Elder Home Repair & Maintenance

Elder Home Repair has served Worcester and the surrounding towns since 1976. Since then we have provided many thousands of senior homeowners with low cost, emergency home repairs.

What is Elder Home Repair?

Elder Home Repair is a unique program targeting the special needs of fixed and often low-income elder homeowners. We support the age network concept of AGING IN PLACE by helping ensure a physically safe and healthful home.

Specifically, the program corrects unsafe housing conditions (while contained at a manageable scale), which if left unattended, threaten the immediate health and safety of elders at home as well as the structural integrity of their homes. Charges are for materials only; there is no fee for labor.

Our staff includes a CERTIFIED AGING IN PLACE SPECIALIST and CERTIFIED GRADUATE BUILDER, designations awarded by the National Association of Home Builders. All staff are agency insured.

Primary funding for Elder Home Repair is provided by the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging. Additional program support is received from Saint Gobain, Elder Services of Worcester, and the City of Worcester Division of Elder Affairs.

What is Elder Home Maintenance?

Elder Home Maintenance Services are available to City of Worcester Elder Homeowners and are made possible through the City of Worcester Office of Elder Affairs. The program enhances the mission of Elder Home Repair through assisting senior homeowners with routine maintenance such as snow removal, gutter cleaning, grasscutting and light routine maintenance chores. The program prioritizes cases based on urgency of need and does not supplant existing family or other support networks.

Eligibility

You or someone you know may be eligible for Elder Housing Repair if you:

  • Are 60 years or older

  • Occupy your own home

  • Are in need of home repairs primarily benefiting health and safety

Elder Home Repair & Maintenance serves residents of Worcester and Southern Worcester County

To Apply

Contact us at  (508) 752-5519, ext 115.

Applicants are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis, although we do make exceptions for urgent requests.

Elder Home Repair provides qualified agency insured staff to perform assessment of applicant needs, effect pertinent repairs and make appropriate referrals when necessary. Applicants approved after the initial assessment need only be able to provide the necessary materials or the cost of prescribed materials. We may repair such structural or system failures as stairs, doors, windows, ceilings, as well as minor plumbing failures and electrical faults.

Our program actively solicits donations from our clients and may suggest an appropriate (optional) contribution for any services provided.

Success Stories

  • "We greatly appreciated the help we received. The work done prevented falls by my wife and I."

  • “We have never hesitated to call Elder Home Repair when we have a problem ― they have always been very prompt, very efficient, the jobs have always been well done, and the price is very fair."

  • “No contractor wanted to do [our] small job ― emergency safety repairs were needed. Good job. Thank God for your help!"

  • "The service you provided is needed by elderly homeowners. Management is competent. Sam Niford is ‘tops’ for the job to be done. It is indeed appreciated."

  • "Repairs are always done in a timely and professional manner. Couldn't get along without this valuable service."

One senior homeowner's story:

"The Elder Home Repair Program is the answer to our prayers. When life should be getting easier it actually gets harder. To discontinue this program would take away the hope of a decent quality of life. It allows us to keep some pride and respect while living amongst neighbors who would otherwise have to know of our poor financial situation. Since the fixed incomes of the elderly do not change, the program will always be needed as wear and tear continue to our homes. I can’t begin to tell you how much peace of mind, and with anxiety then gone, how grateful I am for the help and kindness shown me through this program. Please do not ever end the Elder Home Repair Program."

Contact EHRM

Contact us at  508-752-5519, ext 115.

Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.
6 Institute Road
PO BOX 3
Worcester, MA 10609