Mission — Valley Cares provides affordable housing and supportive services for elderly residents of the West River Valley, Vermont and surrounding towns. Central to our programming is the provision of a continuum of supportive housing consisting of 24 independent apartment units with supportive services and 28 units of licensed assisted living. Valley Cares also provides homemaker services to seniors in their own homes; we provide a free lending library of durable medical equipment, we provide a ride service to medical appointments, we prepare and coordinate the delivery of Meals-on-Wheels for several towns, we host the Strong Living program, and we provide periodic health clinics and various social and educational activities for seniors in the area.
West River Valley Independent Living - Residents enjoy safe,accessible, energy-efficient one and two-bedroom apartments while having the opportunity to purchase meals and laundry and cleaning services. | West River Valley Assisted Living — A full-time registered nurse and 24/7 care staff provide licensed care for residents in need of assistance with activities of daily living. Residents receive healthy home-cooked meals, assistance with managing medications, cleaning and laundry service, transportation to medical appointments, and are afforded a range of individual and group activities in which to take part. We are also licensed through Vermont's Choices for Care Medicaid Waiver program to provide services for elders who need nursing home level of care.
About the buildings: Designed by Williams & Frehsee Architects (Brattleboro, Vermont) and built by DEW Construction(Williston, Vermont), WRV Assisted Living is a 20,600 square-foot wood-framed building complete with 36-seat dining room, commercial kitchen, 2 common living rooms, a TV room, and sun room/library. WRV Independent Living is an 18,000 square-foot 3-story building with common living areas and laundry facilities on each floor. |