News & Updates
November 2022 | Issue 2
If you have enjoyed caring for your loved ones, consider becoming a professional homemaker or personal care attendant. This is a fast growing profession, with strong local demand. Learn about the free online training offered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
Walking the Talk:
Elder Services Recognizes Caregivers At Work

Since our beginnings in 1972, we've recognized that work-life balance is an important factor in employee engagement and satisfaction. Our flex schedule and hybrid options for full time employees are just two of the ways we recognize and support team members who have caregiving responsibilities at home. Visit our Career Center to learn more about the benefits of working with us.
Senior Planet Programming Continues with Support from Comcast
Elder Services has received a generous grant from Comcast/NBC/Universal Foundation as part of Project UP, a ten-year $1 billion pledge to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships. These funds will allow us to expand our in-person Senior Planet computer classes in 2023!
 
The Senior Planet curricula have been extensively field-tested and are continually updated to respond to adult learning styles. This means that these classes proceed at a comfortable pace and that its more likely you will retain the skills and knowledge introduced. Our instructors participate in rigorous training and continuing education to refine their methods and expertise. Elder Services’ Senior Planet classes are offered free of charge, but offer a great return on the investment of your time.
This past Friday was the final meeting of the Introduction to Digital Culture taught by Elenita Muñiz at the Orleans Council on Aging. David and Nina Bennett took the class together although, as David explained, Nina was already very computer savvy. Her involvement meant that she was able to encourage and help David practice at home so that the learning really took hold. Comparing the Senior Planet classes to others she’s taken – and paid for – in the past, Sylvia Lamb noted that this was “much better” because it truly started at the beginning which is where she needed to start to feel confident. Those other classes, she explained, “started in the middle with documents, but I needed to learn how to turn it on and off.”

Click here to read about upcoming classes.To register for a class or ask a question, call 508-394-4630 x366.

Honoring family caregivers in November and year round.

Recognize * Assist * Include * Support * Engage
Wherever you are on your Caregiving Journey, we can help. Contact our Information & Referral line at 508-394-4630 to learn about our Family Caregiver Support, Options Counseling and Home Health Care Management services or visit our website to learn more.
Presidential Proclamation on National Family Caregivers Month
During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones, ensuring their health and dignity.

Today, far too many Americans find themselves sandwiched between the enormous tasks of supporting aging parents, raising young children, and earning a living. Others bear the responsibility of caring for loved ones with a disability or looking after wounded, ill, or injured service members and veterans who have sacrificed so much for us all. The truth is, at some point in our lives, each of us will likely need to be a family caregiver — but the burden falls especially hard on those who cannot afford support. Women, people of color, and immigrants shoulder a disproportionate share of the obligation, sometimes forced to leave good jobs to instead provide care. . . . (read more)
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