West Roxbury Transcript: Addressing Elderly Mental Health Needs January 25, 2014 There is a growing “silent crisis” among the elderly of undiagnosed and untreated mental health conditions that often spiral into other health problems and housing difficulties, according to social workers, legal…
JP Non-Profit Praises the Governor for His New Budget Proposals. BOSTON, January 23, 2014 –Governor Deval Patrick drew praise from elder advocates when he released his FY15 budget on January 22nd, lifting the enhanced home care and home care line…
West Roxbury Transcript: AgeWell West Roxbury Advocates for Seniors January 17, 2014 If Dale Mitchell had his way, all Boston neighborhoods would be able to duplicate the success of Ethos, an organization providing senior services in West Roxbury, Roslindale, and…
Hyde Park Bulletin & Boston Bulletin: SnowCrew Connects Volunteers to Seniors Who Need Shoveling Assistance December 26, 2013 What started out as a website advocating for neighborly connection has sprung into a snow- shoveling program that connects elders in need…
West Roxbury Bulletin: Snow Initiative Discussed December 19, 2013 An Ethos-AgeWell West Roxbury Advisory Committee Meeting was held at Deutsches Altenheim recently to discuss shoveling snow for seniors. Ann Glora, the Healthy Aging Program Manager, spoke on the importance of the Ethos…
Wednesday afternoon, Michael Iceland showed up in front of a stranger’s house in West Roxbury, put his shovel into the snow, and made someone’s day. Inside the house was an older woman, and she was stuck, unable to get out…
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Helping seniors shovel snow and finding a larger space for the AgeWell Café, were among the issues on the agenda at an AgeWell West Roxbury Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, held at the Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury. Annie Fletcher,…
Larry is 65 and lives in senior housing in Boston. His health is reasonably good, but his memory has begun to fail. In December 2003 he was facing eviction because the housing authority suspected that his daughter was living with…
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