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SASH Receives 2024 IPRO Quality Award for Chronic Disease Management

SASH® (Support and Services at Home) has been named a recipient of a 2024 IPRO Quality Award presented in recognition of its significant achievements in improving healthcare quality. SASH is a participant in the IPRO Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). QIN-QIO is a federal program focused on improving the quality of care provided to Medicare patients across the United States.

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SASH Assists RuralEdge Residents Impacted by Flooding

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30, 2024, while people were asleep, the Lyndon/Saint Johnsbury areas were hit with a massive storm that dumped nearly 9.3 inches of rain on the already water-soaked communities. When a family in the Red Village community lost their home, SASH and RuralEdge staff stepped in to support them along with others who were impacted by this disaster.

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Research Case Study: Rutland Housing Authority Integrates Support Program for Elderly Population

Rutland Housing Authority (RHA), a public housing authority in Vermont, implemented Support and Services at Home (SASH), a program that provides health intervention to its elderly population to ensure they have a fair chance at living where they want. Since the program's inception, RHA has made a major difference for seniors in their community by supporting them in their own homes.

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Downstreet Shares: Fostering a New Start through SASH

One of Downstreet’s SASH participants was being hospitalized for inpatient psychiatric treatment up to three times per month, but this year, a new chapter unfolded under their SASH Coordinator’s guidance. Together, they embarked on a mission to reduce hospital visits and foster a more stable, fulfilling life.

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SASH Mental Health Program Sees Statewide Expansion

Senator Peter Welch has secured $1,776,000 in federal appropriations to expand the SASH® (Support and Services at Home) embedded mental health program across Vermont. This expansion will provide access to on-site mental health support for up to 1,200 participants, in partnership with the local designated community mental health agencies within the Vermont Care Partners network around the state.

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Cathedral Square Receives $450k from M&T Bank's Amplify Fund to Support SASH for All

The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB), announced this week that it has awarded $450,000 to Cathedral Square. Funding will support the SASH for All pilot, now in its second year bringing SASH programs and resources to families and individuals living in affordable housing communities in Brattleboro and Putney.

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SASH for All Empowers WWHT Residents

For over a decade, SASH has been improving health outcomes for older adults by connecting them to community-based supportive health and social services. Now, a new pilot program called SASH for All is bringing these services and resources to a broader population of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) residents.

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SASH Pilot Proposed in Los Angeles County

Former Cathedral Square CEO Nancy Eldridge has been working with California Integrated Care at Home (CICH) to bring the SASH model to California. We recently had the opportunity to host representatives from various organizations in California who are planning to pilot SASH in Los Angeles County.

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CMMI Representatives Visit Cathedral Square

Cathedral Square and SASH staff recently had the opportunity to welcome several representatives from CMMI at Allard Square in South Burlington. State partners from the Agency of Human Services also participated and provided additional context about SASH from their perspective as a great model serving the state.

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SASH in Rhode Island: New program at WWHA aims to keep residents at home

With its recent implementation of a new wellness initiative, the West Warwick Housing Authority is hoping to provide residents of its two locations with the resources they need to age in place.

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