Home Care Funding & Assessment in Truro

Pays for personal care, homemaking, meals, home modifications, an emergency alert button and respite — so someone who would otherwise need a nursing home can stay at home.

2026 limits: income up to $2,982 a month, assets up to $2,000 (a spouse at home may keep up to $162,660). You must need nursing-home level care. Does not cover people in assisted living. Elder Services assesses for free.

Cost

Free

How to start

Call Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands (the local ASAP) to request a clinical assessment and an application; MassHealth decides the financial side

Who qualifies

Age 65+, or 60–64 with a disability; needs nursing-home level of care; meets MassHealth Standard income/asset limits; lives at home in the community

Address

Elder Services: 68 Route 134, South Dennis, MA 02660

Service area

All 15 Cape towns plus Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

For older adults

You get a case manager who builds a care plan with you; covers 30+ services including dementia coaching and medication management.

Insurance

Ask them: we have not confirmed which plans they take

MassHealth pays a personal care attendant — often a family member — to help with bathing, dressing, eating and mobility at home. You choose and manage the person.

The agency that served Cape Cod withdrew on 30 June 2026 and MassHealth is reassigning people. If you are mid-application, call and confirm who now handles the Cape. CORD in Hyannis (508-775-8300) can help you navigate it.

Who qualifies

On MassHealth Standard or CommonHealth, with a permanent or chronic disability, needing hands-on help with 2 or more daily activities (bathing, dressing, eating, mobility); must manage it yourself or have a surrogate

How to start

Call MassHealth Customer Service, 800-841-2900 (Mon–Fri 8–5), to be connected to the agency that handles PCA for your area

Insurance

Ask them: we have not confirmed which plans they take