FirstLight
Events
FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston regularly participates in educational and awareness opportunities and presentations related to aging and care in the communities where we provide services including Needham, Newton, Wellesley, Weston, Milton among others. We will list events where we are participating or sponsoring on this page. Please continue to scroll down to see the full list of events:
January 2026
FirstLight's Wendy Adlerstein, LSW Presents at Needham Council on Aging
FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston’s Executive Director & Co-Owner Wendy Adlerstein, LSW, presented recently at The Center at the Heights, the Needham Council on Aging’s senior center, where she provided information on how home care works. Wendy was joined by Deb Tishler, RN, a Senior Living Advisor with Assisted Living Locators. The presentation was titled, “Living Well at Home and Beyond”.
Wendy is a licensed social worker with nearly three decades in elder services, she leads a hands-on case-management model in which dedicated care coordinators own each client relationship end-to-end — so communication is clear, adjustments are swift, and care at home stays safe, dignified and truly personal.
In addition to leading the team at FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston, Wendy continues to conduct in-home assessments and design individualized care plans, and collaborates closely with aging life care managers, hospital and rehab discharge teams, and senior living communities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Clark University and a Certificate in Gerontology from the Worcester Consortium Gerontology Program, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and an active member of the Aging Life Care Association.
Needham, MA is the “hometown” of FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston and where the office’s President and Co-Owner, Steve Stern, grew up and went to High School (Class of 1982). Wendy will continue to present to local Councils on Aging throughout the spring and summer of 2026.
October 2025
Wendy Adlerstein, LSW Presents at Weston Council on Aging
FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston’s Executive Director & Co-Owner Wendy Adlerstein, LSW, presented recently at the Weston Council on Aging where she provided information on how home care works. Wendy was joined by Deb Tishler, RN, a Senior Living Advisor with Assisted Living Locators. The presentation was titled, “Living Well at Home and Beyond”.
Wendy is a licensed social worker with nearly three decades in elder services, she leads a hands-on case-management model in which dedicated care coordinators own each client relationship end-to-end — so communication is clear, adjustments are swift, and care at home stays safe, dignified and truly personal.
In addition to leading the team at FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston, Wendy continues to conduct in-home assessments and design individualized care plans, and collaborates closely with aging life care managers, hospital and rehab discharge teams, and senior living communities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Clark University and a Certificate in Gerontology from the Worcester Consortium Gerontology Program, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and an active member of the Aging Life Care Association.
Weston, MA is a key town where FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston provides home care services. The presentation was videotaped for the Weston Council on Aging and is available to watch and download here.
October 2025
Wendy Adlerstein, LSW Presents at Natick Council on Aging
FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston’s Executive Director & Co-Owner Wendy Adlerstein, LSW, presented recently at the Natick Council on Aging where she provided information on how home care works. Wendy was joined by Deb Tishler, RN, a Senior Living Advisor with Assisted Living Locators.
Wendy is a licensed social worker with nearly three decades in elder services, she leads a hands-on case-management model in which dedicated care coordinators own each client relationship end-to-end — so communication is clear, adjustments are swift, and care at home stays safe, dignified and truly personal.
In addition to leading the team at FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston, Wendy continues to conduct in-home assessments and design individualized care plans, and collaborates closely with aging life care managers, hospital and rehab discharge teams, and senior living communities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Clark University and a Certificate in Gerontology from the Worcester Consortium Gerontology Program, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and an active member of the Aging Life Care Association.
Natick, MA is a key town where FirstLight Home Care of West Suburban Boston provides home care services.
October 13, 2022
Recent Participation at Wellesley Council on Aging
We recently participated in the Health & Wellness Fair at the Wellesley Council on Aging where we met so many wonderful people. (Photo on the Left: Melissa Coutts, Care Coordinator; Right: Hillary Tarr, Manager of Client Care Services). It is always energizing to participate in events in the communities where we provide care services.
October 16, 2022
Office Team Participates in Greater Boston Alzheimer's Walk
Thank you to our office team and other staff members, Clients, professional referral sources and many other friends who made a donation to the Greater Boston Alzheimer’s Walk recently. We greatly appreciated your support of the Alzheimer’s Association’s important mission of education, awareness, advocacy–and critically, research. You helped raise over $4,000!
