The November 2010 ILOT Newsletter is available online here.

Wayland Town Crier 9/23/10: Spitz: Group aims to link seniors and services. If my mother-in-law has a problem with her plumbing, finding help could be tough. We can't diagnose the problem over the phone, so do we try the Yellow Pages in a city 1,000 miles away? Google and see what pops up? Tell her to ask friends for recommendations? Consult consumer comments on Angie's List? What if the plumber charges her twice the going rate, or doesn't really fix what's wrong? If she lived a little closer, it would be a whole lot easier. Local councils on aging might be able to steer us in the right direction.

Wayland Town Crier 8/19/10: What's the latest with Independent Living Options Taskforce?. The goal of PILOT (formerly ILOT) is to ensure the ease of access to services for seniors. The group aims to be a grassroots nonprofit that helps older people to sustain the quality of their lives in their latter years while remaining in their homes. They aim to offer independence, peace of mind, social support and a sense of community. A public meeting for the group has been scheduled for in the Large Hearing Room of the Wayland Town Building on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 2pm. For more information please email or send mail to 201 Oxbow Road, Wayland MA 01778.

Wayland Town Crier 6/22/10: Keeping local seniors independent in their own homes. As they grow older, most people would prefer to remain independent and living in their own home. But sometimes that requires a little help, and as they say, "good help is hard to find." One way to address the problem was developed right here in Massachusetts by Beacon Hill Village. This organization is a new model of service provision for people who are growing older, but want to stay in their own homes. The group is still exploring options, but one possibility is there would not be a membership fee in our local version of the plan, at least for the basic service of care management. Seniors would pay for services they receive, but the thought is this would be at a rate much more affordable than that charged by an agency. A meeting about the idea will be held at the Sudbury Senior Center on Wednesday, June 30 at 1:30pm. Refreshments will be served. Call 978-443-3055 to reserve your spot.

October 12, 2009 For Immediate Release ILOT Moves To Parmenter The Independent Living Options Taskforce (ILOT) of Wayland has announced that it has established a…

This e-mail has gone out to everyone who has attended ILOT meetings since January, and is repeated here for the community at large: Greetings from…

Wayland Town Crier 7/10/09: Independent Living Options Taskforce continues work. The Independent Living Options Taskforce of Wayland and Lincoln ILOT held a well-attended meeting on…