Beginning July 1st, 2017 the Executive Office of Elder Affairs has centralized the Elder Protective Services abuse reporting system (elder abuse hotline) to a single phone number. The 24/7 single phone number simplies the process for elder abuse reporting. All calls (day or night, 7 days a week) should now go directly to the Massachusetts-based […]
As a federally-designated Area Agency on Aging, Springwell is charged with creating an Area Plan every four years for the towns of Belmont, Brookline, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, and Weston. The Area Plan is to address the needs of seniors and ensure that service needs identified in the plan are provided. In accordance with […]
Springwell invites you to submit a proposal for funding under Title III-B of the Older Americans Act for legal assistance, transportation to medical appointments, guardianship or home-based mental health services. Title III-B awards will be made for federal fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018). Award contracts are renewable for one additional […]
April is Health Care Decisions Month, and Springwell is pleased to announce that we are launching the Advance Directives Project to address the lack of end-of-life planning among seniors in our programs. Understanding end-of-life-care choices and being able to talk about them with family and health providers are important for all adults but especially for […]
In December of 2008, it seemed impossible that 83-year old Jeanne would ever return to the home she loved. A bad fall months earlier sent her first to the hospital and then to a rehabilitation facility. Though long-term symptoms of post-polio syndrome meant Jeanne used a wheelchair, she had managed independently for years and was […]
Springwell is honored to be featured in an ongoing photo series being hosted by The Atlantic. The series, called “Americans at Work” is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and launched on December 10th. The essay featuring Springwell, “Caring for Our Elders,” was published on Saturday, January 7, 2017, and shows the work that Springwell does to help […]
Are you a senior or a caregiver living Belmont, Brookline, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, or Weston, MA? Do you have the services you need to remain living in your home for as long as you like? Could you, or a senior you know, benefit from new types of services? Then please consider taking our […]
Springwell is pleased to be participating in a stroke awareness project funded by Mount Auburn Hospital Community Health Department. Mount Auburn, along with five other Massachusetts hospitals, is part of a pilot program to improve emergency stroke care and outcomes. Springwell is one of several community partners who received a grant from MAH to help […]