Mass Home Care

Mass Home Care is hiring! The newly created position of Business and Network Development Manager will be responsible for identifying opportunities for our statewide social care network to partner with health care systems and healthcare payors. They will be responsible for securing new partner and payor relationships including identifying new business leads, relationship building, and securing contracts. (This is a Mass Home Care position but employment and benefits are managed by our colleagues at AgeSpan, Inc., a member of the ASAP network.) View the full job description and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e2x8rwdj

Registration for our Fall Conference will close on September 10th. There are only two weeks left to register or to sign up as a sponsor - don't get shut out, register today! Thank you to our current sponsors: AgeSpan, Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), HouseWorks, Anodyne, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, Careforth, UnitedHealthcare, Lifeline, Blooming Health, Minute Women Home Care, All at Home, Boston Bridge , MassPACE Association, Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, and Dignity Alliance Massachusetts! https://lnkd.in/gchX99Bg

Great news: the Early Bird rate for our 2024 Conference has been extended through August 7th! Register now and save $20 off the regular rate! Registration and sponsorship link: https://lnkd.in/gchX99Bg Or consider joining our current sponsors: AgeSpan, Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, and Blooming Health! Either way, we hope to see you on September 24th!

We’re thrilled to announce our fall conference – and to give you a sneak preview of our new name and logo! Please join us in Boxboro on September 24th - the discounted Early Bird rate is available through 7/31! Much more to come including an official press release and a new website – stay tuned for additional information later this summer! And thank you to AgeSpan, our first Aging Access Champion!

Great Massachusetts ASAP/AAA presence at the USAging Conference in Tampa. It was wonderful to listen to all the valuable work our members are doing and to learn from other social care experts across the country

In 2019, Massachusetts unveiled a plan to amplify, align, and coordinate local, regional, and statewide efforts to create a welcoming and more livable Commonwealth for residents of all ages. This year, Massachusetts is working to refresh the plan to guide the state’s age- and dementia-friendly actions for the next 5-10 years. The Executive Office of Elder Affairs will co-host listening sessions around the Commonwealth to hear more from local communities on how to strengthen Massachusetts’ age- and dementia-friendly work. There is a Zoom session on July 30th, in addition to in-person meetings in Salem, Barnstable, Boston, Lawrence, and Springfield. Click on the link for full details with dates and times (you'll also find a “Provide Your Feedback” link, where you can submit your own thoughts and recommendations!)

Please plan to join us on September 24th! More to come...

Congratulations to the recent grant awardees for expansion of the Hospital to Home Partnership Program: * Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands in partnership with Cape Cod Healthcare * Mystic Valley Elder Services in partnership with Winchester Hospital * Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. in partnership with Berkshire Health Systems * Highland Valley Elder Services in partnership with Cooley Dickinson Hospital * AgeSpan and Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. in partnership with Salem Hospital * Minuteman Senior Services in partnership with Emerson Hospital These ASAPs join our existing Hospital to Home grantees including WestMass ElderCare, Inc., Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc., Tri-Valley, Inc., LifePath, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. , Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), and Springwell, Inc. The Hospital to Home Partnership Program has been a tremendous success so far: ASAP liaisons received more than 1,800 referrals from their hospital partners in just the first eight months of the program, helping to divert nursing home placements and facilitating safe and supported discharges to patients' homes!

Mass Home Care was so pleased to be able to participate in this conference!