Coronavirus Elder, Health and Disability

GBLS Services During the Coronavirus

Elder, Health and Disability

Please call 617-603-1804 for help with the following:

• Social Security Disability Benefits and Retirement Benefits


• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)


• Medicare, Masshealth, and Affordable Care Act Advocacy


• Protecting nursing home residents

For Elders:

• Emergency Assistance to the Elderly and Disabled (EAEDC)


• Eviction defense


• Foreclosure prevention and defense of tenants and homeowners after foreclosure


• Subsidy preservation


• Tenant rights


• 209A protective orders for elders and the disabled


• Defense against guardianships and conservatorships

For Children:

• School not providing enough services during coronavirus school closure


• Student’s therapists or other support services have stopped providing services because of coronavirus 


• Student is facing a suspension or expulsion


• Special education advocacy