As funds dwindle, elders must wait for home care in Marblehead Mass and other areas.

The Boston Globe just published a story that I think is important information for all seniors and their family members to consider. Especially those families and seniors who have limited resources for home care. Don't wait! Get on the "list". Here's a summary and the link:

Local agencies that serve seniors are warning that state budget cuts will leave many area elders unable to obtain needed home care services.

The state’s 27 elder home care agencies, at the direction of the state Executive Office of Elder Affairs, on Sept. 8 initiated waiting lists for the state’s basic home service, according to Al Norman, executive director of Mass Home Care, an association of senior care agencies.

Jim Cunningham, executive director of Chelsea Revere Winthrop Elder Services, said his agency’s waiting list for home care already has reached 18 to 20.

Read the rest of the story HERE.