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Partners & Affiliates

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Access Care Partners has a strong network of relationships with local and statewide organizations working to assist elders and persons with disabilities to maintain independence at home.

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CARE ALLIANCE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS (CAWM)

Care Alliance of Western Mass believes that you should not have to navigate the healthcare system alone. Our comprehensive care coordination program helps because it allows us to become your healthcare ally. Our staff develops a consistent caring relationship with you, your family and your health care team. We work to connect you with resources and services that help you establish and maintain your healthcare goals.  The CAWM Partners include:
  • Behavioral Health Network (BHN)
  • Access Care Partners
  • Stavros
Our LTSS CP team works the following ACO plans:
  • Community Care Cooperative
  • BeHealthy (Health New England)
  • Wellsense
  • Mass General Brigham
  • Fallon Berkshire
  • Tufts/Point32 Health
  • Revere-Steward

HOME CARE PROVIDER NETWORK

ADT HEALTH
ALL AT HOME HEALTH CARE
ANJOS LLC DBA INTERIM HEALTHCARE
ALERT SENTRY/HOMETOWN MEDICAL ALARMS
AMRAMP OF VT & WESTERN MA
APEX HEALTHCARE SERVICES
ASSOCIATED HOME CARE
AT HOME SENIOR CARE
BAYADA
BE SAFER AT HOME
BELCHERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGING
BEST OF CARE
CAPUANO HOME HEALTH CARE
CARE.COACH
CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
CHANDACARE
COLONY CARE AT HOME
EPIC HEALTH SERVICES DBA AVEANNA
EXCEL NURSING SERVICES
FOOTCARE BY NURSES
GENERAL CLEANERS

GUARDIAN ANGEL SENIOR SERVICES
HULMES TRANSPORTATION
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
LAUNDRY PARTY
LIFELINE
LIFEPATH
LOUIS & CLARK DRUG
LOUIS & CLARK MEDICAL SUPPLY
LOVED ONES CARE
MASS SURGICAL SUPPLY
MEDICAL RESOURCES DBA ELARA CARING
METROCARE OF SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE
PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL CARE
PRIME HOME HEALTH AND COMPANION CARE
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES
SOTO HOME CARE
VESTA HEALTH CARE
VICTORY HOME HEALTHCARE
WALKER HOME WORKS
WESTERN MA HOSPITAL

COUNCILS ON AGING (COAs)

Access Care Partners works closely with the local Councils on Aging in planning and coordinating services for older adults in the region.

Councils on Aging Senior Centers are designated as Community Focal Points within their municipalities, providing older adults with access to information, services and opportunities.  The COAs in our Planning and Service Region include:

  • Belchertown Council on Aging
  • Chicopee Council on Aging
  • Granby Council on Aging
  • Holyoke Council on Aging
  • Ludlow Council on Aging
  • South Hadley Council on Aging
  • Ware Council on Aging

SENIOR CARE OPTIONS (SCO)

Access Care Partners collaborates with Senior Care Options Programs to provide the expertise of our Geriatric Support Services Coordinators (GSSC) as part of a member’s Primary Care Team to provide the supports the member needs to be independent in the community. Individuals aged 65 or over with Medicare and MassHealth coverage who join SCO will have a primary care physician who is part of the Senior Care Options program. The physician and a team of nurses, specialists, and a GSSC work with the individual to develop a plan of care. SCO members have 24-hour access to the team and support services, and are actively involved in decisions about their health care. SCO Partner Programs include: 

  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Fallon Navicare
  • Senior Whole Health (Molina Healthcare)
  • Tufts Health Plan, Point 32 Health
  • United Healthcare
  • WellSense Health Plan (formerly BMC HealthNet Plan)

ONE CARE

Each One Care member (aged 21-64) is offered the expertise of Access Care Partners’ Long Term Services and Supports Coordinator (LTSC), in planning their long-term community-based supports. Our Integrated Health Plans cater to adults 21-64 and members utilizing our Adult Family Care, Personal Care Assistance, and Home-Delivered Meals services. A program of the Commonwealth Care Alliance, One Care is an option for people with disabilities to receive services provided by both MassHealth and Medicare. With One Care, there is one plan, one card, and one multi-disciplinary medical team including the LTSC to coordinate your care.

We proudly collaborate with esteemed One Care Teams, including those from:

  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • United Healthcare

PIONEER VALLEY AGING AND DISABILITIES RESOURCE CONSORTIUM (PVADRC)

As a member of the PVADRC, WMEC serves as a single point of entry into the long-term supports and services system for older adults and people with disabilities. Sometimes referred to as a “one-stop shop” or “no wrong door” system, the PVADRC’s goal is to eliminate many of the frustrations consumers and their families experience when trying to find needed information, services, and supports.  Other PVADRC partners include:

  • Greater Springfield Senior Services
  • Highland Valley Elder Services
  • LifePath
  • Stavros Center for Independent Living

PROGRAM FOR ALL INCLUSIVE CARE OF THE ELDERLY (PACE)

PACE is administered by MassHealth and Medicare to provide a wide range of medical, social, recreational, and wellness services to eligible participants. The goal of PACE is to allow participants to live safely in their homes instead of in nursing homes.  WestMass ElderCare partners with local PACE programs to provide supplemental services such as home delivered meals. PACE Partners include:

  • Mercy Life
  • Fallon
  • Serenity

ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Greater Springfield Senior Services
  • Highland Valley Elder Services
  • 413Cares
  • Care Coordinate
  • Care Alliance of Western Massachusetts
  • Chicopee Chamber of Commerce
  • Employers Association of the Northeast
  • Holyoke Chamber of Commerce
  • Home Care Aide Council
  • Human Service Forum
  • Inform USA
  • Massachusetts Aging Access
  • Massachusetts Meals on Wheels
  • Massachusetts Council for Adult Family Care
  • MassOptions
  • Meals on Wheels Association of America
  • National Association of
  • Nutrition and Aging Services Program
  • National Council on Aging
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • USAging
  • Western Massachusetts Eldercare Professionals Association