Category: Ashmont-Adams

Residents receive:

* Comprehensive clinical services. A pro-active plan of care to improve function when possible and to support the best quality of life.
* Access to wellness activities and spirituality programs and discussions that address deeper needs.
* Advanced adaptive technology that supports independence and creativity. An on-site Adaptive Technology Specialist is available for customized solutions for each resident.
* A menu of stimulating and engaging activities and events 365 days a year, including outings to theater, museums, civic events, local shops and restaurants.

Resident Life Programs

Vital programs help to support our residents become more independent and live with dignity in a wheelchair-friendly facility:

Technology

• Wireless sensors on wheelchairs for access to elevators and exterior spaces

• Computers with voice recognition software

• Environmental Control Systems in resident rooms

Activities

• Applied art, museum field trips, lectures, and performances

• Games and activities for fun, challenge, and memory support

• Trips to sports, theater, and civic events

Wellness & Spirituality

• Relaxation & meditation

• Creative exercises & comforting rituals

• Discussions about deeper needs

Socialization, Exercise, Information, and Referred Therapy

B.Fit! is an innovative outpatient day program at The Boston Home for adults with advanced Multiple Sclerosis and other progressive neurological diseases co-sponsored by The Boston Home (TBH) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central New England.

About B.Fit!
Individuals with MS, currently living at home or in nursing homes come to B.Fit! to socialize with peers and benefit from a variety of activities and informational discussions. The programs of B.Fit! are customized to meet participants individual needs through socially, physically and intellectually stimulating activities. Participants receive guidance in navigating health and human services for their care management. A hot lunch is provided to all participants and their attending caregivers.

The Goals of B.Fit! are:
To provide participants with a safe, and socially enriching environment, where they help shape a schedule of activities.

To help participants achieve and maintain maximum levels of personal independence through active exercise programs, strategies for maintaining memory and cognitive abilities.

To promote participants’ wellness through peer support, socialization, and education.

To offer participants information about health management.

To offer participants referred access to TBH services.

Programs Include:
Structured daily exercise, support, and informational discussions.
Referrals to community resources to maintain independence in the home.

Social activities including current events, creative writing, cultural outings, and cyber café access.

Specialty Services Available
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, through physician referrals.

Assistive technology services.

Wheelchair seating and power mobility assessment and referral services.

Access to tone management clinics.

Fee: A sliding fee scale, based on financial need, is used to determine the daily rate.

The Boston Home Institute:
Tapping our body of knowledge amassed over decades, TBH staff and experts in the field define best practices; train healthcare professionals; and advocate for public policy reform.

• Tutoring and Test Prep

  Private One-On-One Tutoring and Test Prep takes place at our main facility at 208 Ashmont Street. We also offer in-home private tutoring and in-home test preparation in cities throughout Massachusetts, including Boston, Springfield, Cambridge, Chelsea, Chicopee, Fall River, Gardner, Haverill, Holyoke, Lowell, Lynn, Quincy, Malden, New Bedford, Randolph, and more. Tutoring is available to students in kindergarten through the 12th grade. We offer more than fourteen different subjects in areas including Language Arts, Math, Science, and Foreign Languages.

  In-School and After-School Tutorial Programs have been developed with various public, private, parochial, and charter schools as well as community centers in and around Boston. Talk with your school Principal or community center Director about developing a Boston Learning Center tutorial program.

• BIFF (Building Inspiration to Fight Failure) Project

  BIFF is an innovative after-school program that begins with 12 intensive lessons delivered over a nine-week period. Like the 12 Step Program used in drug rehabilitation, the 12 lessons presented in the BIFF core curriculum bring kids to a crossroad where they can see two paths very clearly. One path – the path they are on – leads to failure and mediocrity. The other path – the BIFF path – leads to excellence and prosperity. It is an easy choice and 80% of the students who finish BIFF choose the path of success.

  The lessons taught in the curriculum help students boost their skills in the following areas: Listening, Reading Speed, Study Skills, Concentration, Memory, Organization, Attention Span, Speaking, Test-Taking, Motivation, Confidence, and Multi-Model Learning.

  Once a student completes all 12 lessons in the BIFF core curriculum, he/she is initiated into the BIFF alumni club and is eligible to attend monthly follow-up meetings and participate in the incentives program designed to reward high academic achievement.

• Girls Connection

  The Girls Connection Program is a collaboration between the Boston Learning Center and Madison Park Community Center in Roxbury. The program, which is designed for middle and high school students in grades 6 thru 12, includes both a summer component and an after-school component during the school year. The overall goal of the Girls Connection Program is to create a high quality, year-round program for teenage girls which offers comprehensive services and a variety of supports to enable participants to realize success in school and in life. Activities include tutoring/homework help, dance, double dutch, spoken word poetry, step, and entrepreneurship.

• S.A.L.S.A.

  S.A.L.S.A. (Students Advocating Life without Substance Abuse) is a program in which high school students act as positive role models for younger students in the community by promoting healthy drug-free lifestyles. The members visit schools and other communities where youth gather across the Boston area and put on informative presentations about the dangers of drugs and alcohol while reassuring the younger crowd that you can still be cool if you say “No.” The presentations foster an open forum for discourse about all issues younger youth might have for the high school leaders.

  S.A.L.S.A. has a paid summer term as well as a school year term. The program begins with an intensive training period where youth develop original skits and prepare their future presentations. During this time, S.A.L.S.A. leaders develop leadership and presentation skills while looking forward to serving their community. Additionally, S.A.L.S.A. leaders learn entrepreneurial skills by essentially running the program with adult supervision.

• Homework Assistance Program

  Free one-on-one homework help for students in grades K-8 from high-achieving high school mentors. Available at every BPL branch Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:30PM.

• Boston Teachers' Union Tutors

  Tutoring for students in all grades from BPS teachers. Days and times vary by location. Adams street: Monday and Wednesday 4-6PM.

• Reading Readiness for Preschoolers

  Tuesdays: 10:30am, Stories songs and activities designed to reinforce the building blocks of reading. Includes performances by children's performers.

• All libraries also provide computers for public use and FREE wireless access.