Positive Partnerships Keep LifePath Moving Forward
Once again, the Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) Music program hosted their annual benefit concert supporting LifePath’s efforts in the community. For the past 21 years and beyond, the NMH school’s faculty, staff, and students have all come together to help raise much-needed funds in support of LifePath’s many programs and services. Aimed at supporting older
Healthy Connections
I recently had the sad but wonderful experience of traveling to Australia to be with my cousin who was dying from a very fast-growing brain tumor. At age 65, three months ago, he had just finished building his dream house. Now non-verbal, he was lying comfortably in a nursing home bed with televisions flickering and
Nutrition Notes: Welcoming Spring with the Sweetness of Maple Trees
The first drops of maple sap in late winter are magical. I feel alive with awe and excitement when I taste those drops of sweetness, my hands and face nestled on the bark of the maple tree while I reach my tongue out to catch the sweet drops from the small opening in the tree,
Music, Photos, and the Power of Connection
I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about this week and then it magically became very clear to me. Of course, you will have to read all the way to the end of the article to find out. At first, I was going to write about all the beautiful snow of winter in
Children and Elders Make Valentine’s Cards for Meals on Wheels Recipients
A Shutesbury Elementary School student creating a Valentine.Children from Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School, The Learning Knoll, Mohawk Trail Regional School, Northfield Elementary School, Petersham Center School, Petersham Montessori School, Sanderson Academy, and Shutesbury Elementary School, along with residents of the assisted living community Arbors at Greenfield, created more than 600 handmade Valentine’s cards for delivery to
Locally, A United Front in Support of Meals on Wheels
On Tuesday, January 28, we welcomed some special guests to tour the Meals on Wheels kitchen in Erving, MA. State Senator Jo Comerford and her District Director, Elena Cohen, along with State Rep. Susannah Whipps, joined state government officials Secretary Robin Lipson of
Volunteering Is Good for Your Health!
The healthy benefits of volunteering are proven and numerous. Volunteering is a way to increase your activity, and has been shown to build strong social connections that are known to support mental, emotional, and physical health. And, by focusing on helping someone else, we build self-resilience that helps us to cope with the daily joys
Teams Aren’t Just for Sports
This will be reaching you right before the Super Bowl. I don’t know much about football, have never played football, and don’t follow football, but I grew up in western Pennsylvania during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ heyday. I was surrounded by football talk, and remember seeing the games on television. There was no way to get
LifePath’s Jason Molony Interviewed on GCTV about Age & Dementia Friendly Grants Program
Recently, LifePath’s Jason Molony was interviewed on GCTV about the new Age & Dementia Friendly Grants Program. LifePath is currently seeking proposals for a limited number of projects that support our region’s vision of Age & Dementia Friendly communities, where older adults and residents of all ages can enjoy greater safety, connectivity, and belonging. With
Personal Care Attendant Lead Nurse Laura Dunn
Laura Dunn is a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) lead nurse at LifePath. She has worked at LifePath for three and a half years. Her responsibilities include completing in-home assessments and the MassHealth Application for PCA Services. She also assists with training new nurses. According to Laura, “A typical day is a mix of phone calls/emails,
A New Year, a Stronger You!
January is noted as the International Quality of Life Awareness Month: A time to take stock in ourselves, evaluate where we are, and establish a plan of action on how to improve our lives from all sides, both physically and emotionally, while practicing positive self-care and enhancing our overall state of well-being in the process.
New Dementia Journey Group for Those Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
Beginning February 3, 2025, LifePath will be offering a new, free of charge, 8-week group for people in the early stage of their dementia journey with their care partners. The group will be offered Mondays, 2/3/25–3/24/25, from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
During the group sessions, people living with dementia and their care partners will participate in