About Us

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.

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:

Our LTSS CP team works the following ACO plans:

HOME CARE PROVIDER NETWORK

Access Care Partners works in collaboration with our vetted and approved network of providers which deliver care in the home and community to our consumers.  Their trained staff work closely with our Care Management teams and communicate when changes occur.   We value their partnership to assist older adults, people with disabilities in their independence and support caregivers as part of their care team. Contact the companies below directly regarding employment opportunities.

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:

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: 

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:

PIONEER VALLEY AGING AND DISABILITIES RESOURCE CONSORTIUM (PVADRC)

As a member of the PVADRC, Access Care Partners 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:

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.  Access Care Partners teams up with local PACE programs to provide supplemental services such as home delivered meals. PACE Partners include:

ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS