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SENIOR RESOURCES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
AGENCY
ADMINISTRATOR
SERVICES
THE CONVERSATION PROJECT AND THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT
53 State St., 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
(617) 301-4800; www.theconversationproject.org
ELDER CARE COLLABORATIONS
P.O. Box 322, Northampton, MA 01061
(413) 658-7566; www.facebook.com/eldercarecollaborations
ELDERCAREWIZ
247 Stage Road, Cummington, MA 01026 (413) 387-9474; www.eldercarewiz.com
ELDER SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY INC.
877 South St., Suite 4E, Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 499-0524; www.esbci.org
ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF HAMPDEN COUNTY
www.estateplan-hc.org
GERIATRIC CARE SOLUTIONS & MANAGEMENT
103 Mountain Road, Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 540-0800; www.geriatriccaresolutions.com
GREATER SPRINGFIELD SENIOR SERVICES INC.
66 Industry Ave., Suite 9, Springfield, MA 01104 (413) 781-8800; www.gsssi.org
HIGHLAND VALLEY ELDER SERVICES
320 Riverside Dr., Florence, MA 01062 (413) 586-2000; www.highlandvalley.org
HOMEOWNER OPTIONS FOR MASSACHUSETTS ELDERS
87 Hale St., Lowell, MA 01851
(978) 970-0012; www.elderhomeowners.org
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
15 Lenox St., Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 737-2601; www.jfswm.org
LIFEPATH
101 Munson St., Suite 201, Greenfield, MA 01301 (413) 773-5555; www.lifepathma.org
MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS
1 Ashburton Place, Unit 517, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-7750; www.mass.gov/elders
MASSACHUSETTS GERONTOLOGY ASSOC.
P.O. Box 540513, Waltham, MA 02454 www.massgeron.org
Kate DeBartolo
Dory Howard-Corrin
Liz Kapitulik
Christopher McLaughlin
Susan McCoy
Joanne Craven Dunn
Jill Keough
Allan Ouimet
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Maxine Stein
Barbara Bodzin
Elizabeth Chen
Kathy Burnes
The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care; its team includes five seasoned law, journalism, and media professionals who are working pro bono alongside professional staff from the Instititute for Healthcare Improvement
Consultation, assessment, and care planning; support, guidance, and respite for family members; identifying resources and problem solving; advocacy, and conflict resolution; locating, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring of services; assistance with screening and hiring caregivers; communication with medical professionals; transportation to medical appointments; emergency coverage
Aging care and behavioral-health management; assessment of physical, mental, and emotional functioning; assistance with navigating healthcare services, housing, and other options; advocacy and conflict mediation; coordination of care; education on housing, legal, and financial resources, and referrals to programs; short-term psychotherapy; specializing in Alzheimer’s and dementia care/behavior plans; counseling on end-of-life care and advanced directives
Identifies and addresses priority needs of Berkshire County seniors; services include information and referral, care management, respite care, homemaker and home health assistance, healthy-aging programs, and MassHealth nursing home pre-screening; agency also offers housing options, adult family care, group adult foster care, long-term-care ombudsman, and money management, and oversees the Senior Community Service Aide Employment Program
Provides a forum for current, accurate, and authoritative information with regard to estate and financial planning; council members are life-insurance professionals, bankers, fiduciaries, lawyers, accountants, planned-giving professionals, and other financial-service providers engaged in the planning, settlement, and management of estates
Professional geriatric care managers with specialties in nursing, mediation, palliative and hospice care, who act as a guide and advocate for elders and the families that care for them; services include client assessments, care plans, plan and service monitoring, travel and relocation assistance, and daily money management/bookkeeping
Private, nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining quality of life for older adults, caregivers, and people with disabilities, through programs and services that foster independence, dignity, safety, and peace of mind; services include case management, home care, home-delivered meals, senior community dining, money management, congregate housing, and adult day care
Services include care management, information/referral services, family caregiver program, personal emergency-response service, protective services, home-health services, chore services, nursing-home ombudsman services, adult day programs, elder-care advice, bill-payer services, options counseling, respite services, representative payee services, local dining centers, personal-care and homemaker services, and home-delivered meals
Assists low- and moderate-income elder homeowners by providing comprehensive in-home counseling on financial and homeownership issues to enable successful aging in place; services include displacement prevention, remainder life planning, budgeting, income maximization, equity conservation, consumer protections, and creative financial options specially crafted for seniors
Provides social services, grounded in Jewish values, to support individuals and families from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds; efforts include community programs, elder-care resources and referrals, and counseling services
Nonprofit organization serving older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers in Western and Central Mass.; helps people to maintain their independence in their homes and communities; offers in-home services, Meals on Wheels, health-insurance assistance, elder protective services, and much more
Connects seniors and families with a range of services, including senior centers, councils on aging, nutrition programs such as Meals on Wheels, exercise, health coaching, and more; supports older adults who may be somewhat frail through programs in nursing homes, such as the ombudsman program, volunteers who visit residents, and quality-improvement initiatives in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities; caregiver programs offer support to people with mild Alzheimer’s disease or those caring for someone with more advanced Alzheimer’s
Convenes researchers, practitioners, and public policy makers in Massachusetts to create dialogue on critical issues related to aging and to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from academic research to day-to-day practice; membership includes individuals and organizations from a wide range of disciplines including social work, education, public health, nursing/medicine, housing/architecture, and many others
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