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Senior Resources
Greater Springfield Senior
Services Inc.
66 Industry Ave., Suite 9,
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 781-8800; www.gsssi.org
Administrator: Jill Keough
Services: 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
Highland Valley
Elder Services
320 Riverside Dr.,
Florence, MA 01062
(413) 586-2000;
www.highlandvalley.org
Administrator: Allan Ouimet
Services: 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
LifePath
101 Munson St., Suite 201,
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 773-5555; www.lifepathma.org
Administrator: Gary Yuhas
Services: LifePath, formerly
Franklin County Home Care Corp.,
an area agency on aging, is a
private, nonprofit corporation that
develops, provides, and coordinates
a range of services to support the
independent living of elders and
people with disabilities with a goal
of independence; it also supports
caregivers, including grandparents
raising grandchildren
Massachusetts Executive
Office of Elder Affairs
1 Ashburton Place, Unit 517,
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7750;
www.mass.gov/elders
Administrator: Robin Lipson
Services: 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
MassOptions
(844) 422-6277;
www.massoptions.org
Administrator: Dr. Kiame Mahaniah
Services: A service of the
Massachusetts Executive Office
of Health and Human Services,
MassOptions connects elders,
individuals with disabilities, and
their caregivers with agencies and
organizations that can best meet
their needs; staff can also assist
with determining eligibility for and
applying to MassHealth
VA Central and
Western Massachusetts
Healthcare System
421 North Main St., Leeds, MA 01053
(413) 584-4040;
www.centralwesternmass.va.gov
Administrator: Jonathan Kerr
Services: Provides primary, specialty,
and mental-health care, including
psychiatric, substance-abuse,
and PTSD Services, to a veteran
population in Central and Western
Massachusetts of more than 120,000
men and women
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