Not sure what services you need or where to start?
Not sure what services you need or where to start?
WMEC’s Options Counselors provide information and support to consumers with questions about living in the community or nursing home. The Options Counselor assists with questions and concerns about in-home services and other resources to help live independently in the community.
Individuals, regardless of their income or age, have the opportunity to receive Options Counseling in their home, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, or hospital.
WMEC’s new Hospital to Home program, in partnership with Holyoke Medical Center and funded through a grant from the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), provides support and procures services for those who want to return home after a hospital stay rather than going to a rehab facility. WMEC’s Hospital Liaisons join daily rounds at the hospital to provide in-person support to the medical team to increase discharges to home.
The CTLP team will work with residents who are in a nursing facility to understand their interest in returning to the community. The CTLP team will provide help with discharge plans, connect residents to state programs and local community supports, and will help the resident advocate and work to resolve concerns related to transitioning to the community.
This program is available to all nursing facility residents who are 22 years old and older, regardless of insurance type, who are interested in living in the community.
WestMass ElderCare is a private, non-profit agency founded in 1974 which is funded in part by grants and contracts from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. We are part of a network of Aging Services Access Points and Area Agencies on Aging.
WestMass ElderCare is a member of the Pioneer Valley Aging and Disabilities Resource Consortium.