The Boston Home
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Founded in 1881, The Boston Home is a charity based in Boston, United States working on health, disability, housing & homelessness.
The Boston Home is a non-profit long-term care community in Boston, Massachusetts, serving adults with advanced multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological disorders. Founded in 1881 as The Home for Incurables by Cordelia Harmon and Rev. Phillips Brooks, it provides specialised clinical care in a residential setting and is recognised as a national model for this population. Its services include the B.Fit! day programme, which offers wellness and socialisation and now runs virtually, and the Wheelchair Enhancement Center, with seating clinic and rehabilitation services. The organisation also developed Harmon Apartments, an affordable, accessible housing building for adults with physical disabilities on its campus. The Boston Home is a 501 organisation, and donations are tax deductible.
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B.Fit!
ViewDisability · United States
Day programme of wellness, socialisation, social outings, educational classes and workshops for adults, with virtual participation available nationwide since 2020.
Harmon Apartments
ViewHousing & Homelessness · United States
Affordable, fully accessible, mixed-income apartment building on the Boston Home campus for adults with physical disabilities, opened in 2019 with 36 apartments.
Wheelchair Enhancement Center
ViewDisability · United States
Service providing wheelchair enhancement, seating clinic and rehabilitation services.
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Center for Excellence in Long-term Care
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