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ELDER SERVICES
Since 1976, North Shore Elder Services has provided an array of practical services and supports to tens of thousands
of older adults, their families and their caregivers. In the early years, our programs were limited to assistance with household chores and home delivered meals. Twenty-
seven not-for-profit, community based agencies were created known as “home care corporations”. Many, including North Shore Elder Services, were also designated
as “Area Agencies on Aging” to administer programs funded under the federal Older Americans Act.
In the 1980’s, our capacity to meet the elder’s needs
expanded. Legislation was passed creating protective services program addressing abuse and negligence. Our home care services expanded to include
personal care such as assistance with hygiene and dressing. Advocacy in support of nursing facility residents began with the establishment of the ombudsman program.
Program and service expansion continued in the 1990’s. Protective Services began to respond to financial exploitation reports. North Shore Elder Services led the way with the initiation of the first Money Management
Program in the state. The population served with home care services grew with the implementation of the Enhanced Community Option Program
(ECOP).
Highlights in the 2000’s included a federal waiver to the Medicaid Program to establish the CHOICES program offering elders a comprehensive array of
services to avoid nursing facility care. Protective Services expanded to meet the needs of self-neglecting elders. The aging and disability networks began working more closely with the advent of aging and disability resource
consortia.
Today, North Shore Elder Services offers an array of programs and services aimed to help elders stay in the location of their choice, most usually their
homes, with services designed for their particular needs and expectations. This benefits elders, their families, and their caregivers as well as taxpayers
who underwrite the costs of publicly funded care in institutions and in the community.
North Shore Elder Services continues to develop and implement innovative
services including the North Shore Center on Hoarding and Cluttering,
Practical Matters (a private case management service), CALL North Shore
(Confronting Abuse in Latter Life), and Guardianship Services. With the
support of many community members and public leaders, our efforts to “make
life easier” for North Shore elders are continuing to improve services and
expand initiatives.
Chair: Joseph L. Berardino Vice Chair: Joanne Wooldr idge, RN
Treasurer: Kathryn Burns Clerk: Allyan River
Asst. Treasurer/Clerk: Rober t L. Holloway, J r ., Esq.
Carol Gawrys, RN, DNP
David Gravel
Delanne Haight
Francis Leary
Margery Leonard
Richard Muzzy
Patricia Scanlan
Deborah Shih, MD
Barry Sinewitz
Cheryl Springer, MSW, Ph.D.
Donald Thomas
Clark Willmott
Kay Walsh, RN, GNP
Executive Director: Paul J . Lanzikos
Chief Program Officer:
Cheryl Krisko - MSN/MBA, RN, CMC, CCCTM, CIRS-A/D
Chief Financial Officer: Angel Dyer
North Shore Elder Services, Inc.
Revenue Sources
For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017
Unaudited
State Income $16,423, 965 80%
Federal Income $814,542 4%
Private Fees $1,311,413 6%
Group Adult Foster Care $294,167 1%
Donation Income $188,532 1%
Senior Care Options $1, 601,307 8%
Total Revenue $20,633,926 100%
67%
4%
5%
7%
4%
2%
7%
3%
1%
Expenses By Program
State Home Care
Protective Services
Other State Programs
Nutrition
Other Federal Programs
Group Adult Foster Care
Senior Care Options
All Other Community Programs
Other
For a complete list of our generous supporters and donors from
the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year, please visit www.nselder.org/donors
North Shore Elder Services hosted our First and Second
Annual Beer & Cheer beer and wine tasting event at
Topsfield Fairgrounds in July 2016 and May 2017
respectively. This event, with a goal of reaching out to
current and future caregivers, attracted over 300 guests
annually! Attendees were treated to many local craft beer
brands, hard ciders, hard seltzers and wines.
On March 24th, 2017 North Shore Elder Services hosted our
Annual Meeting with guest speaker Senator Barbara
L’Italien. Senator L’Italien shared with the audience her
experiences working for her constituents on elder care and
disability issues, her employment as a Care Manager at a
local ASAP and as a care giver for her mother.
The 6th Annual LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing
World Conference was held on March 17, 2017 at Salem
State University featuring keynote speakers Kate & Linda
Rohr. Sponsoring the event with NSES were The LGBT
Aging Project, Salem State University’s School of Social
Work, Care Dimensions and AARP. The day-long
conference focused on issues of older persons and
caregivers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
The conference attracted over 300 social services and
health care professionals, including students and older
adults from many states and various countries.
On November 15, 2016 NSES honored 13 individuals and
local organizations who have made a positive difference in
the lives of North Shore older adults, families and
caregivers. For a list of the 2016 We Give Thanks award
recipients, please visit www.nselder.org/WGT16
The NSCHC saw a changing of the guard this year
when former program manager Marnie Matthews left
for another opportunity and former program intern
Eileen Dacey took over. Eileen brings new energy
and experience to the program and hosted several
group programs, workshops and seminars throughout
the course of the year for the general public and first
responders.
The money management program at North Shore
Elder Services (NSES) is a free in-home service in
which trained volunteers assist eligible low-income
elders who have difficulty writing checks, balancing
checkbooks and/or managing household finances.
This service can help an individual maintain
independence and stay living in one’s own home.
This year NSES served 93 local older adults through this program.
North Shore Elder Services provides comprehensive
advising and support to help older adults and
caregivers make informed decisions when it comes
time to navigate the many paths of elder care services.
Last year the NSES Options program worked with 230
local consumers and their families. Our Family
Caregiver Support Program worked with 167 caregivers and about 70 of them
attended one of our three Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Groups. Our
simultaneously running two Wednesday evening groups averaged 20 people
each session. Options offered five Healthy Aging Trainings over the past fiscal
year, one Savvy Caregiver training, three Matter of Balance classes and one
Chronic Disease Self-Management course.
This year North Shore Elder Services delivered
over 150,000 meals to local home bound older
adults through our Meals on Wheels program. As
the Baby Boomer generation ages, the number of
local seniors in need of this service is constantly on
the rise and we’re here to meet that demand.
CALL-North Shore is a three-year initiative funded
by the Office on Violence Against Women of the
US Department of Justice. NSES is partnering with
HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change), the
Salem Police Department, The Essex County
District Attorney’s office and The Network/La Red
to create a collaborative response to incidents of
abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of adults age 50 and over. Under this
grant, 44 local law enforcement officers and 224 victim service providers; and
served 127 victims of abuse through advocacy, support groups and restrain-
ing orders in 2017. CALL also presented to 150 people at many local
COA’s and at North Shore Community College covering the topics of elder
abuse and financial exploitation.
The Information Services department serves as a gateway to all North Shore Elder
Services’ (NSES) programs and services. Think of it as the hub of where all things
begin at NSES. This year Information Services fielded 4,900 calls from members
of the local community looking for answers to questions regarding senior services
available to them.
To contact Information Services, or any of the services mentioned here,
please call 978-750-4540 or via email at [email protected]
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