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About Us

LifePath, an Area Agency on Aging, is a private, nonprofit corporation that develops, provides and coordinates a range of services to support the independent living of elders and persons with disabilities with a goal of independence. We also support caregivers, including grandparents raising grandchildren, in many ways.

LifePath serves all of Franklin County and Athol, Petersham, Royalston and Phillipston, Massachusetts. Some of our programs are available in Hampden, Hampshire, and Berkshire counties.

Roseann Martoccia is the Executive Director of LifePath.

We are committed to:

• Preventing or postponing the need for institutional care.
• Providing support through care transitions across settings.
• Advocating for elders and for people with disabilities.
• Funding local projects, including Legal Services, Alzheimer's Services, Elder Peer Counseling and Health & Fitness programs.
• Providing support to local Councils on Aging.
• Diversity.

We have been providing family and caregiver support and community-based services for elders and for persons with disabilities living in our service area since 1974. 

Start Here: Information and Caregiver Resource Center

Resource Consultants in the ICRC are waiting to take your call. Contact us at 800-732-4636, 413-773-5555, or 978-544-2259.The Information & Caregiver Resource Center (ICRC) can help with any issue pertaining to elders, persons with disabilities, their caregivers, and the professionals who work with them. ICRC is the first stop on the the way to your solution. Tell us your specific needs so we can help in the best way possible.

ICRC's staff of Resource Consultants can answer your questions about in-home care services, pay for caregivers, caregiver grants, caregiver support & respite, legal issues, fuel assistance and more. They can provide information to professionals as well as elders, caregivers and persons with disabilities.

To contact the Information & Caregiver Resource Center, please call 800-732-4636, 413-773-5555, 978-544-2259, or TDD 413-772-6566, FREE, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or send us email.

Due to high demand, appointments are required for in-person help. Please call ahead for an appointment at our main office.

Download the ICRC brochure (PDF)

Find a Program by Name

A

• Adult Day Health Screens
• Adult Family Care

B

• Benefits Counseling

C

• Caregiver Grants
• Case Management
• Community Choices
• Community Nursing Facility Screens
• Congregate Housing: Morgan Allen & Winslow Wentworth Residences
• Consumer-Directed Care

D

• Dementia Caregiver’s Support Group
• Dining Centers and Luncheon Clubs

E

• Enhanced Community Options
• Elder Protective Services

F

• Family Caregiver Support

G

• The Good Life
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• Grocery Shopping and Delivery

H

• Healthy Living
• Home Care Services

I

• Information & Caregiver Resource Center
• Information & Referral

L

• LGBTIQA Socializing, Support, & Resources - now Rainbow Elders
• Long Term Care Ombudsman

M

• Meals on Wheels
• Money Follows the Person
• Money Management/Bill Paying

N

• Nursing Facility Discharges
• Nutrition Education & Consultation

O

• Options Counseling

P

• Personal Care Attendant
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Phone Pals
• Private Care Management

R

• Rainbow Elders
• Respite Services
• Rides for Health

S

• SHINE: Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone
• Supportive Housing

T

• Technology Helpers

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