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The National Council on Aging (NCOA) recognized many organizations, nationwide with their Trailblazers in Aging Awards at the NCOA Age and Action Conference in Washington D.C. The 2019 Innovator Award was presented to the Healthy Living Center of Excellence (HLCE) and...
The Administration on Community Living, headquartered in Washington, awarded Elder Services a three year, $437,000, grant to scale and sustain evidence-based falls prevention programs across Massachusetts. Elder Services was one among 12 organizations, across the...
The Board of Directors for Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and the Board of Directors of North Shore Elder Services are announcing their intention to merge the two organizations effective July 1, 2019. Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley will remain the sole...
Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, through its Healthy Living Center of Excellence, received a $223,000 grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. The grant will support Savvy Caregiver and Matter of Balance trainings and workshops throughout Mass.,...
The application process begins October 3rd to apply for the Gr. Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund’s financial resources. Three ways to apply for the relief funds and available in both English & Spanish. On-Line Application: www.gldrf.org. Link is live as of October...
Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley has earned the special distinction of being certified as an Age Friendly Employer for 2018. The Research Group at www.RetirementJobs.com carefully reviewed the polices, practices and programs of Elder Services, finding them...
Savvy Caregiver Program supports family caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or Related Dementia Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and the Healthy Living Center of Excellence received a grant of $27,573 from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care...
John G. McGough, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region One, visited the City of Lawrence to learn about aging programs for community elders. His visit included a meeting at Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and the...
In our role as a federally designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA), every four years we develop an Area Plan on Aging, and it is approved by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. The plan addresses the needs of older adults, adults with disabilities and their...
Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc. earned Accreditation Status for three years for our Case Management Program from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The status of Accredited – three years demonstrates a strong performance related to the...