Resources:

Aging Service Access Points:  private, non-profit, state-designated agencies under contract with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to provide seniors and caregivers with access to a variety of programs and services.

Access Points in Western Mass.

Highland Valley Elder Services
Amherst, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granville, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield, Russell, Southampton, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington

320 Riverside Drive
Florence, MA 01062
(413) 586-2000
(800) 322-0551
TTY: (413) 585-8160
Fax: (413) 584-7076
www.highlandvalley.org
jjamison@highlandvalley.org

Elder Services of Berkshire County
Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hawley, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor

66 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-0524
(800) 544-5242 (Berkshire County Residents only)
TTY: (413) 499-9764
Fax: (413) 442-6443
www.esbci.org
iandr@esbci.org

Franklin County Home Care Corporation
Ashfield, Athol, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, Orange, Petersham,Phillipston, New Salem, Northfield, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Turner Falls, Warwick, Wendell, Whately

330 Montague City Road, Suite 1
Turners Falls, MA 01376-2530
(413) 773-5555
(978) 544-2259
(800) 732-4636
TTY: (413) 772-6566
Fax: (413) 772-1084
www.fchcc.org
info@fchcc.org

Greater Springfield Senior Services:
Agawam, Brimfield, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, West Springfield, Wilbraham

66 Industry Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 781-8800
TTY: (413) 272-0399
Fax: (413) 781-0632
www.gsssi.org

WestMass ElderCare, Inc.
Belchertown, Chicopee, Granby, Holyoke, Ludlow, South Hadley, Ware.

4 Valley Mill Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 538-9020
(800) 462-2301 TTY:
(800) 875-0287
Fax: (413) 538-6258
www.wmeldercare.org
info@wmeldercare.org

General:

The 5 M’s of Geriatrics: TIP SHEET

Well-being as You Age:

Getting Fit for Life (PDF)

Advanced Care Planning: 

National Institute of Aging Advanced Care Planning Tip Sheet (PDF)

Honoring Choices – Getting Started (PDF)

Cognitive Impairment:

Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Fact Sheet (PDF)

Legal & Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease (PDF)

Alzheimer’s Association (link): www.alz.org/

Family Caregiver Resources:

Important Resources for Caregivers

For Providers:

Beers Criteria 2019 Pocket Guide

Perioperative Assessment of and Care For the Elderly and Frail

What Every Oncologist Should Know – Geriatric Assessment