HOPE (Health Outreach Program
for Elders)
The HOPE program provides preventative and
health maintenance care to seniors in their
homes. The HOPE nurse can do vital sign and
blood pressure checks; home safety assessments;
medication management; flu shots; assistance
in completing health care proxy forms; arranging
appointments with physicians and specialists;
referrals for homemaker help and much more.
The podiatric nurse provides foot care, the
team physician makes home visits as necessary.
• Staff: Michelle Taylor, RN, Kip Moeller,
Podiatric Nurse, Andrew Mackey, MD Beverly Dunn,
Podiatric Nurse, & Mary Kane, RN.
• Eligibility: Residents, over 60, of
Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington,
Middlefield, Plainfield, Russell, Worthington,
Westhampton and Williamsburg. All services are
free to eligible participants.
• Access: Call Michelle Taylor or Mary
Kane at (413) 238-5511 ext. 131.
• Funding provided in part by: The Town
of Chesterfield through a Community Development
Block Grant administered by the Hilltown Community
Development Corporation and the Town of Chester
through a Community Development Block Grant
administered by Pioneer Valley Planning Commission..
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Taylor, RN
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Mary
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