serve Boston, have completed the proposal review process. Contracts are awarded based on thorough review of Providers RFP submissions and individual ASAP service needs. Some contracts may be awarded on a conditional basis. The providers listed below have been determined eligible to receive contract awards.

Providers should check each member of the Boston Consortiums individual website, Ethos, BSHC and CBES, to determine their contract award status with that ASAP.

All contracts issued through the procurement that began on October 1, 2022 will terminate on September 30, 2025.

The Boston Consortium would like to take this opportunity to thank all providers that submitted proposals in response to this solicitation.

( * Denotes new to the CBES provider network.)

ABP Best Home Care Agency

Advanced Home Care

All-At-Home Health Care, LLC

Alliance Home Care VNA *

Allied Home Health Care, Inc.

American Translation Partners *

AMRAMP

Anodyne Homemaker Services

AsiaUS Business Connection

Associated Home Care, Inc.

Aviva Care for Seniors, Inc.

BAYADA Home Health Care

Best Home Health Care *

Bio Pro Boston

Blue Hill Adult Day Health Center *

Cape Verdean Adult Day Health (ADH, Inc.)

Catholic Charities Community Interpreters

Charm Medical Supply

CM Facility Services, LLC *

Community Caring Clinic

Elder Achievers

Elizabeth Nasser, Ph. D.

Friendly Care, Inc.

Fuente De Vida Adult Day Care Services, LLC

Global Health Care Services, LLC

Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center

Guardian Healthcare, LLC

Haitian Adult Day Health (ADH, Inc.)

Hebrew Rehabilitation Center- Great Days for Seniors

Hebrew Senior Life Home Care

Henshaw Laundry

HomeWatch Caregivers

House Works, LLC

International Health Solutions

La Alianza Hispana, Inc.

Lifeline Systems Company

Margaret M. Shay RN ADH Program (Boston Medical Center)

Medical Resources Home Health Corp./Elara Caring

MedScope America

Metro Cab Association, Inc.

Midtown Home Health Services

Multicultural Home Care

Natale Company and SafetyCare

New England Direct Solutions, LLC (NEDS, LLC)

O’Sullivan & Connolly, P.C.

Pharmaluxe Pharmacy *

QMedic *

Rogerson Communities

Seraphic Springs Health Care Agency, Inc.

Suburban Home Health Care

Suburban Homemaking & Maternity Agency

Sweet Grapes, Inc.

Tempus Unlimited

The Caribbean Foundation of Boston, Inc. (Urban Community Homemaking)

Upham’ s Corner Home Care

Vine Home Care, Inc.

Visions of Independence

Wash World (South Coast Laundry)

Zabota Community Center (ADH, Inc.)

Zdorovie Community Center *

Zdorovie Senior Services, LLC

For inquiries or for more information please contact:
Aixa Marcial

Contracts Manager
617-735-7930
amarcial@centralboston.org