Shires Housing receives recognition for program

BENNINGTON - Shires Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing organization, has been recognized by the statewide Support And Services at Home program for offering SASH to residents and surrounding community members for 10 years, helping to keep older adults and people with disabilities healthy and living independently. The Shires Housing SASH program currently serves 450 participants in Bennington County. They range in age from 54 to 93.
Participants receive one-on-one assistance and health coaching from a full-time SASH coordinator-manager and part-time wellness nurse, who create personal relationships with each person, support their health and well-being, and coordinate programming based on participants’ needs and desires.  
Without the services provided by SASH, many participants would be in a nursing home.
SASH gives them the chance to stay in their home, reducing costs for Medicare and Medicaid.