AgeSpan Launches GUIDE Program to Improve Dementia Care and Support Caregivers AgeSpan is proud to announce a new program designed to improve care for people with dementia and support their unpaid caregivers. The GUIDE Program (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) is a comprehensive, coordinated dementia care initiative that provides compassionate, person-centered support for people living with dementia…

AgeSpan has received two top honors in the 2025 National Mature Media Awards, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center – the nation’s largest program recognizing excellence in marketing and educational materials for adults age 50 and older. AgeSpan won Gold in the Annual Reports category for the 2024 Annual Impact Report, which celebrated the…

AgeSpan Wants Your Feedback On Our Next Area Plan  As the federally designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA) serving residents of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, AgeSpan seeks feedback from older adults and the broader community on the needs of individuals aged 60 and older, as well as their caregivers.  As an AAA, AgeSpan…

Nominate an Older Adult for AgeSpan’s Inspiring Lifelong Learning Awards Do you know an older adult whose passion for learning lights up the lives of everyone around them? Someone who proves that growth doesn’t stop with age but only gets better? AgeSpan wants to hear their story. Nominations are now open for AgeSpan’s Inspiring Lifelong…

AgeSpan Soliciting Proposals for the Massachusetts Nutrition Program For The Elderly  AgeSpan, Inc., an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) serving the Merrimack Valley and North Shore of Massachusetts, is soliciting sealed proposals for the preparation of meals under the Title III-C nutrition program. Sealed bids will be accepted up to 5:00pm on July 14, 2025. …

Media Release Lawrence, MA – February 6, 2025 – AgeSpan has received a generous $25,000 donation from Mi Casa Adult Day Health Center and Affable Care’s Adult Foster Care (AFC) program to combat food insecurity and social isolation among Latino older adults in Lawrence. The funding will support AgeSpan’s REUNIR initiative (Reconnecting Elders Underserved through…

Media Release Contact: Susan Geier, Director of Communications Motorists will notice an updated view from their drive on Interstate 495. AgeSpan’s new signage was installed today on building #5 at 360 Merrimack Street in Lawrence, which is visible from the highway. Northeast Digital Imaging of Salem, NH, designed and installed the lighted signage on the Riverwalk…

Media Release Join others from across the country for the 13th annual virtual conference, “LGBTQ+ Elders in an Ever-Changing World.” AgeSpan is hosting this popular event in partnership with Good Shepherd Community Care, the LGBTQIA+ Aging Project Fenway Health, and the Salem State University School of Social Work on Thursday, June 20, from 9 a.m….

Media Release AgeSpan is hosting its milestone anniversary luncheon, “50 Years of Inspiring Aging: Celebrating the Power, Value, and Voices of Older Adults” on May 2. The event features keynote speaker Harvey Leonard, WCVB Channel 5’s Chief Meteorologist Emeritus. We are honoring 50 local people aged 60 and older who inspire us through healthy aging,…