Resources

Download the Older Adult Guide!

Explore thousands of topics including fuel assistance, health care, housing, and more. Find phone numbers, GSSSI program eligibility requirements, and direct contacts—all in one easy-to-use online guide.

Download Older Adult Guide

Statewide connection to services for older adults and those living with disabilities.

You can speak with a Mass Options Specialist Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm by calling 1-800-243-4636 or visiting their website at www.massoptions.org

Note these sites will take you out of the GSSSI site. They will open in a new window in your browser.

• AARP
• Healthy Living Center for Excellence
• Massachusetts Council on Aging Dementia Friendly
• Mass Healthy Aging Collaborative
• World Health Organization

• AgingCare Home Care
• Today's Caregiver
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• National Alliance for Caregiving

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly food stamps)

• Agawam
• Brimfield
• East Longmeadow
• Hampden
• Holland
• Longmeadow
• Monson
• Palmer
• Springfield Dept. Elder Affairs
• Wales
• West Springfield
• Wilbraham

• AARP
• Access to Prescription Benefits
• Benefits Check Up

• Alzheimer's Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Healthfinder
• National Institutes of Health

• Elder Law Answers
• National Fraud Information Center
• National Senior Citizens Law Center

• LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
• Mass Equality Project
• SAGE
• Social Security Information

• Mass Options - Your Connection to Local Aging and Disability Services
• Executive Office of Aging & Independence | Mass.gov
• Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health Nursing Home Information
• State of Massachusetts Home Page
• Find My Legislator