SSES is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Older Americans Act for FY2025 – beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025. Programs will be funded for the following: Title III B, Supportive Services and Medical Access Transportation Program: as well as Title III D, Health Promotion Evidence-Based Services. South Shore Elder Services reserves the option to roll over grants for one additional year. Collaboration with other community agencies is encouraged.

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Bristol Elder Services (Bristol), Coastline Elderly Services (CES), Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands (ESCCI), HESSCO (HES) Elder Services, Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) and South Shore Elder Services (SSES) are pleased to issue this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Homemaker and Non-Homemaker Services. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to complete the proposal application process. Please review the information carefully and be sure to follow all the instructions.

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SSES makes information about retirement planning readily available for older adults, caregivers, family members and the community. We offer options for you to consider wherever you are in retirement process. Listing these options does not mean that we endorse or recommend them but that we believe the information can be valuable in your preparation. Retirement will be different for everyone and each person must choose their own path.

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Co-hosted by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Office of Economic Empowerment, the two-part series in August and September 2023 will focus on Estate Planning Basics for Family Caregivers featuring Abigail Poole of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA).

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The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) is a non-profit voluntary association whose members consist of a dedicated group of elder law and special needs attorneys across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MassNAELA was incorporated in 1992, to serve the legal profession and the public with the following mission: To Educate, inspire, serve, advocate, and provide community to attorneys with practices in elder and special needs law.

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It was a drizzly June morning when we first arrived at Watson Field to celebrate Braintree Pride and the field was abuzz with excitement as eager vendors set up their canopies and put out their wares. South Shore Elder Services had a fantastic spot located right by the front entrance of the festival and our table was fully staffed and stocked; we were ready to go.

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South Shore Elder Services recently celebrated their annual Wellness Week; a weeklong event focused on the idea of overall health & well-being!

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Here Representative Ayers is flanked by Senators John Keenan and Walter Timilty and SSES Chief Strategy Officer Wren Meyers.

SSES was delighted to honor a longtime supporter of seniors with their Edythe B. Donkin Award. This award commemorates a community member who has exemplified the tenets of service and support for older adults on the South Shore.

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In Honor of our Home Care Partners, South Shore Elder Services presents our Cluster Award Winners for 2022

South Shore Elder Services (SSES) is proud to collaborate with Home Care contractors who provide service in the homes of our consumers each day, bringing them needed support and assistance with daily life tasks. Because of the work of our dedicated partners, SSES can fulfill our mission to help older adults remain safe and independent in their homes.

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Attention Please! Home Care Professionals Needed

The work of the Home Care aide is predicated on compassion, understanding, patience, adeptness and a willingness to care for the needs of others. The daily tasks of home management, chores, tasks that keep their environment tidy and securing groceries and making meals are the essential job functions of the Home Care professional caregivers that make all the difference in the world to the consumers served by South Shore Elder Services (SSES).

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