Do You Need Care, but Not from a Stranger? Read This
“For me, the comfort of knowing that it’s family in the house helping me out and not a complete stranger is huge.” -Linda, WMEC Consumer For many older adults […]
How Caregivers Can Make the Most of the Holidays This Year
By Sarah Peterson, Caregiver Specialist with WMEC The holidays are a time for visiting family, reminiscing, and looking forward to the new year. Yet for older adults and their caregivers, […]
Real Lives, Real Impact: Three Stories of Adult Family Care
Care and connection. As human beings we need these supports—no matter what stage of life we’re in. But older adults and people with disabilities often struggle to get the physical […]
4 Tips for Virtual Visits This Holiday Season
With challenges from COVID-19 this holiday season, it’s more important to see and support our loved ones in safe, socially distant ways. To help you celebrate and stay connected virtually, we’re providing these 4 easy tips you can start using today.
Walk with WMEC Success
This September we came together to support the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimers, strengthen our community’s Falls Prevention efforts, and promote WestMass togetherness by working as a team to support a common goal and good causes.
Help & Hope for a Local Veteran
In May, Roger was found crying on a park bench, hungry and hopeless. The 89-year-old veteran said it was the worst day of his life. Yet in just a few weeks, Roger was back on his feet, well-fed, and getting the medical care he needed. That’s the power of WestMass ElderCare.
Dementia-Friendly Holyoke Partners boost programming for Spanish-speaking caregivers
Thanks to a grant received by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, the Dementia Friendly Holyoke collaboration is strengthening its services for local Spanish-speaking individuals who are caring for someone with […]
Caregiving during COVID-19: WMEC can help!
With already more than 40 million family caregivers in the U.S., Coronavirus-related social distancing orders and closures have dramatically increased the number of family caregivers who are providing short-term or […]
COVID Community Champions
Wow! At WMEC, we have been blown away by the incredibly compassionate and caring response from our community during this challenging time. To name just a few… The army of […]
WMEC Receives COVID-19 Emergency Funds
We are grateful to many local, state and national funding sources that made emergency monies available to support our vital work, keeping seniors safe during the pandemic. We salute the […]
