Home Care in Acton

The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital is a state-of-the-art medical center that provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services. Bedford VA has a full continuum of mental health programming, including a number of exemplars in the areas of Vocational Services, Peer Services, Homeless Services and outpatient Mental Health services. Programming is organized around a "recovery oriented" treatment philosophy, and the Mental Health Service Line is a national leader in psycho-social rehabilitation, research and education.

Metrowest Boston residents have been going to Emerson Hospital in Concord MA since it was founded in 1911. It is not named for Concord's most famous Emerson (Ralph Waldo), but for his nephew Charles. Emerson Hospital is affiliated with many of the best medical facilities in the country, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Lahey Clinic, Children's Hospital Boston, and Tufts Medical Center. Emerson has nearly 200 beds and over 300 activie physicians

MGH has a 999-bed medical center, located in the heart of Boston, offering diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and sub specialty of medicine and surgery. MGH also offers care and services in four health centers in the Boston area. The hospital also holds concurrent Level 1 verification for adult and pediatric trauma and burn care.

The Alzheimer's Association has a wealth of resources for families facing Alzheimer's disease - information, support groups, local medical resources, news, and events. They provide funding for Alzheimer's research and sponsor events across the country.

The Ayer Fire Department is to provide to the citizens, visitors and business community the highest level of fire suppression, emergency medical service, bio-terrorism response, fire prevention education and public service. We are committed to finding better ways of protecting our citizens in the event of fire or other disasters and continue to work for the betterment of our community.

Serving Maynard since 1992 The purpose of the Maynard Food Pantry is to provide food assistance to any individual or family in need. The Maynard Food Pantry serves residents of Maynard, Acton, Stow and Sudbury. Maynard Shoppers are welcome to shop two times/month and out-of-town residents are welcome to shop one time monthly. The Maynard Food Pantry also provides Thanksgiving and Holiday dinner baskets for our shoppers.

Peapod offers convenient online grocery shopping Home, Office, or Shore. Get Peapod groceries delivered to your door.

SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. The Food and Nutrition Service works with State agencies, nutrition educators, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying for the program and can access benefits. FNS also works with State partners and the retail community to improve program administration and ensure program integrity.

Through its Senior Dining Centers program, Minuteman Senior Services provides lunch on weekdays for Acton seniors 60 years and older. Please call 978-263-5053 1 day in advance by 11AM. The expected donation is $2.00. Location is the Acton Senior Center.

Monday: 2nd and 4th week of the month - Roche Brothers (and other stores within shopping plaza) or Kmart. Pickups start at 1:00 PM. $2.00 charge Thursday: 3rd week of the month - Market Basket, Westford. Pickups start at 12:45 PM $3.00 charge 4th week of the month - Trader Joe's Plaza, Acton. Pickups start at 1:00 PM $2.00 charge Friday: Crosby's Marketplace, Rocky's Ace Hardware and CVS in Concord. Pickups start at 12:40 PM. $2.00 charge WHEELCHAIR VAN The COA also has a wheelchair accessible van. If an individual cannot propel their own chair to and from the van, they must have an escort to assist them. This is a curb to curb service. The Council on Aging can provide transportation on a first come, first served basis to Concord seniors around town for doctor's appointments, trips to the bank, haircuts, visits to a friend, events at the Council on Aging and so on. The Council on Aging van runs Monday through Friday, except for holidays. The first pickup of the day is 8:40 AM and the final pickup to return home is at 3:30 PM. The donation for a van ride, within the town limits, is $2 round trip. Emergency information must be on file in the office for seniors riding on the van. It is important that you call for a reservation in advance. You may sign up at any time. To save room, each shopper is limited to five (5) shopping bags. The van driver will help carry your bags if you are unable to do so.

For seniors who live alone and cannot prepare food for themselves. Volunteers deliver meals and often can provide some social stimulation. Recipients must be at least 60 years old. Services can be for a short period, such as recovery from surgery, or for an indefinite period. Meals are federally subsidized under the Older Americans Act.

Elder Law Services Estate planning, qualification for Medicaid or Veteran's Benefits, help with long-term care options, Offices are located in both Acton, Sudbury and Lexington, Massachusetts.

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West Concord Pharmacy is a full service independent pharmacy, and their weekday home delivery service reaches Concord, Lincoln, and Maynard. Free, handicap accessible parking is available. The product line includes prescription items as well as specialty items such as medical supplies, surgical stockings, and homeopathic items.

Brookdale Cushing Park, formerly Emeritus at Farm Pond, is a Senior Living community in Framingham, MA. The community, located on over 100 acres in Framingham, MA, provides independent living, assisted living and memory care for seniors. Brookdale Cushing Park offers its residents a continuum of care from independent and retirement living to assisted living if needed. On its campus, Brookdale Cushing Park has 21 cottages, the Maples, which are 100 freestanding senior apartment buildings as well as the Oaks which is a freestanding assisted living building with a memory care neighborhood.

Carleton Willard Village is a charitable, not-for-profit community offering a flexible range of services, including independent living apartments and cluster homes, assistance in living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and support for those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Concord Park offers independent and assisted living, and is conveniently located adjacent to the train station in the heart of West Concord's shopping village. It is sponsored by the Volunteers of America and is managed by Senior Living Residences of Boston.

Heritage Assisted Living is owned by Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Corp., a Framingham non-profit that operates both Heritage at Framingham as well as Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing care and short-term rehab community in Natick. Heritage offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Respite Care.

Life Care Centers of America is committed to being a premier provider of long-term health care. It is our desire to be the facility of choice in any community in which we operate. Our programs, services and facilities must be designed and operated with superior quality in order to satisfy the needs of our customers.

The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association (Mass ALFA) is a not-for-profit association that provides information and advocacy for operators of assisted living facilities in Massachusetts. It is a resource for finding a residence via their searchable database of Massachusetts facilities.

Orchard Hill Assisted Living was built in 1999 and is privately owned by Clifford Hughes, who grew up in Sudbury and is acquainted with many of the residents living at Orchard Hill from the Metro West area. More than 50% of the community's foot print has been designated for communal gathering spaces. Orchard Hill is comprised of 45 one bedroom and studio apartments, equipped with individual climate controls, a full bathroom and kitchenette with stovetop, microwave and a refrigerator with freezer.

At RiverCourt Residences Senior Living Facility the community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care solutions to families and professionals who want their loved ones and older adults in their lives to enjoy the life they planned.

The Commons in Lincoln is a continuing care community offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Skill Nursing & Rehabilitation.

Traditions of Wayland offers Independent, Assisted, and Reflections Memory Care Living.

BIDHC-Lexington offers patients looking to find a doctor northwest of Boston a convenient location with a broad array of on-site services. Our general practice is designed to give easy access to Lexington primary care physicians (PCPs) and offers appointments on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) for the convenience of patients' schedules.

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and under served populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to target community across the United States and throughout the world.

The Harvard Vanguard Concord practice offers care for residents of Concord, Acton, Sudbury, Maynard, and other nearby cities and towns and is conveniently located off of Route 2. Preferred hospital partners include Emerson Hospital, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children's Hospital. In addition to providing primary care for both adults and children, the Concord practice offers a variety of medical and surgical care including urgent care (Concord, Harvard, and Sudbury patients only), endocrinology, behavioral health, optometry and ophthalmology.

• Studio space for more than 50 artists • Classes and workshops for children and adults in four large teaching studios • Exhibition space in the Gallery • Community arts initiatives, including the Musketaquid Arts & Environment program • Performance space for all disciplines in the 435-seat Theater, including events under the banner Emerson Umbrella Presents

Senior Cable TV Show Acton elder attorney Phil Summers hosts a local program that addresses local topics in aging, elder care, and elder law. Personable, informal, and informative.