DATELINE: PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND AVON, EASTON AND STOUGHTON, MA.
On the day of the walk, which is also known as World Alzheimer’s Day, Rochelle Sugarman, a Caregiver Specialist for the Family Caregiver Support Program at OCES will have a resource table set up to provide information on valuable programs and services that OCES offers to seniors, their families and caregivers in the 23 towns they serve.
Event attendees and walkers will have an opportunity to learn more about enhanced care and “aging in place” programs that OCES offers which include: Caring Homes and Enhanced Adult Family Care; Supportive Housing; Family Caregiver Support; Nutrition; Money Management; Protective Services; Home Care and more.
The Alzheimer Association’
To learn more about Memory Walk or to register to walk, visit www.alz.org.
OCES serves elders, their families and caregivers, in the towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman.
About Old Colony Elderly Services
Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elderly Services (OCES) is one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The organization’
The agency has 130 employees and operates more than 12 programs serving elders, their families and caregivers. For more information call (508) 584-1561 or visit the website at www.oc-elderly.org
