Mystic Valley Elder Services Offers Free Transportation Services to COVID-19 Vaccine Sites for Adults 60 years and Older

Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) is offering free transportation services via one of MVES’ transportation providers to adults 60 years and older to COVID-19 vaccine sites near your home.  MVES […]

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Sponsors Stay Dedicated to Mystic Valley Elder Services’ 2021 Bellyful of Laughs Un-Event

Joan Lepore, co-owner of ABC Home Healthcare Professionals, the event’s Presenting Sponsor, gets a good laugh from the comedians at last year’s presentation of Bellyful of Laughs with her husband […]

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Money Management Program a Cornerstone to Elder Independence

Lawrence Poirier, Money Management Program Manager, and Sophie Nambi, Money Management Associate, help MVES consumers with their finances. For Michael Smith, an elderly man residing in senior housing in Medford, […]

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Safety Tips When Walking in Snowy and Icy Conditions

Each winter, slip and fall accidents cause serious injuries. Even when surfaces do not look especially icy or slippery, it is very possible that a thin sheet of transparent ice […]

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Meals on Wheels Program Essential During Winter Months

The winter months are notoriously harder on older adults, especially during this pandemic, which is why Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) stresses the importance of virtual and phone assessments, proper […]

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Understanding and Addressing Hoarding—a Specialty for Mystic Valley Elder Services

Imagine piles of papers and magazines stacked up to the ceiling. Empty food containers piled high on kitchen counters. A garage so full of belongings that a car cannot be […]

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Person-Centered Care Is Essential To Providing Care in the Home Setting

What do Mom and Dad need for Christmas? Most of us are faced with that question each year. So, as you see your parents or grandparents this holiday season—either safely […]

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Tips For Evaluating Your Parents’ Well Being During The Holiday Season

Traveling home for the holidays often brings great joy, as well as great stress.  And this year’s holiday season is shaping up to be a challenging one due to COVID-19.  […]

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Massachusetts Bankers Association Honors MVES with $5,000 Community Grant Award

Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) was recently selected to be a recipient of a $5,000 Community Grant Award from the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) Charitable Foundation. The award was given […]

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You can make sure the Elder Independence Fund is available for your neighbors in need

Lena was shivering, naked and in distress when the Mystic Valley Elder Services’ Intake Worker arrived at Lena’s temporary “home” – a motel room in Malden. She cried, “I really […]

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