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WESTMASS ELDERCARE
INC.
4 Valley Mill Road, Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 538-9020 www.wmeldercare.org Executive Director: Roseann Martoccia
SERVICE AREA
Holyoke, Chicopee, Granby, South Hadley, Ludlow, Belchertown, Ware, and surrounding areas.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
WestMass ElderCare Inc. (WMEC) is a designated
Area Agency on Aging and Aging Services Access Point founded in 1974. Our mission is to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of older adults and persons with disabilities desiring to remain within their own community.
SERVICES OFFERED
WestMass ElderCare offers a full array of services to keep older adults and individuals with disabilities at home longer. We also offer training and support to caregivers. Our programs and services include:
• Information and Referral
• Meals on Wheels
• Community Table Dining Programs • In-home Care
• Care Management and Coordination • Personal Care Management
• Adult Family Care
• Money Management
• Caregiver Supports
• Options Counseling
• Long Term Services and Supports
• Housing Supports
• Nursing Home Ombudsmen
• Behavioral Health Supports
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Your gifts of time and/or financial support help us deliver on our mission in many ways:
$50 provides a week of nourishing home-delivered meals to an isolated elder. $100 provides 4 hours of vital in-home care to an individual with disabilities. $250 buys an emergency fuel delivery for a family in need.
$500 funds a caregiver grant for respite care or adaptive equipment.
Visit wmeldercare.org/donate or call us at (413) 538-9020 to donate or volunteer! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
It takes only a few hours a month to make a difference. There are a number of ways to volunteer with WMEC:
• Become a nursing-home ombudsman to advocate for nursing-home residents. • Help older adults with their checkbooks with our Money Management program. • Deliver meals with our Meals on Wheels program.
HOW WE HELP
“Being a full-time caregiver is exhausting, lonely, and incredibly stressful, but it’s much better than the alternative, which is my mom living alone. The other alternative is her living in a nursing home, which I really don’t want. Having her at home gives me a sense of peace, knowing she is safe all the time. Even before we got home health aides or meals, WMEC helped with information. Once I had you guys on my team, it was just great to have a place to call when I had a question, and I feel more confident and a little more prepared. The aides have helped me get the chores of life done, like going to the grocery store, mowing my lawn, and going to the doctor for myself. I’m really grateful for that.” —Vance Chatel, Family Caregiver
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrice Patla, President
Barbara Raines, Vice President
David Thibault, Secretary
Liane Pueschel, Treasurer
Thomas Duke
Bernice Bowler
Karlene Shea
Mary-Beth Pniak Costello
Carol Brundige Maria Pagan Barbara Raines Kathleen Pont Gloria Vivier Helene Florio
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