FITCHBURG — Seniors on Medicaid have a new option when it comes to health care, according to John Baakes, CEO of Senior Whole Health.
“We started to give seniors better home care and make going to a nursing home less likely,” Baakes said.
The company acts similarly to an HMO for seniors on MassHealth, but it is completely free, Baakes said.
The company now is making a push in the Fitchburg and Leominster area, Baakes said. Senior Whole Health has fewer than 5,000 seniors signed up throughout the state, with 300 in Worcester County, he said.
Baakes presented the Senior Whole Health plan Wednesday at the Fitchburg Senior Center to an audience of city leaders and health-care professionals.
State Sen. Robert Antonioni, D-Leominster, who introduced Baakes, said Senior Whole Health offers services local and state government programs cannot.
