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Living Well: a Guide to Elder Services in Cambridge Revised 2nd Edition! Living Well A Guide to Elder Services in Cambridge Living Well A Guide to Elder Services in Cambridge By Kristina Snyder, M.Ed. Second Edition, 2012 Funded by the Cambridge Community Foundation Acknowledgements This Guide got a lot of help and support For much of the information on health care from many people in Cambridge. for elders, much thanks to: Many thanks to: Dr. Loring Conant, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Harvard Medical Robert Hurlbut and the Cambridge School, first director of the Senior Health Community Foundation for the early Center at the Cambridge Senior Center support, encouragement, and and former Medical Director of the start-up funding. Hospice of Cambridge, and The Cambridge Agassiz Harvard Fund for Dr. Karen Freund, Chief of Women’s funding the writing of the Guide. Health at the Boston Medical Center and Jeanette Clough, CEO and Executive Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Director of Mount Auburn Hospital and at Boston Medical University School of Kathy Howard, Director of Social Services Medicine. of Mount Auburn Hospital for support and Eileen Ginnetty, Executive Director of for funding the printing of the Guide. the Cambridge Council on Aging and Paul Parravano of the MIT Community Susan Pacheco, Director of Services at the Relations Department and Mary Power Senior Center, for reading the material and of the Harvard Community Relations making sure the information was accurate. Department for funding and support. Many thanks to: Terry DeLancey, the Executive Director of David Kurimsky for the design and Agassiz Baldwin Community and to formatting of the Guide. Miriam Goldberg of the Board of Agassiz Baldwin Community for the ongoing Phoebe Sinclair of Agassiz Baldwin encouragement and support. Community for copy editing and photo- copying endless versions of the text. My deepest gratitude for the help, guidance, and many helpful suggestions Snyder for checking my grammar. from Ann Bookman of the MIT Workplace Chantal Fujimara for helping to organize Center, co-author of “Family Caregiver the huge pile of information. Handbook, Finding Elder Care Resources in Massachusetts.” She read and reread the Any mistakes, omissions, or inaccuracies text several times until I got it right. are mine and mine alone. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . .1 2. How to Use this Guide . .2 3. Aging in Place . .4 Elder Care Services and Information Organizations . .4 Community Centers with Programs for Elders . .7 Neighborhood Programs . .8 4. Housing . .9 Housing Services . .9 Homeless Services . .10 Other Housing Options . .10 Home Repairs and Modification . .11 5. Transportation . .12 Emergency Transportation . 12 For Hospitals and Medical Appointments . .12 General Medical: Free Service Transportation for Non-Emergency Medical Visits . .13 General Medical: Payment for Service . .13 Non Medical Transportation . .14 Transportation Discounts . .15 6. Nutrition and Meals . .15 Nutrition Education and Counseling . .15 Grocery Delivery . .16 Food Stamps . .17 Food Pantries . .17 Congregate Meal Sites and Community Cafes . .18 7. Financial and Legal Help . .19 Financial Planning . 19 Power of Attorney . .20 Help with Paying Bills and Money Management . .20 Financial Assistance Programs . .20 Legal Help . .22 Guardianship . .23 Consumer Protection . .23 8. Staying Healthy . .24 How to Get the Most out of Your Visit to your Health Care Provider . .24 Prevention . .25 Women . .26 Men . .26 Falls . .26 Exercise . .26 Vision Loss . .27 Hearing Loss . .28 Dental Care . .28 9. Health Care Services . .29 Gerontology and Geriatric Care . .29 Chronic and Acute Illnesses . .30 Local Hospitals with Geriatric Health Centers in Cambridge . .30 The Hospital Experience . .31 Home Care . .32 Mental Health and Social Services . .34 Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s Disease . .35 Alzheimer’s Disease . .36 Adult Day Health Services . .36 Elder Abuse . .37 10. End of Life Care . .38 Palliative Care . 38 Hospice Care . .38 11. Making Decisions about Your Health Care in the Future . .40 Advance Directives . .40 Living Will . .40 Health Care Proxy . .40 DNR . .41 Consent Form . .41 Second Opinion . .41 Websites . .42 12. Support for the People who Take Care of Elders . ..
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