Imagine a dedicated wellness team embedded right in a housing community — helping residents navigate the health care system, manage chronic conditions, and stay independent, with improved health outcomes and quality of life.
Health Allies (formerly Right Care, Right Place, Right Time) is an innovative program from Hebrew SeniorLife that brings healthy aging teams into affordable senior housing communities. We’ve spent almost a decade proving that integrating housing and health care improves lives and lowers health care costs — and we’re looking for new partners to bring this model to their communities and the people they serve.
The program has won the Pioneer Institute 2017 Better Government Competition, The John A. Hartford Foundation 2021 Business Innovation Award, and the 2025 Association of Jewish Aging Services Innovation Igniter Award.
How Health Allies Works
Our nurse care manager and wellness coordinator work on-site alongside the existing housing team, becoming trusted, familiar faces to residents. They build relationships — learning residents’ wishes, priorities, and goals, then developing individualized plans that support their health, independence, and engagement.
Residents receive:
- Connections to services, support, and resources addressing their needs, such as mental health, brain health, nutrition, and chronic disease management
- Coordinated care transitions after a hospital or rehab stay
- A link between their primary care and other providers
- On-site fitness classes, health education, and wellness programming
HSL has been an amazing partner. They’re in the same mission space and have outstanding quality outcomes—from reducing ED visits to improving health outcomes in the living spaces, to getting previously homebound residents engaged in community events in these buildings.
Value and Impact of Health Allies
Partnering with Health Allies brings significant value and impact including: helping residents take control of their health and well-being, enhancing services available on site in senior housing communities, and lowering costs. More specifically, we:
- Offer on-site expertise for residents with complex health issues
- Address emerging issues before they become costly emergencies
- Support smoother resident transitions home from hospital and rehab stays
- Provide training and resources, reducing staff burnout
Housing Owners and Operators
Partnering with Health Allies lets you deliver on your commitment to high-quality resident support — without building your own specialized health care team. It also supports operational efficiency by proactively addressing complex resident needs.
For Health Plans and Payors
Health Allies offers an innovative way to increase use of preventive care, reduce acute care utilization, improve health outcomes, and lower costs. Our proactive model focuses on identifying and closing gaps in key risk areas — reducing the crises that drive frequent ER visits and hospital stays.
Because we operate where older adults live, our approach is targeted and efficient — with demonstrable benefits for the people you cover and the costs you manage.
Proven Impact
Communities that partner with Health Allies see measurably healthier resident populations. Our research found:
- 16% decline in inpatient hospitalization rate
- 19% decline in trips to the emergency room
- 22% decline in 30-day hospital readmission rates
- 25% decline in total days admitted to a hospital per resident
- 90% of identified service needs met
- 87% of residents would recommend the program to a friend
Research published in the journal Health Services Research found that partnerships between health care systems and affordable housing sites — like those developed through Health Allies — improve health care outcomes while reducing unnecessary spending and use. Read more about the research.
I’ve seen residents come in in one condition and within a month or two...they’ve completely benefited physically and mentally.
Backed by an Aging Services Leader
Health Allies is part of Hebrew SeniorLife, a national leader with more than 100 years of experience caring for older adults. As both an affordable housing operator and health care provider, we know what it takes to successfully integrate the two. Hebrew SeniorLife is home to one of the leading clinical geriatric research institutes in the country, and our best practices are data-driven and research-proven.
Where Health Allies Operates Today
Health Allies is part of daily life at Hebrew SeniorLife’s supportive housing communities: Center Communities of Brookline, Jack Satter House in Revere, Simon C. Fireman Community in Randolph, and Leyland Community in Dorchester.
It’s also in place at partner senior housing communities beyond Hebrew SeniorLife, including: Chelsea Square Apartments, Greenhouse Apartments, Brookline Housing Authority (32 Marion, 50 Pleasant, Harvard, 90 Longwood, 61 Park, 190 Harvard), Milton Residences for the Elderly (Winter Valley, Unquity House), Riverside Towers, Hamilton Wade Douglas House, The Stearns, and Fresh Pond Apartments – with more growth on the horizon.
Partner with Health Allies
If you’re a housing owner or operator interested in bringing Health Allies to your residents, or a health plan or payor seeking services for your members, Hebrew SeniorLife can help. We’re happy to talk with you about how Health Allies can support your residents, your staff, and your goals around improved healthcare outcomes and reduced costs.
