methow at home programs for the whole community
Our Programs
Methow At Home offers you hands-on help at home along with inspiring and informative workshops, lectures, and social gatherings for our members, volunteers, and the wider Methow Community.
Lookout Coalition
Anyone in the Methow Valley can receive support from the Lookout Coalition
Lookout Coalition serves its clients through house calls, providing free medical and social service support to those who are facing difficult health challenges, connecting community members with the resources they need.
Volunteer expertise includes medicine, social work, mental health, occupational therapy, mindfulness, spiritual support, nursing, and trauma therapy. Many of the volunteers are hospice trained and all live in the Methow community.
All services are free of charge.
Call us to get started: (509) 996-5844
Help at Home
MAH offers members hands-on help for daily living
Transportation to medical appointments, shopping, errands, social & educational events.
Household support including minor handy-person services, light housekeeping, light gardening or snow shoveling.
Personal support including pet walking, social support with a home visit, meal preparation, respite care and help de-cluttering.
Methow Creative Aging
A Dementia-Friendly Arts Engagement Program
These free, community-based arts programs for persons living with dementia and their care partners hold tremendous potential for reducing isolation, increasing cognitive, social, and creative engagement while improving overall quality of life.
Methow At Home’s dementia education and care partner support programming and the Methow Creative Aging program are made possible with the support of Moccasin Lake Foundation, the Richard and Maude Ferry Charitable Foundation and the Frye Museum.
Education & Empowerment
We offer a variety of workshops; there’s something for everyone!
Aging In Place Health and Wellness • Advanced Care Planning
Caregiving with Compassion • Falls Prevention
Dementia Care and Support • Cooking and Nutrition
Emergency Preparedness • First Aid and CPR
End of Life Choices • Naturalist Workshops
Writing Workshops • Dance and Fitness
SAIL and
Tai Ji Quan
Stay Active and Independent for Life!
SAIL is an evidence-based intervention for prevention of falls.
The SAIL Program includes a fitness class designed specifically for older adults, along with self-assessments and educational materials.
Methow At Home members can join a SAIL class in Twisp or Winthrop.
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance classes are Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:30am at the Methodist Church in Winthrop.
Class sizes are limited. Call us to get started: (509) 996-5844
Tech Help
Ask us about our volunteer Digital Navigator for one-on-one technical support to help you answer technology questions and challenges.
Thanks to NCW Tech, Digital Navigators have been trained to recognize members of the community who may be at risk of losing access to community services as a result of not having internet access or tools or knowledge to access online services.
Smoke Detector
Methow At Home offers a program to evaluate and service your detectors annually.
Service includes
testing alarms and battery renewal yearly
cleaning away dust, cobwebs and little bugs
replacement of out-dated smoke alarms
This service goes a long way to preventing false alarms.
Get Ready!
Empowering individuals to be more prepared for the challenges of growing older in our rural area through education.
Community Preparedness Program
🏵 Health and Well-being Through Nutrition and Exercise
🏵 Financial and Legal Planning
🏵 Get the Most Out of Your Health Care
🏵 End of Life
🏵 Fire Season Preparation
🏵 Emergency Preparedness
🏵 Rural Transportation Resources
🏵 Housing
🏵 Preventing Falls
🏵 Caregiving Resources
🏵 Honoring Grief
🏵 Connection
Questions?
(509) 996-5844
manager@methowathome.org
Get Ready and some MAH programs are funded in-part by The Methow Valley Community-Based Long-Term Care Network, a Network Development Grant awarded by the Health Resource & Service Administration (HRSA) as part of an award totaling $300,000 with 0% financed with non-governmental funds. To learn more about HRSA funding go to HRSA.gov.
“The Guardian Angel program has been a lifeline between myself and the community. The fact that someone comes to my home every week has kept me from feeling isolated. It means a lot to know that someone cares about me.”
— Gerry E. Methow At Home Member