ASAP for At Home Elder Care Programs: Personal Care Attendant Program, Adult Family Care Program, Community Choices Program. Call WestMass Elder Care, 4 Valley Mill Road Holyoke, MA 01040

Assisted Living Facilities:

Beaven Kelly Home
25 Brightside Drive, Holyoke, MA 01040
Ffour-story home is located on spacious grounds in the Ingleside section of Holyoke
24-hour-a-day medication administration
Assistance with personal care, such as bathing, grooming and dressing
Housekeeping and laundry
Nutrition services
Spiritual care
Social services
Behavioral health services
Assistance with medical appointments

Loomis House, 298 Jarvis Avenue, 01040
Cynthia Palazzi, Marketing Coordinator Cpalazzi@loomiscommunities.org
Each resident is able to receive 15 days each year in the Loomis nursing center at no extra charge, if needed. If more than 15 days is needed, the resident is given priority placement in the Loomis House Nursing Center.

Assisted Living: 13 apartments; Entrance fee is $15,000 - $20,000 which is 90% refundable; month to month fee ranges from 3,545 to $4,000. (3 meals per day).

Independent Living: (1 meal per day) 65 apartments; 13 different floor plans, including studio,1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom.
Monthly costs range from $1,530 for a studio to $2,750 for 2 bedroom
There is a declining refundable entrance fee. Ranging from $16,000 to $42,00.

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Sarawood, 1 Loomis Ave, 01040
Frances Welson, Marketing Director
28 private rooms, some with private 1/2 bath and some with shared bath;
3 full meals per day plus a snack; coffee hour in the morning;
Included services: medication reminder; assistance with daily living; weekly housekeeping; linens and towels; laundry; cable hook up.
Costs for private bath $83 / day ; shared bath $81 / day
10 Group Adult Foster Care slots; call for information.

Holyoke Health Care Center, 282 Cabot St 01040
Sarah Hamel, Admissions Director; Mary Walas, RN, Director of Nursing
Skilled Nursing Facility; sub acute care, PT / OT respite care
102 beds - mostly semi rooms; 6 private rooms

Holyoke Soldiers Home, 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke. Unlike long term nursinghome care paid for by the VA or MassHealth / Medicaid, the Soldiers Homes that are funded by the state of Massachusetts do not look at the assets of a veteran or spouse.
Income is the only financial criteria that is considered when a veteran applies to the Soldiers' Home.
If the veteran is single, they look at gross monthly income, and charge a sliding rate of $0 to $930/month, including medications. They don’t touch the veteran's assets or property.
If the veteran is married, they look at gross monthly income, deduct $1500 from monthly income and then go back to the sliding scale of $0 - $930 / month ($0 to $30 per day) As of July, 2008, long term nursing home care at the Holyoke Soldiers Home has an 18 month waiting list.
There is also an independent living section at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, which includes a nurse to help with medications. The veteran's family members are responsible to take the veteran to medical appointments outside the building. If the veteran needs hospital care, there would be a bed hold for 10 days at no charge.
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Mont Marie Health Care Center, 34 Lower Westfield Road 01040
Liz Pomerleau, Admission Director and Social Services
Sister Betsy Sullivan, Director. Owned by Sisters of St. Joseph
Skilled nursing facility operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph; primarily long term care, some short term care for rehab;
84 beds; most rooms are private rooms, with shared bath; 17 semi private rooms;
$295 / day for private room; $280 / day for semi private room.

Mount St. Vincent Care Center (formerly Mt. St. Vincent Nursing Home)
35 Holy Family Road 01040
125 beds
Richard Ollari, Admission Director; Teri Carwood, Business Manager
Semi private room: $295.00
Private room: $310.00

Renaissance Manor on Cabot, 279 Cabot Street
Cathy Leu, Admissions Director
Joel Camp, Director joel.camp@reveraliving.com
36 beds most semi private; 6 private room;
Costs range from $242 / day for semi private - $279 for private room
Medicare, VA and special contract. (Medicaid not available).

Nursing Home Ombudsman: WestMass Elder Care - Joanne Chuslo

Subsidized Housing and Supportive Housing:
Holyoke Housing Authority, 475 Maple Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040

O'Connell Senior Living - 5 Senior communities in Holyoke. Apartments include, heat, hot water, electricity, controlled access, on site laundry, patio areas, Resident Services, activities and wellness programs. Donna Coyle, coordinator.
Pet friendly - One pet up to 25 lbs. No buy in fees - 1 year lease.
dcoyle@oconnells.com

off street parking, central air, controlled access building, locally managed. Also for disabled persons under age 62.

Substance Abuse Support Group
This program is designed to identify elders struggling with substance abuse issues, and who may be in need of intervention. A certified substance abuse clinician will begin an intervention by visiting the elder at home, and coordinate appropriate services for treatment. In addition, a group meets weekly to provide elders with a combination of support, education, socialization and therapy. Past group topics have included exercise and recovery, loneliness, nutrition, gratitude, and frustration. The group will be followed by a meal, free of charge. The group is facilitated by Sharon Britt, LCSW, and Patricia Murphy, LPN.
•Support group meets Wednesdays at the Chicopee Council on Aging from 4:00 – 5:30 PM
•Transportation available from Chicopee, Springfield, Ludlow and Holyoke