Athol Senior Center
416 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331
Tel:  (978) 249-9001

Serving Athol, Phillipston, Royalston, Petersham.

 

Athol Council on Aging
584 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331
Tel:  (978) 249-8986
Contact:  Cathy Savoy
Email:  coa@townofathol.org

Senior Activities:

• Senior Arts Program – Mondays at the Athol Senior Center at 1:00 p.m.

• Senior Fitness – Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Athol Town Hall from 9 – 11 a.m.

• Bingo! – Tues., Wed., Thurs., & Fri. at the Senior Center from 1 – 3 p.m.

• Winter Senior Walking – Mon. – Fri. 3 – 5 p.m. at Athol High School

• Computer Club – 1^st and 3^rd Thursdays of the month at Athol Senior Center

• AARP & Golden Agers Clubs – for more information call Athol Council on Aging

Other Council on Aging Sponsored Programs:

• Meals on Wheels/Congregate Dining - -Monday – Friday

• Foot Screenings – call for an appointment

• SHINE – Health Insurance problems (978) 249-5634

• Brown Bag – 4^th Wednesday of the month at the Athol Town Hall

• Grandparents Raising Children

• Elder Peer Counseling – Call Madeline (800) 362-5788

• Free Legal Assistance

• Money Management – (800) 732-4636

• MEDRides – for Chemo, Radiation, Dialysis, out of county MEDRides call in the morning (978) 544-1113

• Senior Transportation – Call (978) 249-7949

• Serve Food Program – CCD Center – for more information call (978) 249-3464

• Free Blood Pressure Clinics – Wednesdays. Call for time and places

For more information about any of the above, contact Athol Council on Aging.

 

Franklin County Home Care Corp
Meals on Wheels
330 Montague City Road, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel:  (800) 732-4636
Website:  www.fchcc.org

Meals on Wheels provide a hot noon meal delivered Monday through Friday to homebound elders in need. Service area includes the North Quabbin.

Franklin County Home Care Corporation
330 Montague City Road, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel:  (800) 732-4636  or (413) 772-1084  Fax:  (413) 772-1084
Contact:  Roseann Martoccia
Website:  www.fchcc.org

The mission of FCHCC is to help older Americans, people with disabilities and caregivers maximize their independence and quality of life. Programs include:

• Family support

• Healthcare and hospice

• Nutrition

• Education

• Assisted Living

• Housing

• Employment services

 

Franklin County Home Care Corp
Elder Protective Services
330 Montague City Rd., Suite 1, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Tel:  (978) 544-2259 or (413) 773-5555   Fax:  (413) 772-1084
Elder Abuse Hotline 24/7:  (800) 922-2275 V/TDD
Contact:  Linda Puzan
Email:  lpuzan@fchcc.org
Websites:  www.fchcc.org or www.800ageinfo.com

The Elder Protective Service Program investigates reports of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation & self neglect. Protective service case work also includes counseling, safety planning & family intervention, homemaker/health aide services, transportation, housing legal assistance and advocacy. Service area includes Franklin County & North Quabbin ( which includes 4 Worcester County towns:  Athol, Phillipston, Royalston, & Petersham)

 

Family Friends
(A program of The United ARC of Franklin & Hampshire Counties)
111 Summer Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel:  (413) 774-5558 or (413) 774-2105   Fax:  (413) 774-2071
Contact:  Drenna Mahaney
Email:  drennamahaney@unitedarc.org
Website:  www.unitedarc.org

Wish you had more grandkids to play with or read to?
Want to share your wisdom and experience with today’s parents?
Want to live a longer, fuller life?
Have we got a family for you!

Parents in Franklin County want to connect with local residents (age 55 and up) who have wisdom and life experience. We are looking for part-time grandparents to read with kids, play educational games, and offer ideas on parenting and raising kids in a loving and supportive home. Flexible schedule, training and on-going support, and reimbursement for some expenses, including mileage, are provided. NCOA studies show that people who volunteer live longer, happier lives than those who don’t!
 

North Quabbin Adult Day Health
(A program of Gardner Visiting Nurses Association, Inc.)
1471 Main Street, Rear, Athol, MA 01331
Tel:  (978) 248-9470   Fax:  (978) 248-9530
Contact:  Louise Smith, Program Director
Website:  http://www.gardnervna.org/adult_day.htm

Services include:  The North Quabbin Adult Day Service is designed to meet the physical, functional, and social needs of elders and disabled adults who are unable to live totally independently.

Benefits of the program include the following:

• Provides area residents with an alternative to nursing home placement or social isolation.

• Provides working families with a stimulating environment for loved ones who cannot be left alone

• Provides a friendly and therapeutic safe environment

• Provides care and companionship as well as a place to go

• Provides relief and support for family/caregivers when caring for elders and disabled

• Promotes independence and functioning at optimum levels

• Transportation is provided

 

Northwestern District Attorney’s Office
District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel
 

Elders and Persons with Disabilities
Contact:  Christy Geffin, Program Coordinator
Email:  christy.a.geffin@state.ma.us

Hampshire County Office
One Gleason Plaza, Northampton, MA 01060
Tel:  (413) 586-9225  Fax:  (413) 584-3635
 

Franklin County Office
13 Conway Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel:  (413) 774-3186  Fax:  (413) 773-3278