The watchword of Cambridge At Home (CAH) is foresight. Hope is not a policy. The aim of Cambridge At Home is to provide strong, practical mechanisms to help members remain confidently in their Cambridge homes as long as possible—rather than move to a retirement community. CAH creates, for the community of member households, the convenience, reliability, and efficiency of a CAH headquarters to help arrange services in such areas as transportation, health, social activities and home maintenance.

As with all forms of insurance—any step to plan for an orderly and secure future—one cannot buy it once the damage has been done. Crises, where people need a lot of help quickly, cannot be predicted. People never know for sure whether their needs are in fact covered by their present resources. People sell their homes, downsize their possessions, and move to retirement communities isolated from their familiar surroundings—in advance of need—lest they be, later, too ill to be admitted. CAH coordinates services so that its members do not have to go through the turmoil and loss of leaving their homes, while providing reassurance not only to members, but also to their families.

CAH is an opportunity to participate in building and running a self-help organization necessary because people are fitter and living longer. The idea is to build the enterprise before you need it. Come join us in this exciting venture!