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National Journal Highlights Study Showing that SASH Reduces Emergency Room and Specialist Visits

An August 2018 article published in the national research journal Cityscape reports that Vermont’s groundbreaking “Support and Services at Home” (SASH) program for older adults and people with disabilities is slowing the growth of Medicare expenditures in emergency-room visits and specialist services.

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SASH Featured in U.S. News & World Report

SASH participant Jeanne Daley is featured in an article in U.S. News about her overall improvement in health and emotional well-being since moving into a residence where SASH is offered.

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SASH Shown to Reduce Costs for Emergency Department and Specialist Visits

A study published in the national HUD research journal Cityscape identifies the traits of SASH groups (“panels”) that have the biggest bang when it comes to reducing Medicare expenditures.

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Four-Year SASH Evaluation Shows Continued Positive Health Outcomes & Medicare Savings

Improved health, slowed Medicare expenditures and more health-savvy older adults: these are the findings of the latest federally funded, third-party evaluation of older adults living in Vermont affordable-housing communities and enrolled in SASH® (Support and Services at Home)

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SASH & Vermont Foodbank Renew Partnership, Extending Foodbank’s Reach Statewide

The Vermont Foodbank and SASH® (Support and Services at Home, a comprehensive care-coordination model managed through nonprofit housing organizations throughout Vermont), have extended their partnership for a third year.

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HUD Launches Nationwide Demonstration of Senior Wellness Program Modeled after SASH

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has named 40 senior housing developments in seven states that will pilot a program modeled after SASH®, the innovative, supportive-services housing model created by Cathedral Square Corporation of South Burlington, Vermont.

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SASH Receives 2016 National Award for ‘Excellence in Program Innovation’

SASH received the 2016 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation from the American Public Health Association (APHA) and Archstone Foundation during its 2016 annual meeting in Colorado.

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SASH Fellows Program Provides One-of-a-Kind Training for UVM Medical Students

A geriatric fellowship through the University of Vermont Center on Aging provides UVM medical students important insight into the social dynamics that influence a person’s health.

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Support and Services at Home (SASH) Model Called a ‘Success Story’

Noting that most older adults want to age independently in their homes and communities, yet most homes and communities can’t safely and affordably accommodate this desire, a 2016 report by the Bipartisan Policy Center recommends increasing the availability of service-enriched housing (like Vermont’s Support and Services at Home model) to improve health outcomes in seniors while cutting the growth in Medicare expenditures.

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