Opportunities in My Community – Newburyport where the Health and Wellness of Everyone Matters
Our Town Senior Center Spotlight, Opportunities in My Community Series continues and this month we look to highlight the beautiful nautical city of Newburyport. The Newburyport Senior Center now located at 331 High St in Newburyport is 16,000 square foot building that people of Newburyport voted to build in 2012. It opened in the fall…
Let’s Thank the Caregivers
November is National Family Caregiver Month. Every President since President Clinton has made a proclamation to recognize the caregivers in our country before we sit down to eat turkey and pie on Thanksgiving. So what does a national month name dedication mean? Well, unfortunately it does not mean we will start to pay the 43…
Bombarded with information, SHINE to the Rescue!
This may be how you feel at this time of year if you are eligible for Medicare, already have Medicare, or turning 65 soon. With television advertisements that tell you they have the best plan for you, the extra mail stuffed into your mailbox that falls out of your arms as you try to carry…
Sunrises and Sunsets – My World in Between
It’s 3:30 pm and it’s about time for me to finish my work day, here at Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley. Rushing home to pick up my children (10 year old and 12 year old), to drive them to their after school activities and while I have 45 minutes in between will stop at…
Opportunities in My Community – Amesbury a Strong Sense of Community
When you are heading up 495 towards the Seacoast there is a wonderful city not to miss that has a very engaged and active Senior Center. Amesbury Senior Center is the second Council of Aging highlighted in our blog. Doreen Brothers is the Director and she shared some highlights about what their Senior Center offers….
Sharing the Caring
“The best long-term care insurance in our country is a conscientious daughter”, quoted a recent article in the New York Times, “The Daughter Care System”. While the article notes that more men have been stepping up as caregivers in the past few years, the truth is “Most of the care for older adults in the…
Opportunities in my Community – The Methuen Senior Activity Center
“Opportunities in my Community” is a new way that Elder Services Caregiver Blog will highlight the 23 cities and towns of the beautifully diverse Merrimack Valley. Each article will focus on a different community and feature offerings through the local Senior Center or Council on Aging. We’re excited to kick off our new Spotlight Series…
Celebrating Grandparents Day When You are Also the Parent
Grandparents Day was September 10th and we want to celebrate by dedicating this post to a very special type of caregiver – Grandparent Caregivers. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Colleen Pritoni, Coordinator of The Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, to talk about this growing population of caregivers…
A Walk That Really Makes a Difference This Fall, The Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Living in New England we get to experience the beautiful array of foliage colors that takes place every autumn starting in September. The red, orange and yellow leaves create a magnificent landscape and walking outdoors to see this spectacle of colors is not only great exercise but an invigorating view. One additional color to add…
Back to Basics for Back to School
Here in the northeast, we hold on to summer for dear life. The slightest hints of fall begin to appear and induce minor panic in many New Englanders. Although it’s only by minutes, the days are already growing shorter and signs that the change in seasons is near, starting with the surge of back to…
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