Senior Care Massachusetts

Councils on Aging and Senior Centers in Massachusetts

Every Massachusetts city and town has a Council on Aging (COA), a municipal department that runs the senior center and is the front door to local services: transportation, meals, outreach, SHINE health-insurance counseling, tax-relief programs and social programs. COA services are free or low cost and open to residents 60 and over.

237 council on aging providers statewide · Source: Town committee rosters and town websites; Aging Services Access Point assignments from the Executive Office of Aging & Independence · Updated 2026-10-29

Who pays

Town budgets, state formula grants from the Executive Office of Aging & Independence, and Friends groups. Services are free or low cost.

How to choose

You do not choose a COA; you use your own town's. Call the senior center, ask for the outreach worker, and describe the situation. Outreach workers know every program in the region and will refer you to the Aging Services Access Point when in-home help is needed.

Council on Aging by town

Town pages list every council on aging that serves the town, sorted by distance. 13 MetroWest towns are live now; the rest of the state is being added.

All council on aging providers by county

Barnstable County 10

Berkshire County 21

Bristol County 13

Dukes County 3

Essex County 24

Franklin County 22

Hampden County 12

Hampshire County 16

Middlesex County 38

Nantucket County 1

Norfolk County 20

Plymouth County 15

Worcester County 42