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Anna Bissonnette, R.N., M.S.
When their spouses die, their children move away and their support networks crumble away, it’s too easy to forget that old people even exist. |
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Community Health Leaders
1994
Area(s) of expertise:
Homelessness
Elder care
Leader’s Biography 1994:
Coordinator, Elder Health and Housing Services at Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Bissonnette is described as a "maverick who has overcome institutional resistance to involve health care providers in the needs of the elderly poor.” Since 1986, she has built a coalition of elder service providers and public officials to fund housing for homeless elders. She chairs an organization that has renovated a boarding house for homeless women and converted a warehouse into homes for elders.
Where this leader can be reached today:
Coordinator
Elder Health and Housing Services at Boston Medical Center
138 Sheffield Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781) 899-9686
Email: abissonn@rcn.com
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