Senior Support Services at Advocates Community Counseling is dedicated to serving older adults and their caregivers so they may lead rich, fulfilling, and productive lives.

Senior Support Newsletter
Issue 1— November, 2007

Clinical Services:

• Assessment and evaluation
• Individual, family, and group counseling in a safe, caring environment
• Medication evaluation and management
• Crisis Intervention
• Expressive Arts Program
• Conflict resolution
• 24-hour crisis hotline

Support Services:

• Nursing home diversion through clinical stabilization
• Adult Foster Care services (AFC certified)
• Private care management
• Senior Support Network in collaboration with Baypath Elder Services
• Shared living support
• Referrals for legal, financial, or mental health needs

Individuals we have served have experienced:

• Successful adaptation to major life changes
• Assistance in dealing with medical issues
• Reassurance in coping with alterations in cognitive abilities
• Resolution of conflicts
• Management of symptoms related to psychosocial problems
  

Advocates Staff

Advocates clinical staff provide compassionate, professional, supportive services to seniors, to facilitate maximum
independence, and to help clients reach and maintain their fullest potential with dignity. Anyone can make a referral for service including, but not limited to the elder him or herself, community providers, family members, hospitals, or Councils on Aging.

All services are voluntary and confidential; we always seek the full participation of the individual in his or her treatment process. Therapeutic services are billed to seniors’ insurance or private payment arrangements
can be made.

To inquire about services or make an appointment, contact:

Intake Department
508.661.2020

or

Lesli Overstreet, LICSW
Program Coordinator
loverstreet@advocatesinc.org
For more information, visit
www.advocatesinc.org.

Geriatric Medication Administration Program (MAP)

MAP is made possible by a collaboration with BayPay Elder Services, Inc. of Framingham and a grant from the Executive Office of Elder Services.

BayPath Elder Services, Inc. and Advocates, Inc. have collaborated and expanded Advocates’ existing community-based MAP to BayPath clients. Once an elder is referred, Advocates MAP staff will schedule a meeting with the client and the BayPath case manager to  review history, current need, proposed visit schedule, contact information, medications and medication storage. 

MAP staff can assist an elder with supervision/observation of the elder packing medications in a medication planner; supervision of medication doses dispensed directly to the elder, observation that medications are taken as prescribed; storing medications; medication reminders; getting medication from a pharmacy; and communicating with health care providers.

MAP staff are certified through a 12 hour training by an American Red Cross nurse. They must pass a three part examination covering basic medication information, administration procedures, how to  observe and report on medication, preventing and controlling infection, obtaining medications, documentation, recording, and storage of medications. MAP staff are re-certified by a Red Cross nurse every 2 years.

The MAP service area includes BayPath's 14 Metro West communities: Ashland, Dover, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, and Westborough.

For more information, call 508.872.1964 x167.