LifePath, Formerly Franklin County Home Care Corporation

What is it like to be a paid caregiver with Adult Family Care?

Thanks to Jean’s work as a paid caregiver through the Adult Family Care program at LifePath, her home is a house filled to the brim with love: three ladies, Marcia, Jane, and Brenda, live with Jean today. Watch their story.

Medicaid Cuts Could Hurt Seniors Most

Learn why Medicaid is so important to elders and people with disabilities in this letter from Executive Director Roseann Martoccia and find out what you can do to #SaveMedicaid. Read more...

Elder Protective Services 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-922-2275

As of June 30, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs will move to a centralized system for reporting elder abuse. Once a report is made, all Protective Services work will be done locally by a Protective Services Agency such as LifePath. Read more...

Join a Healthy Living Workshop Series

Gain confidence to better manage the challenges of chronic illness!​ ​Healthy Living workshops are free and open to people with one or more chronic health conditions as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Read more...

Join Marvin Kelley in becoming a Rides for Health volunteer

“I love to drive, I like to meet new people, I’ve always enjoyed people of my age or older. Helping has been kind of a theme in my career and my life, and now I’m involved here with Rides for Health." Marvin encourages you to become a volunteer. “Give it a try,” he says. Read more...

Older Americans Deserve to Live with Dignity

Do you know how Older Americans Act funding supports older Americans? It helps our seniors in so many ways, from providing nutritious meals to home modifications that enable elders to age in place, and is both effective and cost efficient.

Let's support our elders by working to increase this funding, not decrease it! To advocate for funding that supports elders and their caregivers, contact your legislators.

LifePath is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

We are LifePath

At LifePath, we listen first, and then help each person find the best options for their unique needs. We help elders and persons with disabilities maintain independence and quality of life in their own homes and communities. We help busy caregivers to find relief and help loved ones to choose the right path.

As we have been for over 40 years, we'll be there offering options for independence.

Area Agency on Aging in Western Massachusetts

LifePath, a private, non-profit corporation, Area Agency on Aging, and Aging Services Access Point, serves all of Franklin County and Athol, Petersham, Royalston and Phillipston, Massachusetts. Some of our programs are available in Hampden, Hampshire, and Berkshire counties.

Voluntary contributions are welcome and needed to sustain programs to help elders, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers.

Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. To make a donation, click here.