Read the latest edition: Winter 2007-2008
NISC State Award to MCOA
MCOA Conference 2008
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Your local Council on aging has the information you need. Among the services and referrals we provide are the following:
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Assistance in Your Home
- Care Planning
- House Options
- Nursing Homes
- Respite Care
- Medical Services
- Transportation
- Public Benefits Counseling
- Recreational Activities
- Volunteer Opportunities
- SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Elders)
Councils on aging serve seniors every day:
Over 425,000 seniors received services from a local COA in the fiscal year 2002
- We help provide 7,500,000 meals annually throughout the state of Massachusetts
- We provide 26,800 seniors with volunteer opportunities.
- These volunteers perform 2,300,000 hours of service per year
- We provide transportation - hundreds of thousands of ride - to medical appointments for seniors thought out the state.
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