Home Care in Lexington

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.

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, encompasses an ambulatory care center serving more than 3,000 patients each day and a 317-bed hospital. Lahey Medical Center, Peabody, serves more than 800 outpatients each day and includes a 10-bed hospital. Both feature 24-hour emergency departments, and an American College of Surgeons verified Level II Trauma Center is based at the Burlington facility.

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.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a member of the Partners HealthCare network, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Partners Network includes medical research, teaching, and clinical centers.

The Council on Aging provides policy guidance in the operation of the Senior Center. The Council is appointed by the Town Manager and is open to people with an active interest in elder affairs. The Council is also supported by the Friends of the Council on Aging, a group who raises funds and provides other support to the organization.

Activities for citizens 60 years of age and older and those with disabilities. Their newsletter is published monthly, and all citizens 60 and older are on the mailing list.

Minuteman Senior Services is an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) serving communities in the MetroWest Boston area. ASAPs operate under a state contract to coordinate and deliver a wide range of services to senior citizens in their regions.

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.

Commonwealth Care Alliance serves Massachusetts "dual eligible" population of citizens eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. CCA provides care for elders and those with disabilities. CCA builds a statewide network of primary care practices and a safety net of human service organizations, independent living centers, and community-based organizations to serve the dual-eligible population.

Carleton-Willard At Home is a nonprofit membership service that gives you the help and support you need right in your own home. Services include everything from plumbers and electricians to transportation and home care ... serving Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln.

CES provides Adult Day Health and Alzheimer Day Care Services to elders and disabled adults. Locations in Lexington, Arlington, Concord, and Burlington.

All calls (day or night, 7 days a week) will go directly to the Massachusetts-based call center at 1-800-922-2275, regardless of the location of the reporter or the elder.

Lexpress is Lexington's neighborhood minibus system. Each route operates once per hour. Routes begin and end at Depot Square. Each route takes 25 minutes.

THE RIDE paratransit service provides door-to door, shared-ride transportation to eligible people who cannot use fixed-route transit (bus, subway, trolley) all or some of the time because of a physical, cognitive or mental disability. THE RIDE is operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accessible vehicles are used to serve persons with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs and scooters. Requests for preferred type vehicles will not be honored. THE RIDE operates 365 days a year generally from 5 AM - 1 AM in fifty-eight (58) cities and towns. For RIDE trips with origin and destination within 3/4 mile of fixed-route service that operates outside of these hours, or in other municipalities within 3/4 miles of MBTA bus service, extended RIDE service is available. The West Area also includes small portions of Billerica and Wellesley that are within 3/4 miles of MBTA bus service. VTS also serves trips to/from the border communities of Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Melrose, Needham, Reading, Stoneham, and Wilmington, as long as one end of the trip is located within one of the non-core area communities listed above.

Services: Drive-Thru Pharmacy Photo Accepts SNAP Pharmacy Immunizations

Theatre Pharmacy, open since 1935, is an independent pharmacy located in the middle of Lexington Center, on Massachusetts Avenue. The pharmacy serves the needs of customers living in Arlington, Bedford, Burlington, Waltham and Winchester and of course Lexington. Full service pharmacy offering home delivery.

Brookhaven is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community offering private residences and onsite health care.

Cadbury Commons is a 74 unit, three-story, Certified Assisted Living Residence situated in North Cambridge, just minutes from Harvard Square. They offer Studio, One-bedroom or One-bedroom with Den apartments and services for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Respite stays, and a special memory unit for residents suffering from Alzheimer's disease or related 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.

Located in the heart of Newton Corner, Evans Park is in refurbished building combines the historic renovation of a residential hotel built in 1905 with new construction on the site of the city's original public library. Evans Park's amenities include a state-of-the-art exercise room, movie lounge, bistro/pub area, a quiet library, and numerous activity rooms. The community offers Assisted Living, Memory Care, and short-term Respite Care.

Maplewood at Weston offers independent living, assisted living, or memory care serving the MetroWest communities of Weston, Newton, Needham, Belmont, Lexington, Natick, Framingham, Wayland, Holliston, Waltham, Brookline and more.

Neville Community Partners developed a senior living campus featuring Neville Place, as well as Neville Center, a skilled nursing facility offering short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services. Neville Place serves local seniors throughout Cambridge, MA as well as in the neighboring towns of Arlington, Belmont and Watertown, MA.

Sunrise of Arlington is located minutes from Arlington center and offers Assisted Living, Alzheimer's & Memory Care, and Short term stays.

The not-for-profit Cambridge Homes features 44 independent and assisted living apartments and offers residents a wide variety of cultural, educational, wellness and social programs. The Cambridge Homes is located in an historic Georgian-style building on Mount Auburn Street just a mile from Harvard Square and adjacent to Mount Auburn Hospital.

Youville Place is an assisted living offering private studio and one bedroom apartments for long-term living or short-term respite stays. It is the only mission oriented, not-for-profit assisted living residence in the area. The community offers 92 private studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments complete with kitchenette, bathroom, and individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and emergency response systems.

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.

Rivercrest is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and is Medicare and Medicaid certified. Under the guidance of a Medical Director, the interdisciplinary care team which includes nurses, therapists, and social workers, conference regularly to ensure that each patient receives the proper care. A broad range of consultant physicians is available to assist the Rivercrest team.

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