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OPTIONS COUNSELING | NORTHEAST KINGDOM COUNCIL ON AGING

Provides an interactive decision support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand their strengths, needs, preferences and unique circumstances and weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The consultation includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, information about the range of long term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation and medication management) and resources that can help them pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Attendant Registries

OPTIONS COUNSELING | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING

Provides an interactive decision support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances, and weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The consultation includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, information about the range of long term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation, and medication management) and resources that can help them pay for services.Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Attendant Registries
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling

OPTIONS COUNSELING | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING

Provides an interactive decision support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances, and weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The consultation includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, information about the range of long term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation, and medication management) and resources that can help them pay for services.Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Attendant Registries
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling

OPTIONS COUNSELING | AGE WELL

Provides an interactive decision-support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand the services and assistance available in the community. Helps the individual identify their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances to weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. Includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, and information about the range of long term care support options (such as personal care, transportation, and medication management). Also helps to identify resources that can help to pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Attendant Registries

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers. Availability may vary by region. Senior Companion volunteers receive orientation, ongoing training, a yearly physical exam, mileage reimbursement, and a tax-free stipend.

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Senior Companion Program

VERMONT MEDICAL ALERT | VERMONT SECURITY

Provides the equipment and 24Hour personal response services that connect individuals to trained personal response associates who can send help quickly, allowing at-risk individuals to continue to live as independently as possible. Activation of the emergency response system can provide an immediate professional response to emergency situations such as falling. For mobile medical alert devices. Fall detection is an option.

What's Here

Personal Alarm Systems

MOUNTAIN TOWN CONNECTOR | NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS

Provides transportation to medical appointments and pharmacy visits. Transportation for other purposes includes but not limited to: food shopping, errands, social events, and access to Neighborhood Connections and community programming. Wheelchair accessible van is available. On request, driver or trained volunteer can accompany individual into their appointment or activity, for assistance or advocacy.

What's Here

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

MARLBORO CARES | MARLBORO CARES

Provides non-emergency assistance such as transportation, errand running, companionship, friendly telephoning, and a welcome baby program, referrals for a repair person or other services, or information. Marlboro Cares can also make referrals to other agencies, and offers educational programs on occasion. Ride requests require 48-hour notice; All other requests should be scheduled as far ahead as possible to ensure adequate response. Short notice of need will be met with every effort to help.

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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Telephoning
Transportation Volunteer Opportunities
Homemaker Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Resource Passports for Newborns
Friendly Visiting

VET2VET | SENIOR SOLUTIONS

Provides matches of older homebound veterans with younger or more mobile veterans from any branch of the military service for companionship and support. Can offer visiting and friendship, telephone reassurance, help with forms & correspondence, and other activities. Provided in partnership with Brattleboro American Legion Post 5.

What's Here

Friendly Telephoning
Friendly Visiting

OPTIONS COUNSELING | NORTHEAST KINGDOM COUNCIL ON AGING

Provides an interactive decision support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand their strengths, needs, preferences and unique circumstances and weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. The consultation includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, information about the range of long term care support options available in their community (such as personal care, transportation and medication management) and resources that can help them pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Attendant Registries

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM | SENIOR SOLUTIONS

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers. Availability may vary by region. Senior Companion volunteers receive orientation, ongoing training, a yearly physical exam, mileage reimbursement, and a tax-free stipend.

What's Here

Senior Companion Program

AGE WELL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | AGE WELL

Provides volunteers to support and assist individuals who need occasional help to be able to live independently. Assistance includes friendly visiting, errand running, grocery shopping, Meals on Wheels delivery, and transportation to medical appointments. Volunteers do not provide caregiving, laundry, or cleaning services.

What's Here

Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

AGE WELL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | AGE WELL

Provides volunteers to support and assist individuals who need occasional help to be able to live independently. Assistance includes friendly visiting, errand running, grocery shopping, Meals on Wheels delivery, and transportation to medical appointments. Volunteers do not provide caregiving, laundry, or cleaning services.

What's Here

Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS / MEDICAL ALERT SYSTEMS | ADT SECURITY SERVICES

Provides personal medical alert systems, including the equipment and 24-hour personal response services. The services connect individuals to trained personal response associates who can send help quickly, allowing at-risk individuals to continue to live as independently as possible. Activation of the personal emergency response system can provide an immediate professional response to emergency situations such as falling. With private insurance, first contact insurer to see if plan covers medical alert systems. Fall detection is offered at an additional charge, and does not guarantee detection of 100% of falls. Home temperature monitoring comes with some units.

What's Here

Personal Alarm Systems

OPTIONS COUNSELING | AGE WELL

Provides an interactive decision-support process that helps individuals in need of long term care and their families understand the services and assistance available in the community. Helps the individual identify their strengths, needs, preferences, and unique circumstances to weigh the pros and cons of available alternatives. Includes a discussion of the factors to consider when making long term care decisions, and information about the range of long term care support options (such as personal care, transportation, and medication management). Also helps to identify resources that can help to pay for services. Maintains a regional listing of in-home assistance providers available to assist seniors with continuing to live independently at home.

What's Here

In Home Assistance Registries
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Attendant Registries

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS | TUNBRIDGE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

Provides services that may include transportation, errand-running, friendly visiting, computer/internet assistance, occasional help with gardening and lawn care, loans of mobility equipment, delivery of food shelf items, and referrals to state, county, and federal services. Capacity to provide services is dependent upon availability of volunteers.

What's Here

Senior Ride Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Disability Related Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
General Yard Work
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES | LIVELY

Provides the equipment and 24Hours/7Days personal response services that connect individuals to trained personal response associates who can send help quickly allowing at-risk individuals to continue to live as independently as possible. Activation of the emergency response system can provide an immediate professional response to emergency situations such as falling. By paying more, customers may also opt to get "Urgent Care" service that connects callers with a nurse for medical questions or prescription. Fall Detection is also available.

What's Here

Personal Alarm Systems

NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR | INTERFAITH COUNCIL OF THE NORTHSHIRE

Provides services to help people remain independent in their own homes. The Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) program's services include friendly visits, transportation to appointments, running errands, and doing small jobs around the house and garden. N2N also sponsors social events that keep people connected. Program does NOT provide any medical or financial assistance. Office is located on the first floor of the First Congregational Church building in Manchester.

What's Here

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Yard Work

MEDICAL ALERT SERVICES | LIFELINE

Provides the equipment and 24-Hour personal response services that connect users to trained associates who can send help quickly, allowing at-risk individuals to continue to live as independently as possible. Activation of the emergency response system can provide an immediate professional response to emergency situations such as falling. Some services include fall detection. Also provides medication dispensing equipment. For people who have LTC Medicaid, Lifeline offers a companion pendant (if more than one person living in household is in need) free of charge. Fall detection services do not detect 100% of falls.

What's Here

Personal Alarm Systems
Prescription Medication Monitoring Systems

BARNARD HELPING HANDS | BARNARD HELPING HANDS

Provides a variety of services to support the health and well-being of neighbors on a temporary basis. Services may include transportation, friendly visiting, certificates and forms assistance, yard work, assistance with errands, homemaker assistance, and minor home repairs and maintenance. Also provides one-time emergency financial assistance to individuals facing a short-term crisis as well as referrals to other agencies for more long term needs. Barnard Helping Hands in partnership with Barnard General Store maintains a food collection box to support Woodstock Community Food Shelf. They also work closely with the Hub in Woodstock, the Ottauquechee Health Foundation and the Woodstock Thomspon Senior Center.

What's Here

Friendly Visiting
Home Delivered Meals
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Yard Work
Senior Ride Programs
Homemaker Assistance
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Disability Related Transportation

VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION | MOUNT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER

Recruits volunteers and matches interests and abilities with community members in need. Administers a volunteer program and coordinates local volunteers with senior community members who would like friendly visiting sessions, telephone reassurance calls, and minor home repairs. Provides volunteer drivers to assist with transportation to needed services such as medical, dental, grocery shopping, senior meal sites, court dates, housing appointments, etc. This service is not a formal transportation service and provision of rides is dependent upon volunteer driver availability. One week advance notice appreciated for a ride request.

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Friendly Telephoning
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Telephone Reassurance
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Transportation Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visiting
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM | AGE WELL

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers.

What's Here

Senior Companion Program

PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES | NEW ENGLAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM

Provides 24-Hour personal emergency response services that connect individuals to trained associates who can send medical or other help quickly in the event of a fall or injury. Medication dispenser service is also available, as is SafeCheck, which provides daily check-in calls as an alternative to a personal emergency response system. Adults 60 years and older should contact local Area Agency on Aging to request possible financial assistance. SafeCheck can provide medication reminders, medical reminders (for blood tests, therapy routines, and more), and wellness calls.

What's Here

Personal Alarm Systems
Prescription Medication Monitoring Systems
Telephone Reassurance

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM | AGE WELL

Provides volunteer opportunities for individuals to serve one-on-one with frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They might assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and alert doctors and family members to potential problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers.

What's Here

Senior Companion Program

AGE WELL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | AGE WELL

Provides volunteers to support and assist individuals who need occasional help to be able to live independently. Assistance includes friendly visiting, errand running, grocery shopping, Meals on Wheels delivery, and transportation to medical appointments. Volunteers do not provide caregiving, laundry, or cleaning services.

What's Here

Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance