Aging & Driving: Making Informed Decisions That Support Independence & Safety | Griswold

 Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013  Griswold Home Care
Aging & Driving: Making Informed Decisions That Support Independence & Safety
By Christopher G. Kelly, MEd Senior Care Advice

aging and driving“It is easy to say, ‘just give up the keys’. It is important for me to stay active, and if I don’t drive I am stuck in the house forever. I can’t live that way.” – Quote from older adult driver

Avoid Getting Sick from Your Food | National Institute on Aging

Avoid Getting Sick from Your Food | National Institute on Aging: Avoid Getting Sick from Your Food

For an older person, a food-related illness can be life threatening. As you age, you have more trouble fighting off microbes. Health problems, like diabetes or kidney disease, also make you more likely to get sick from eating foods that are unsafe. So if you are over age 65, be very careful about how food is prepared and stored.

 For recommended refrigerator and freezer storage times for common foods, download our Storing Cold Food tip sheet (PDF, 75K).

Your Seniors Net Worth

Your Seniors Net Worth: http://www.eldercareteam.com

Unless your parent is single (or divorced or widowed) and has few or no assets, you will have to know his or her financial situation before you can make long term care plans. Except for those with very low income and almost no assets, in the United States long term care is primarily a private pay affair. How do you know what your parent can afford?

You calculate their net worth, and look at where the money is. Is it in a place where you can access it easily, such as a bank account? Will it be "liquid" within a matter of months or a few years, such as in a CD? Will your parent take a large loss if you have to liquidate something prematurely, such as stocks or bonds? Are most of your parent's assets tied up in real estate? You need to know this before you can make some important decisions.

Use the Senior Net Worth Estimator to begin your calculations. With this information you will be able to plan realistically and productively. Remember that for a host of reasons it makes most sense to use your parent's funds before your own when paying for care.

Download the Senior Net Worth Estimator

Quick & Easy Tip: Help A Senior Who is No Longer Driving | Ensemble of Care Café

Quick & Easy Tip: Help A Senior Who is No Longer Driving | Ensemble of Care Café: It’s hard to imagine a day without our cars to get us where we need to go.

Think about the mature adults in your life–maybe a neighbor or friend, mom or dad, grandma or grandpa–who are feeling lonely and cut-off from the world because they just aren’t getting around like they used to. Many times, older adults stay home and remain isolated when they stop or limit their driving.

Take a minute to think about how you would get to the places you needed to go if you could not use your car this week. Oh my, this takes a bit of planning doesn’t it? What if you need to haul some groceries home? Wow, there may be some loopholes you never thought out!

If you want to lend a helping hand to a senior in your life, here’s one way you can help out that is fairly quick and easy. Simply fill out the chart we’ve prepared below and hand it off to your someone special. We’ve created a sample to guide you. Let us know how they liked it!

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10 Things You Need to Know About Debts After Death, Part 2

10 Things You Need to Know About Debts After Death, Part 2: 10 Things You Need to Know About Debts After Death, Part 2 of 2
October 18, 2013 By Kathryn Flanigan

piggy bank on cash  When a loved one dies, do their debts die with them? The answer is, it depends. Following are the second 5 of 10 things you need to know about debts after the death of a loved one:

Wait to distribute assets. No assets from the estate should be distributed until all debts are settled. If assets are distributed and there is not enough left in the estate to handle outstanding debts, the heirs could become responsible for the debts.

Work with a probate attorney.  When it comes to questions about debts after death, the law can be complicated in community property states like California.  It is best to contact a probate attorney for help.
The Flanigan Law Group provides Southern California residents with personal attention for estate planning, administration and litigation legal services.  When disputes between families, arise, they are very successful in resolving legal estate issues quickly and efficiently while preserving financial and emotional resources.

Links | GeriPal - Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog

Links | GeriPal - Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog: Home


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We are populating a new list of links for national geriatrics and palliative care organizations (in addition to the blog role that is on our main page). Let us know if you have other sites that you think should be on this list!

Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) social, health and community services to people in need.

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We provide a wide range of services to the elderly, helping clients maintain independence and self-esteem, address present needs, and plan for the future. Caregivers need support too! You and your family members have enormous demands on your time and energy. We'll help relieve your worries. Guidance, support, and concrete services are provided at the highest personal and professional standards, helping your relative age with dignity.


Here is a great article on the growing elder care crisis in America today and how Baby Boomers are now the primary caregivers to their aging parents. Click here to read more.

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Services | Metrowest Accounting and Tax Solutions :: Babineau CPA, LLC

Services | Metrowest Accounting and Tax Solutions :: Babineau CPA, LLC: Babineau CPA offers a complete range of accounting services. Some of our clients engage us for “full cycle” bookkeeping: recording cash receipts and disbursements, reconciling bank statements, preparing payroll and preparing monthly financial statements. Other clients hire us for part of this process. We work with each client on an individual basis to develop custom solutions for a common goal: creating and maintaining an accounting system that allows the clients to efficiently and profitably operate their business.

Our firm can prepare financial statements for use by banks, investors or simply to help business owners manage their business.
Tax Preparation, Planning and Representation

We prepare federal and state individual, partnership, corporate and fiduciary income tax returns for clients all over the country. Our goal is to see that our clients pay the legal minimum amount of tax.

Besides assisting clients with federal and state tax filing requirements, we also offer tax planning services. We help clients project potential future tax liabilities, develop strategies for minimizing tax burdens, and plan for adequate cash flows to satisfy tax debts.

Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog

Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog: Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog

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inflatable moving and handling and bathing equipment

About - Mangar | Mangar - - page.php: Established in 1981, Mangar International is a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable moving and handling and bathing equipment. We are an award winning company who serve a global healthcare market.

To enable people to retain their independence and dignity
To reduce strain and injury risk for carers

We achieve these by designing products and rehabilitation equipment for disabled and elderly people to help with everyday tasks such as getting in and out of bed, taking a bath, and lifting a fallen person from the floor.


 Elk Inflatable Emergency Lifting Cushion  approx: $2300.00

Elk Lifting Cushion

The Mangar Elk is a lifting cushion designed to lift a person from the floor with the help of only one person

An Interview with Jaime Estremera-Fitzgerald about Area Agencies on Aging

An Interview with Jaime Estremera-Fitzgerald: Jaime Estremera-Fitzgerald: Area Agencies on Aging were set up to oversee the whole older Americans Act system, which is really to keep having support and services available in every county in America for seniors and their caregivers as they age in place. That’s the key. And the mission has always been to keep people at home for as long as possible, with dignity and independence.

The new designation of Aging and Disability Resource Centers speaks to a whole national movement of bringing together all the pieces that older Americans are involved with as they age. And many Americans in this country have children that are disabled, who themselves have aged quite a bit. They may even be seniors. And guess what? The seniors, the parents or family members are now older themselves and they’re developing problems and needs.

Coping with Death for Carers and Professionals

Coping with Death for Carers and Professionals: Coping with death is something we have to learn to do.....

Grief and Sympathy is written by , Elizabeth Postle (usually known as Betty). The site  is built and edited by Lesley Postle .

When you join the caring professions, whether as a nurse or a doctor, a paramedic, or a police officer, you are going to have to accept that you will come across death in your line of work.

Your roles are some of the most rewarding in the world, and you will gain immense satisfaction working in the caring professions. But coping with death is something that we have to learn to do. It is not easy, but by supporting each other, we can learn to deal with it and stay positive.
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There are many emotional highs and lows in our jobs. When someone recovers or is rescued from a dangerous position, you will feel on top of the world. Other days, you will have some terrible lows when someone dies or is badly injured. You will have to cope with many grieving relatives and people in shock. It is never easy.

Secret price codes can save consumers big bucks at major retailers

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 Secret price codes can save consumers big bucks at major retailers

Interior Organization | Clear the Clutter and Simplify Life

Interior Organization | Clear the Clutter and Simplify Life

 Interior Organization is a Professional Organization Firm providing organizing services and products to residential and commercial clients in the Greater Detroit Area.  Our goal is to provide exceptional Professional Organizing services to our clients by restoring function and accessibility to spaces both small and large. We help put the joy back into places that have been a source of stress or disfunction.

 Holly Amato holly@interiororganization.com

Marlborough, MA. Create A Better Day Café

Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog: Create A Better Day Café will be held the 4th Sunday of each month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
at Pleasantries Adult Day Services 195 Reservoir Street
Marlborough, MA.
Call Tammy for more information at 508-335-1968

 Are you caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other dementia?  Create A Better Day Café encourages socialization with other caregivers and loved ones where you can just be yourself. This is a wonderful opportunity to get out with your loved one and have an enjoyable afternoon.  It's a time to step out of the daily routine, leave the disease at the door, and enjoy a positive experience in a supportive environment.  The afternoon will consist of conversation, music, arts, games, refreshments, and most importantly, laughter. There is no cost.  It is open to anyone at any stage of the disease process accompanied by friends, family, and loved ones.

Nursing News: Nurses Setting Up Primary Care Practices | LeAnn Thieman

Nursing News: Nurses Setting Up Primary Care Practices | LeAnn Thieman: If the proposals, which face opposition from some physicians’ groups, succeed, the number of states allowing nurses to practice without any type of physician supervision would increase from 16 to 30, in addition to the District.

The legislation being proposed could spur tens of thousands of nurses to set up primary-care practices that would be virtually indistinguishable from those run by doctors. The last big legislative push of this type, a state-by-state effort that began in the late 1980s, sputtered by the early 1990s. This time, however, the campaign is being coordinated nationally by the Nurse Practioners Association and other nursing groups and is getting a critical boost from state officials concerned about the 2010 health-care law’s looming impact on the availability of doctors.

Beginning in January 2014, about 27 million uninsured Americans are expected to get coverage under the law, contributing to a projected shortage of about 45,000 primary-care physicians by 2020, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog: Your 3M Resident Monitoring (RM) system will no lo...

Caregivers' Newsbasket Blog: Your 3M Resident Monitoring (RM) system will no lo...: Misplaced Trust: 3M adds insult to injury . . . | Senior Housing Forum : “ in the absence of qualified maintenance and support. Specificall...

Driving Miss Daisy North Shore / North Burnaby Team | “Through the door” Personalized Transportation & Accompaniment Service

Driving Miss Daisy North Shore / North Burnaby Team | “Through the door” Personalized Transportation & Accompaniment Service: “Through the door” Personalized Transportation & Accompaniment Service. We offer our clients independence, security and peace of mind. We are a part of an award-winning Corporation which was founded in January 2002 in Alberta by Bev Halisky and expanded its services to BC, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Driving Miss Daisy Corporate Website

Discussing Homecare with Your Loved One | Living Assistance Services

Discussing Homecare with Your Loved One | Living Assistance Services:
Discussing Homecare with Your Loved One
May 21st, 2013

Here are three questions for you to consider…

1) How do you help your elderly loved one get past family customs and cultural beliefs, to accept assistance in their homes?

2) How do you tell your loved one that you and your siblings are concerned about them living alone at home?

     3)    How do you help them keep their independence without appearing to be interfering in their lives or making decisions for them?


These are issues that will not go away with time. To the contrary, everyone involved should be proactive about such complicated topics. With advance planning, and open and frank discussions within the family, the problem-solving process can work quite well. However, it will take some concerted effort on the part of you,

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5 Things You Need to Know When Your Loved One is in ICU

5 Things You Need to Know When Your Loved One is in ICU

By Susan Montminy, MSN, RN and Meredith Dodge, MSN, RN

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It is the middle of the night and the phone rings. Your family member has been in a car accident and is rushed to the hospital. He is currently in the intensive care unit (ICU). You race to the hospital and are met by the intensive care doctor. All you hear is “critical, unstable, and surgery.” Later, as you sit out in the waiting room, you wonder, What can I do to help my loved one through this?

This article contains key information on assisting family members survive when a loved one is in the intensive care unit. Communication, decision making, multi-disciplinary meetings, pain/comfort, and sleep are discussed. Hopefully, knowing this information will help you and your loved one have a positive experience and survive your time in the ICU.

Communication

Thorough communication is the best tool that you have when your loved one is in the ICU. You are going to be overwhelmed with information from many different people. Here are some tips to help you understand everything that you are being told.

• Write everything down. During this stressful time, it is difficult for you to process all of the information you are given. If you write everything down, you can read it at a later time and absorb what you are reading.
• Have someone with you. If you have a second set of ears to listen to what you are being told, then you can discuss it afterwards to be sure that you heard everything that was said.
• Nurses are excellent resources and can assist you in many ways. If at all possible, make sure that the nurse is present when having discussions with the doctor. The nurse can help to explain medical terminology or translate what was discussed so that you can understand it better.
• Keep an open line of communication with your nurse. Nurses are patient advocates and can help make sure that the patient’s wishes are carried out. Communicate openly and honestly with your loved one’s nurse; let him or her know your questions and thoughts. Nurses can better assist you if they know what you are struggling with.
• The Internet is not always the best resource. While looking up information on the Internet may be helpful for you to better understand certain things; the internet can be overwhelming because it has so much extra information on it. This extra information can leave you confused and stressed; often the worst case scenarios are included in your search results. Listen to what the doctors are telling you about your loved one. They are looking at the entire picture, not just the specific disease or injury.

The bottom line is that open communication with all members of the healthcare team will help you to better understand what is going on with your loved one.

Downsizing: Tips for Seniors Moving to a Smaller Home | Orange County Active Seniors

Downsizing: Tips for Seniors Moving to a Smaller Home | Orange County Active Seniors: By Austin Kilham, Caring.com author

If you’re a boomer or even a little older, your kids have likely grown and moved on to their own homes. Maybe you’re feeling like an empty nester, or maybe taking care of a large house is feeling harder and you’re looking to simplify your life. In either case, you may be considering downsizing to a smaller home or even an independent living community.

Moving is always stressful, and it can feel even more so when you have to condense your life into a smaller space. The process can be emotionally and physically challenging as you decide what to keep and what has to go. We spoke with Donna Quinn Robbins, CEO of Ultimate Moves and author of Moving Mom and Dad, for insights into how to make the process run smoothly.

Have a plan. It’s important to be organized, says Robbins. “If you’re not organized, everything is scattered: You’re scattered, the house is scattered.” Make a list of everything you need to do and p

World in Pictures, April 24, 2013: Solar powered plane over San Francisco and ships collide in Canada - Wales Online

World in Pictures, April 24, 2013: Solar powered plane over San Francisco and ships collide in Canada - Wales Online

Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks | Mother Jones

Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks | Mother Jones: Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks

Eldercare Services for Veterans

Eldercare Services for Veterans

Senior Care Answers: When is Memory Loss More Than Old Age?

Senior Care Answers: When is Memory Loss More Than Old Age?

 One of the early signs that many family members notice is difficulty with financial or other tasks which require "complex thinking".  You have to compare this to a baseline (i.e. if your Dad always handled the bills and checkbook, but has now begun missing payments) and "getting scammed" is not always an indication of dementia.  However, these indicators may warrant some changes, before bigger problems occur.
Some signs to watch for if you are worried about memory loss (these can also go hand-in-hand with physical impairments or other senior care issues):

• Spoiled food in the refrigerator, difficulty preparing meals or dealing with appliances properly, forgetting to turn off the stove.
• Missed appointments, trouble remembering dates and managing tasks and to-do's.
• Significant changes in appearance and personal care.
• Significant changes in household maintenance/care and cleanliness.
• Medication misuse (signs might include unfilled prescriptions, pill bottles in disarray, inability to explain what a medicine is for or when/how it is to be taken).
• For more signs, grab a free copy of our "Warning Signs" evaluation checklist:

MyAgingFolks - Support for Caregivers. Senior-Care Answers. Expert advice.

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Power of attorney: It’s easily abused - Elizabeth O'Brien's Retire Well - MarketWatch

Power of attorney: It’s easily abused - Elizabeth O'Brien's Retire Well - MarketWatch: It’s a standard part of estate planning. It’s also, according to experts on elder fraud, a license to steal. It’s the power of attorney, a legal instrument designed to give a trusted individual the authority to handle financial or health matters for the person creating it.

As their own parents grow older—and, in many cases, lose the capacity to make their own financial and medical decisions—growing numbers of baby boomers are beginning to wrestle with the intricacies and pitfalls of the power of attorney. And of course, the day may not be too far off when they themselves may have to trust someone else with those powers. “They have great value and opportunity to misuse,” said Randy Thomas, a former police officer in Columbia, South Carolina who lectures nationally on elder financial abuse.


Estate plans usually involve what’s known as a “durable” power of attorney. These allow the trusted individual—legally, the “agent”—to retain power of attorney even when the person who created the document—the “principal”—has become incapacitated. A general power of attorney expires when the principal has lost capacity; these are usually limited to a certain transaction, such as a real estate closing or the license-plate example above. All powers of attorney expire when the principal dies

Old age should not be approached with horror | Carers Chill4us

Old age should not be approached with horror | Carers Chill4us: Old age should not be approached with horror

A new report provides a passport for older life that does not treat over-60s as liabilities

Thursday 14 March 2013


Ageing is no longer an orderly chronological process; anarchy rules. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Ageing is a strange and foreign country described mostly in negative terms in guide books for those whom, much to their surprise, find themselves lost in its hinterland, often unsuitably dressed and without a compass. A youth-obsessed society that makes a mint from mining the alleged horrors of growing older – all sag and no sagacity – has locked us into a set of taboos that means millions of us are moving from middle age into possibly decades of allegedly unproductive, dependent, parked-up old age without sufficient armament or attitude of mind to challenge prevailing prejudices. Except that today we may literally have been thrown the semblance of a lifeline.

From Grief Comes A Mission To Make Estate Planning Less Daunting : NPR

Estate planning may seem like a pain, but imagine the mess you leave to those managing your affairs if you don't draw up a will or get life insurance.

"It takes really just a few hours now, rather than a pile of hours and thousands of dollars to do it later when you really need it done," says Chanel Reynolds, who created a website geared to help people get their affairs in order.

Her site — which is a NSFW riff on "get your stuff together" — features a checklist and templates for some key documents, including a will, living will and power of attorney.

April fools in February? – US News and World Reports 2013 Best Nursing Homes Report | Senior Housing Forum

April fools in February? – US News and World Reports 2013 Best Nursing Homes Report | Senior Housing Forum: April fools in February? – US News and World Reports 2013 Best Nursing Homes Report
 27 February, 2013 by Steve Moran |

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Here is Steve Moran's  take after reading the article and browsing the list:

• US News & World Report has done a shabby job of reporting.  In fact, they didn’t do any serious reporting or they would have been more cautious about equating a 5 star rating with the highest quality care.
• It confirms that the 5 star system continues to be flawed.  This is not to say it has no value, but I would argue that at best, it’s value is primarily as a early detection tool to identify and rule out terrible nursing homes.
• The one reliable conclusion you can draw from the list is that the highly rated skilled buildings are experts at getting a high rating 5 star rating.
• There are some really great skilled nursing buildings in California and other states that don’t have a 5 star rating.  In fact often these buildings take on patients with complex problems and get terrific results, but because those patients are complex it hurts their star rating.

 an invitation to a twitter chat about the report.    join the conversation.

The editor of the report also responded to the article in the comments and you might want to check that out.

Here is the information you need to join the conversation
Date: Thursday, March 7
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST
Hashtag: #BestNursingHomes
Host: @USNewsHealth

What To Do After You've Been Hacked | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

What To Do After You've Been Hacked | Gadget Lab | Wired.com: What to Do After You’ve Been Hacked

By Mat Honan
03.05.13
6:00 AM


Reset Your Passwords
Immediately change the password on the affected service, and any others that use the same or similar password. And, really, don’t reuse passwords. You should be changing your passwords periodically anyway as a part of routine maintenance. But if you’ve just been hacked, it’s now more urgent. This is especially true if you reuse passwords, or use schemes that result in similar passwords (like 123Facebook, 123Linkedin, 123Google).
“Password reuse is one of the great evils and its very hard to prevent,” says PayPal’s principal scientist for consumer security Markus Jakobsson. Sites can set up password requirements — for example a character length or that a password include symbols and numbers — but they cannot force people into not reusing the same or similar passwords. “It’s very common for people to use similar or the same password but it’s very rare for people to realize that it creates a liability for them to do it and that they need to change their password after they’ve been hacked.”

National Senior Organizations - retirement resources directory.pdf

National Senior Organizations - retirement resources directory.pdf
  This is a publication of Suffolk Libraries Career and Resource Exchange (CARE), a committee of RASD, 2008. Disclaimer: At the time of publication, all websites listed in this directory were verified. The CARE Committee cannot be responsible for change of addresses or information

 Introduction

 √ Are you retired or thinking about retirement?

 √ Want to explore your options?

 √ Hoping to make a career change ?

 √ Interested in developing new skills?

 √ Concerned about your financial future?

 √ Considering relocation? If you have answered yes to any of the above, read on.

 The Retirement Resources Directory can help you in your research process! Locate the many services and resources available on both a local and national level .

 Contributors Include : Susan Altman Vicki Lever Serena Brooks Elizabeth Malafi Denise DiPaolo Grace O’Connor Roche lle Freed Fred Strum Susan Guerin Edna Susman Susa n Holden Barbara Sussman Margaret King Nancy Zulkofske Linda Knel

Free Legal Assistance Services in Massachusetts

Free Legal Assistance
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Click on a program name for more information:
Free Legal Assistance
Legal Services and other non-profit organizations give free legal assistance to low-income and elderly Massachusetts residents. Legal Services and other organizations also help noncitizens with immigration problems. In addition, several organizations offer free online and telephone hotline legal help with housing, public benefits, elder rights, family law, health care, and other issues important to Massachusetts residents.
Legal Services Programs

Legal Services programs throughout Massachusetts provide free legal assistance to low-income and elderly residents. Legal Services programs offer legal help with housing issues, government benefits, family law, and other non-criminal legal issues.
Legal Help Online / Hotline

Several legal organizations provide free online legal information and telephone hotlines for Massachusetts residents with legal questions about housing, public benefits, consumer law, elder law, education, tax credits, and health care.
Legal Help for Immigrants

Massachusetts immigrants can get low-cost or free legal help with green card applications, deportation proceedings, asylum cases, family-based visa petitions, citizenship, and other immigration matters. Organizations that provide legal help for immigrants offer counseling, application assistance, referrals, and legal representation.
Legal Help - Specialized

Several legal organizations in Massachusetts give free legal help to residents with specific types of legal problems:

Health Law Advocates helps people who have legal problems concerning health insurance or medical care.
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau provides free legal help to low income residents of Suffolk and Middlesex counties who have civil legal problems involving housing, family law, government benefits, and wage and hour issues
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts gives free legal representation to children and youth in crisis who are unable to afford a private lawyer
HIV/AIDS Legal Services agencies help HIV-positive residents handle legal matters related to their HIV status
Disability Law Center gives free legal assistance to Massachusetts residents with disabilities who have been discriminated against because of their disability

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Senior Agencies in Massachusetts | Aging Services, Access Points, Councils on Aging, Senior Centers

Senior Agencies in Massachusetts: Senior Agencies in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, the following agencies offer help to seniors age 60 or older and their families, friends, and caregivers:

Aging Services Access Points
Councils on Aging / Senior Centers
800AgeInfo

NOTE: Glossary words are highlighted. Click on any glossary word to see its definition.
Aging Services Access Points
Description:

Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) are one-stop entry points for all of the services and benefits available to seniors in Massachusetts. These agencies provide information, applications, direct services, and referrals.

ASAPs manage the state-based Massachusetts Home Care Program, and work with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), established under the federal Older Americans Act, to make sure that seniors have access to all essential services. In Massachusetts, many senior agencies are combined ASAPs/AAAs.

Massachusetts Senior Centers

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Abington	Plymouth County	Abington	781-982-2145
Acton	Middlesex County	Acton	978-264-9643
Acushnet	Bristol County	Acushnet	508-998-0210
Adams	Berkshire County	Adams	413-743-8333
Agawam	Hampden County	Agawam	413-789-3838
Amesbury--Council On Aging	Essex County	Amesbury	978-388-8138
Anna Defronzo Senior Center	Suffolk County	East Boston	617-569-4299
Area Agency On Aging	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	413-499-0524
Area Agency On Aging	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	800-544-5242
Area Agency On Aging Highland Valley Elder Service	Hampshire County	Northampton	800-322-0551
Ashburnham	Worchester County	Ashburnham	978-827-5000
Athol Senior Center	Worchester County	Athol	978-249-9001
Athol	Worchester County	Athol	978-249-2368
Auburn	Worchester County	Auburn	508-832-7798
Ayer	Middlesex County	Ayer	978-772-8260
Barnstable	Barnstable County	Hyannis	508-862-4004
Barre	Worchester County	Barre	978-355-5004
Bedford	Bedford County	Bedford	781-275-4880
Belchertown	Hampshire County	Belchertown	413-323-0419
Belmont Senior Center	Middlesex County	Belmont	617-484-5501
Bethany Community Services	Essex County	Haverhill	978-372-7597
Beverly Council On Aging	Essex County	Beverly	978-921-6058
Boston Elder Info	Suffolk County	Boston	617-292-4762
Boston Elder Info	Suffolk County	Boston	617-292-6211
Bourne	Barnstable County	Buzzards Bay	508-743-3004
Boxford	Essex County	Boxford	978-887-3591
Boylston	Worcester County	Boylston	508-869-2972
Boylston	Worcester County	Boylston	508-869-6563
Brewster	Barnstable County	Brewster	508-896-2737
Briarcliff Lodge Adult Day Program	Essex County	Lynn	781-598-4570
Bridgewater	Plymouth County	Bridgewater	508-697-0929
Brien Center	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	413-442-4978
Brien Center	Berkshire County	Great Barrington	413-528-9155
Brighton-Allston Elderly Homes	Suffolk County	Allston	617-783-5490
Brimfield	Hampden County	Brimfield	413-245-4103
Brockton Area Multi Services Inc	Plymouth County	Brockton	508-583-5963
Brookline Senior Center	Norfolk County	Brookline	617-730-2770
Brookline	Norfolk County	Brookline	617-730-2777
Callahan Senior Center	Middlesex County	Framingham	508-620-4819
Canton	Norfolk County	Canton	781-828-1323
Cape Cod Home Helpers	Barnstable County	South Dennis	508-394-7700
Carlisle	Middlesex County	Carlisle	978-369-0283
Carver	Plymouth County	Carver	508-866-4698
Carver	Plymouth County	Carver	508-866-9307
Casaubon Senior Center	Worcester County	Southbridge	508-765-1985
Central Mass Agency On Aging	Worcester County	West Boylston	508-852-5539
Charlestown Senior Center	Suffolk County	Charlestown	401-364-6998
Charlton	Worcester County	Charlton	508-248-2231
Chatham Elder Services Nutrition Site	Barnstable County	Chatham	508-945-1783
Chelmsford Senior Center	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	978-251-0533
Cheshire Senior Citizens Club	Berkshire County	Cheshire	413-743-9719
Chicopee City of	Hampden County	Chicopee	413-534-3698
Chilmark	Dukes County	Vineyard Haven	508-693-2896
Clinton Senior Citizens Center	Worcester County	Clinton	978-365-9416
Coastline Elderly Service Inc	Bristol County	North Dartmouth	508-992-7410
Concord	Middlesex County	Concord	978-318-3020
Cooperative Elder Services	Middlesex County	Concord	978-318-0055
Council On Aging	Norfolk County	Stoughton	781-344-8882
Council On Aging	Essex County	Nahant	781-599-0647
Council On Aging	Worcester County	Fitchburg	978-345-9598
Council On Aging	Worcester County	Gardner	978-630-4067
Council On Aging Drop In	Norfolk County	Braintree	781-848-1963
Covenant House	Suffolk County	Brighton	617-277-8932
Creative Alliance Inc-Elder Care	Suffolk County	Jamaica Plain	617-731-1414
Cummington Council On Aging	Hampshire County	Cummington	413-634-2262
Daka Elderly Nutrition	Norfolk County	Canton	781-821-2788
Dalton	Berkshire County	Dalton	413-684-2000
Danvers Senior Center	Essex County	Danvers	978-762-0208
Dartmouth	Bristol County	Dartmouth	508-999-4717
Deerfield Senior Day Center	Norfolk County	Wellesley	781-237-8877
Dighton	Bristol County	Dighton	508-823-0095
Ditson Street Senior Housing Inc	Suffolk County	Dorchester	617-822-2656
Dorn Davies Senior Center	Plymouth County	Brockton	508-583-2517
Douglas Senior Drop In Center	Worcester County	East Douglas	508-476-2283
Dover Council On Aging	Norfolk County	Dover	508-785-2119
Dracut	Middlesex County	Dracut	978-957-0129
Dudley	Worcester County	Dudley	508-949-8010
Dunstable	Middlesex County	Dunstable	978-649-3257
Duxbury	Plymouth County	Duxbury	781-934-5774
East Brookfield Senior Center	Worcester County	East Brookfield	508-867-0166
East Longmeadow	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	413-525-5437
Easthampton City of	Hampshire County	Easthampton	413-527-6151
Edgartown	Dukes County	Edgartown	508-627-4368
Elder Resources	Middlesex County	Newton	617-928-0200
Elder Service Plan	Suffolk County	Dorchester	617-296-5100
Elder Service Plan	Essex County	Lynn	781-581-0666
Elder Service Plan Of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center/Winthrop Commu	Suffolk County	East Boston	617-568-4602
Elder Service Plan of the North Shore	Essex County	Lynn	781-715-6608
Elder Services Mashpee Senior Dining	Barnstable County	Mashpee	508-477-0910
Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Island Inc	Barnstable County	Buzzards Bay	508-563-5966
Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Island Inc	Barnstable County	Pocasset	508-563-5966
Elder Services Of Cape Cod & The Islands Inc	Barnstable County	South Dennis	508-394-4630
Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands Inc	Barnstable County	Cataumet	508-563-5966
Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands Inc	Dukes County	Oak Bluffs	508-693-4393
Elder Services Of Worc Area Inc	Worcester County	Worcester	508-756-1545
Elder Services Senior Dining Center	Barnstable County	Provincetown	508-487-2700
ElderAid	Norfolk County	Brookline	617-566-1563
ElderLink	Norfolk County	Quincy	617-629-0700
Epoch Senior Living Inc	Middlesex County	Waltham	781-891-0777
Erving Senior Center	Franklin County	Erving	413-423-3308
Ethos	Suffolk County	Jamaica Plain	617-522-6700
Fairhaven	Bristol County	Fairhaven	508-993-9455
Fall River City of	Bristol County	Fall River	508-324-2711
Fall River City of	Bristol County	Fall River	508-324-2712
Fall River City of	Bristol County	Fall River	508-324-2715
Fall River City of	Bristol County	Fall River	508-324-2717
Falmouth	Barnstable County	Falmouth	508-540-0196
Family Care Program Of Cape Cod Hospital	Barnstable County	Hyannis	508-862-5405
Family Services Of Central Massachusetts	Worcester County	Worcester	508-756-4646
Foxboro	Norfolk County	Foxboro	508-543-1252
Framingham	Middlesex County	Framingham	508-532-5980
Franklin	Norfolk County	Franklin	508-520-4927
Freetown Council On Aging	Bristol County	Assonet	508-763-9084
Freetown Council On Aging	Bristol County	East Freetown	508-763-9557
Friends of Dennis Senior Citizens	Barnstable County	South Dennis	508-385-5376
Friends of the Harwich Council On Aging Inc	Barnstable County	Harwich	508-432-6872
Friends Of Worcester's Senior Center	Worcester County	Worcester	508-792-2948
Frontier Senior Center	Franklin County	South Deerfield	413-665-2141
Georgetown	Essex County	Georgetown	978-352-5757
Geriatric Care Managers Of New England	Suffolk County	Boston	617-426-3533
Geriatric Resource Centre Inc	Middlesex County	Newton	617-332-7610
Grafton	Worcester County	Grafton	508-839-5335
Greater Boston Elderly Legal Services	Suffolk County	Boston	617-371-1234
Greater Lawrence Retired Senior Volunteer Program	Essex County	Lawrence	978-686-9407
Greater Lynn Senior Services	Middlesex County	Medford	781-391-3130
Greater Lynn Senior Services	Essex County	Peabody	781-477-4237
Greater Lynn Senior Services	Essex County	Peabody	781-596-8222
Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc	Hampden County	Springfield	413-781-8800
Greenfield Senior Lunch Program	Franklin County	Greenfield	413-773-3146
Groton	Middlesex County	Groton	978-448-1170
Hadley	Hampshire County	Hadley	413-586-4023
Halifax	Plymouth County	Halifax	781-293-7313
Hardwick	Worcester County	Gilbertville	413-477-6700
Harvard Council On Aging	Worcester County	Harvard	978-456-4120
Hatfield	Hampshire County	Hatfield	413-247-9200
Haverhill City of	Essex County	Haverhill	978-373-6397
Highland Valley Elder Services	Hampshire County	Northampton	413-586-2000
Highland Valley Elder Services Area Agency On Aging	Hampshire County	Northampton	413-585-8160
Hinsdale	Berkshire County	Hinsdale	413-655-2245
Holden	Worcester County	Holden	508-829-0270
Holland Senior Center	Hampden County	Holland	413-245-3163
Holliston	Middlesex County	Holliston	508-429-0622
Holyoke City of	Hampden County	Holyoke	413-322-5625
Home Helpers	Essex County	Salem	978-745-0302
Hopedale	Worcester County	Hopedale	508-634-2208
Hudson	Middlesex County	Hudson	978-568-9638
Hull	Plymouth County	Hull	781-925-1239
Independent Living Solutions	Essex County	Manchester	978-526-4305
Jewish Family Service of the North Shore	Essex County	Salem	978-741-7878
Jewish Family Svc Of Metrowest	Middlesex County	Framingham	508-875-3100
Jewish Rehabilitation Center Of The North Shore	Essex County	Swampscott	781-598-5310
JML Care Center Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation	Barnstable County	Falmouth	508-457-4621
Kingston	Plymouth County	Kingston	781-585-0511
Kit Clark Senior Services	Suffolk County	Boston	617-288-5089
Kit Clark Senior Services	Suffolk County	Dorchester	617-825-5000
Lakeville	Plymouth County	Lakeville	508-947-7224
Lakeville Council On Aging	Plymouth County	Lakeville	508-947-7224
Lancaster	Worcester County	Lancaster	978-365-2542
Lawrence - City of	Essex County	Lawrence	978-620-3540
Lee Central Enriched Housing Inc	Berkshire County	Lee	413-394-9802
Leominster Senior Citizens Drop-In Center	Worcester County	Leominster	978-534-7511
Leverett Senior CTR	Franklin County	Leverett	413-548-9410
Lexington Council On Aging Adult Daycare Program	Middlesex County	Lincoln	781-259-1807
Lincoln	Middlesex County	Lincoln	781-259-8811
Littleton	Middlesex County	Littleton	978-486-3120
Longmeadow	Hampden County	Longmeadow	413-565-2255
Lowell City of	Middlesex County	Lowell	978-446-7185
Ludlow	Hampden County	Ludlow	413-583-3564
Lunenburg	Worcester County	Lunenburg	978-582-4167
Lynn Council On Aging Senior Center	Essex County	Lynn	781-599-0110
Lynn Senior Services Greater	Essex County	Saugus	781-231-5648
Manchester-by-the-Sea	Essex County	Manchester	978-525-2860
Mansfield	Bristol County	Mansfield	508-261-7368
Marblehead	Essex County	Marblehead	781-631-2721
Marlborough City of	Middlesex County	Marlborough	508-485-6492
Mashpee	Barnstable County	Mashpee	508-539-1440
Mass Senior Action Council	Suffolk County	Boston	617-350-6722
Massachusetts Association For Older Americans	Suffolk County	Boston	617-426-0804
Mattapoisett	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	508-758-2521
Maynard	Middlesex County	Maynard	978-897-1032
McNamara House	Suffolk County	Allston	617-783-5490
Meals On Wheels	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	800-544-5242
Meals On Wheels Store	Franklin County	South Deerfield	413-665-2901
Medway	Norfolk County	Medway	508-533-3210
Melrose Council On Aging	Middlesex County	Melrose	781-665-4304
Mendon	Worcester County	Mendon	508-478-6175
Merrimac	Essex County	Merrimac	978-346-9549
Merrimac Valley Nutrition Project	Essex County	North Andover	978-975-3884
Methuen City of	Essex County	Lawrence	978-983-8825
Middleboro	Plymouth County	Middleboro	508-946-2490
Middleton	Essex County	Middleton	978-777-4067
Milano Family Senior Ctr	Middlesex County	Melrose	781-662-6886
Millbury	Worcester County	Millbury	508-865-9154
Millis	Norfolk County	Millis	508-376-7040
Milton	Norfolk County	Milton	617-898-4893
Minute Men Senior Services	Middlesex County	Woburn	781-933-8643
Minuteman Senior Services	Middlesex County	Burlington	781-272-7177
Montague Senior Center	Franklin County	Turners Falls	413-863-9357
Montague-Gill Council On Aging Director's	Franklin County	Montague City	413-863-4500
Mystic Valley Elder Services	Middlesex County	Malden	781-324-7705
Nantucket Council On Aging	Nantucket County	Nantucket	508-228-4490
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-961-3100
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-979-1574
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6143
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6170
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6177
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6208
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6211
New Bedford City of	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-991-6250
Newbury	Essex County	Newbury	978-462-8114
Norfolk	Norfolk County	Norfolk	508-528-1400
North Adams City of	Berkshire County	North Adams	413-662-3126
North Adams City of	Berkshire County	North Adams	413-663-3313
North Reading	Middlesex County	North Reading	978-664-5600
North Shore Elder Services Inc	Essex County	Danvers	978-750-4540
Northern Essex Elder Transport	Essex County	Amesbury	978-388-7474
Northfield	Franklin County	Northfield	413-498-2186
Norton	Bristol County	Norton	508-285-0235
Norwell	Plymouth County	Norwell	781-659-7878
Nutrition Program For Elderly	Middlesex County	Arlington	781-648-7500
Oakham Senior Center	Worcester County	Oakham	508-882-5251
Old Colony Elderly Svc	Plymouth County	Brockton	508-584-1561
Orleans	Barnstable County	Orleans	508-255-6333
Oxford	Worcester County	Oxford	508-987-6001
Palmer	Hampden County	Palmer	413-283-2670
Patterson Meredith Associates	Middlesex County	Concord	978-371-2071
Paxton	Worcester County	Paxton	508-756-2833
Pembroke	Plymouth County	Pembroke	781-293-6771
Peterborough Senior Center	Suffolk County	Boston	617-536-7154
Pittsfield City of	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	413-499-9346
Plymouth	Plymouth County	Plymouth	508-830-4170
Project Independence Adult Day Health	Bristol County	New Bedford	508-997-1441
Provincetown	Barnstable County	Provincetown	508-487-7064
Raynham	Bristol County	Raynham	508-824-2740
Rehoboth	Bristol County	Rehoboth	508-252-3372
Rochester	Plymouth County	Rochester	508-763-8723
Rockland	Plymouth County	Rockland	781-681-9284
Rose Baker Senior Center	Essex County	Gloucester	978-281-9765
Rowley	Essex County	Rowley	978-948-2231
Royal Home Services	Barnstable County	Bourne	508-759-0762
Rutland Council On Aging	Worcester County	Rutland	508-886-7945
Sandwich	Barnstable County	Sandwich	508-888-4737
Savoy Senior Center	Berkshire County	Savoy	413-743-0139
Scituate	Plymouth County	Scituate	781-545-8722
Seekonk	Bristol County	Seekonk	508-336-8772
Senior Center	Berkshire County	Great Barrington	413-528-1881
Senior Center & Council On Aging	Hampden County	Wilbraham	413-596-8379
Senior Health Center	Suffolk County	Cambridge	617-491-5020
Senior Resource Center	Norfolk County	Quincy	617-472-6600
Seniorcare Inc Meal Sites	Essex County	Manchester	978-526-7427
Seniorcare Inc- Meal Sites	Essex County	Gloucester	978-281-5128
Seniorcare Inc- Nutrition Program	Essex County	Gloucester	978-281-3454
Sharon	Norfolk County	Sharon	781-784-1530
Shelburne Senior Meals Program	Franklin County	Shelburne	413-625-6266
Sherborn	Middlesex County	Sherborn	508-651-7858
Shirley	Middlesex County	Shirley	978-425-2600
Sodexho Senior Services At Mt St Vincent	Norfolk County	Wellesley	781-416-1831
Somerset	Bristol County	Somerset	508-646-2833
Somerset	Bristol County	Fall River	508-679-0393
Somerville Cambridge Elder Services	Suffolk County	Cambridge	617-876-1624
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services	Middlesex County	Somerville	617-628-2601
South Hadley	Hampshire County	South Hadley	413-538-5042
South Shore Elder Services	Norfolk County	Quincy	617-472-3665
South Shore Elder Services	Norfolk County	Weymouth	781-337-3320
South Shore Elder Services	Norfolk County	Braintree	781-848-8615
South Shore Elder Services Inc	Worcester County	Milford	617-296-2947
South Shore Senior Citizens	Norfolk County	Quincy	617-773-9280
Southampton	Hampshire County	Southampton	413-529-2105
Southbridge	Worcester County	Southbridge	508-764-5436
Spencer	Worcester County	Spencer	508-885-7546
Springfield - City of	Hampden County	Springfield	413-787-6124
Springfield Hobby Club	Hampden County	Springfield	413-739-4874
Stockbridge	Berkshire County	Stockbridge	413-298-3118
Sturbridge Senior's Friends The	Worcester County	Sturbridge	508-347-5481
Sturbridge	Worcester County	Sturbridge	508-347-5063
Swansea	Bristol County	Swansea	508-676-1831
Taunton City of	Bristol County	Taunton	508-821-1420
Tisbury	Dukes County	Vineyard Haven	508-696-4205
Townsend	Middlesex County	Townsend	978-597-1710
Truro	Barnstable County	Truro	508-487-2462
Tyngsboro	Berkshire County	Tyngsboro	978-649-9211
Union Towers Phase II	Norfolk County	Weymouth	781-335-3451
Up-Island Council On Aging	Bristol County	Westport	508-693-2896
Upton	Worcester County	Upton	508-529-4558
Uxbridge	Worcester County	Uxbridge	508-278-8622
Veronica Smith Senior Center	Suffolk County	Brighton	617-635-6120
Wakefield Council On Aging	Middlesex County	Wakefield	781-245-3312
Walden Rehabilitation And Nursing Center	Middlesex County	Concord	978-369-6889
Walpole	Norfolk County	Walpole	508-660-7200
Ware	Hampshire County	Ware	413-967-9645
Wareham	Plymouth County	Wareham	508-291-3130
Wayland	Middlesex County	Wayland	508-358-2990
Wellesley	Norfolk County	Wellesley	781-235-3961
West Boylston	Worcester County	West Boylston	508-835-6916
West Bridgewater	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	508-894-1262
West Mass ElderCare Inc	Hampden County	Holyoke	800-462-2301
West Springfield Council On Aging	Hampden County	West Springfield	413-781-2214
Westford	Middlesex County	Westford	978-692-5523
Weston	Middlesex County	Weston	781-529-0203
Westport	Bristol County	Westport	508-636-1026
Whitman	Plymouth County	Whitman	781-447-7619
Williamsburg	Hampshire County	Williamsburg	413-268-8407
Williamstown	Hampshire County	Williamstown	413-458-8250
Wilmington	Middlesex County	Wilmington	978-657-7595
Winchendon	Worcester County	Winchendon	978-297-0415
Winthrop	Suffolk County	Winthrop	617-846-8538
Woburn Senior Center	Middlesex County	Woburn	781-937-7899
Yarmouth Elder Services Nutrition Site	Barnstable County	Yarmouth	508-398-5060
Zdorovie Senior Services	Middlesex County	Newton	617-795-0668