Seniorlink Announces Medical Advisory Board to Help Set Standards of Care for Elder and Disabled Adult Clients

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seniorlink, Inc. has announced the appointment of a distinguished group of physician and allied health professionals to serve on the first medical advisory board of the 8-year-old eldercare services company. The Board will advise on care policies, standards and treatment outcomes.

“Our mission at Seniorlink is to help families care for seniors in ways that promote dignity and independence in a community setting. We are thrilled to gain the advice and input of such a distinguished group of thought leaders in the eldercare field,” said E. Byron Hensley, CEO of Seniorlink. The Board will advise Hensley and the Seniorlink Board of Directors on a wide range of topics, including how Seniorlink can continue to meet the needs of the elder and disabled adult community consistent with best, leading edge practice, adopt meaningful program enhancements and expand their quality review.

“We are especially excited about the opportunity to work with our Board on the development of clinical and outcomes research projects,” said David Young, Ph.D., VP for Systems and Administration at Seniorlink. “We have collected an enormous amount of data on our elder clients and look forward to sharing our outcomes with the professional community. The Medical Advisory Board provides access to world class researchers and institutions previously unavailable to us,” continued Young.

Seniorlink, Inc. operates two service lines. Caregiver Homes is a Boston-based company providing community-based elder care and housing options for seniors and disabled adults in need of daily personal care and assistance. Seniorlink Care provides elder care advisory and care management services to employees of corporate partners using a nationwide network of geriatric care managers.

Appointees to the Seniorlink Medical Advisory Board include:

Jennifer D. Carey, Ed.D., Director of Training, Education, and Dissemination

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine, Worcester, MA

James M. Ellison, MD, MPH, Clinical Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program

McLean Hospital, Boston, MA

Eran Metzger, MD, Associate Director of Geropsychiatry

Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA

Barbara Mitzan, RN, Clinical Program Manager

Commonwealth Care Alliance, Boston, MA

Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Associate Dean for Diversity, Department of Health Policy and Management

Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA

Robert Schreiber, MD, Physician-in-Chief and Chief Medical Officer

Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA