Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services

09/04/2025

Are you caring for a loved one with dementia? Consider joining SCES for Savvy Caregiver, a free 6-week program that provides family caregivers with skills and knowledge about dementia!

Savvy Caregiver has been proven to decrease family caregiver distress, burden, and depression, while increasing a caregiver’s sense of competence and confidence in their care role.

This virtual course will be taught by two SCES staff members who have extensive experience in the agency’s Family Caregiver Support and Behavioral Health Outreach for Aging Populations programs and Adult Family Care.

📅 Wednesdays, October 1-November 12, 12–2 pm

📍 Virtual (Zoom)

Register today by contacting Kathy Bonilla at 617-628-2601 or katherine.bonilla@eldercare.org.

09/02/2025

We’re proud to share that SCES has been selected as a nonprofit partner for Stop & Shop's Bloomin’ 4 Good Program this month! 💐

Throughout September, $1 from each purchase of a $11.99 “Bloomin’ 4 Good” bouquet at the Stop & Shop at 105 Alewife Brook Parkway in Somerville will be donated to our Meals on Wheels program. Did you know SCES delivers thousands of meals to folks in our community each week? Your support will help us sustain this program and combat food insecurity among older adults!

09/01/2025

SCES will be closed on Monday, September 1, in honor of Labor Day. Meal delivery and congregate meals will resume when our office reopens for regular business hours on September 2.

If you have a non-urgent request, please call our main line at 617-628-2601 and leave a message. If you would like to file a protective services report, please call 800-922-2275. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.

08/27/2025

SCES was proud to participate in Cambridge Police Department’s annual Senior Academy earlier this month!

Senior Academy helps bring awareness to safety concerns for older adults. This year, Protective Services Director Keith Adams, Adult Family Care Director Nina Cohen and Community Support Services Manager Viet Van highlighted how SCES programs like Protective Services and Home Care can help support safety and independent living.

Thanks, CPD, for offering this valuable resource to the community!

08/25/2025

We would like to thank UnitedHealthcare for its support of SCES’ 3rd Annual Future of Aging Forum!

UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. SCES and UnitedHealthcare partner to provide an array of in-home and health services that support our Cambridge and Somerville neighbors.

Sponsors like UnitedHealthcare help support SCES programs that provide essential services yet receive no public funding and/or operate at a loss. These programs include nutrition resources, money management, behavioral health outreach, and transportation — all of which are crucial to helping older adults and adults with disabilities maintain health and independence.

Are you interested in sponsoring the forum? Visit bit.ly/PledgeSCES to make your commitment today!

08/22/2025

Way to go, AFC! 👏

We are proud to share that Adult Family Care recently received the highest-level accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)! AFC earned a three-year Accreditation of Case Management for Long Term Supports and Services, meaning our dedicated staff provide excellent care while meeting their goals.

“Being accredited by NCQA proves to our participants and partners that AFC is committed to upholding high standards,” said Program Director Nina Cohen. “Our work strives to put participants and caregivers, and their needs, at the forefront.”

Congratulations to the AFC team on this well-deserved distinction!

08/19/2025

We were honored to meet with Congresswoman Katherine Clark and her team last week! Congresswoman Clark joined us at one of SCES’ Supportive Living sites to sample our Chinese Home Delivered Meals, catered by the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center, and to discuss the critical importance of Older Americans Act funding.

Older Americans Act funding supports older adults with the greatest economic and social needs, preserving their right to live independently with appropriate supports. This essential funding provides critical health and wellness programming, Home Delivered Meals, legal services, benefits assistance and more. It enables SCES to establish key partnerships with providers so that no one falls through the cracks.

Thank you to our partners with the Cambridge Council on Aging, Mass Aging Access, and the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center for joining us and illustrating the importance of OAA programs! Thanks again to Congresswoman Clark and her team for taking the time to meet with us.

If you’d like to get involved with SCES’ advocacy efforts, please reach out to eliza.adams@eldercare.org or 857-997-8417.

08/18/2025

Want to make a difference and work with a great team? Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services is currently seeking a Community Support Specialist, Manager of Quality and Compliance, and Case Managers!

SCES' mission is to ensure older adults and people with disabilities can live safely and independently in the setting of their choosing for as long as possible. If you'd like to join us in this work, check out the link below for more details on our open positions! https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/abc978a8-24e2-4814-8113-155839d73524/Somerville-Cambridge-Elder-Service-Inc

08/15/2025

Looking for quick tech tips? Check out our YouTube channel!

SCES’ Tech Access Program (TAP) Coordinator Paul Angelosanto hosts regular workshops designed to help you navigate common tech situations and develop skills. Paul covers topics like QR codes, podcasts and even how to cut cable costs.

Be sure to bookmark this link — we're always adding new content!

TAP offers older adults technology training with opportunities for skill building, informational workshops, and socializing. For more information about TAP, visit eldercare.org/find-what-you-need/advice-info/tap-events.

Join Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services' Technology Access Coordinator, Paul Angelosanto, to learn more about testing technology! In this video, Paul covers...

08/13/2025

SCES' Tech Access Program (TAP) recently partnered with the City of Cambridge to host its first Chinese language workshop! The TAP team led a scams prevention workshop for more than a dozen participants and the City of Cambridge generously supplied two interpreters for the event, one for Cantonese and one for Mandarin.

The workshop, held at the Cambridge Council on Aging, featured engaging discussions and thoughtful questions from attendees. Understanding how to identify, protect against and report scams is essential for older adults to stay safe online.

Stay up to date on all TAP events and be on the lookout for events held in Haitian Creole, Portuguese and Spanish! Visit www.eldercare.org/find-what-you-need/advice-info/tap-events.

08/11/2025

We'd like to recognize our Nutrition team for organizing an amazing produce delivery last month! SCES staff and volunteers delivered more than 50 produce bags to homebound clients in Somerville and Cambridge.

SCES’ homebound produce delivery is part of a larger Farmers Market Nutrition Program that connects older adults in our service area to farm-fresh food each summer.

A huge thank you to New Entry Sustainable Farming Project for providing locally grown produce! New Entry is a local farming organization dedicated to improving local food systems and supporting new farmers. Strong partnerships like these help make fresh, nutritious produce more accessible to older adults in our community.

08/07/2025

It’s National Health Center week and we’re thrilled to celebrate all the health centers that work diligently to provide equitable and accessible care!

This week, we’d like to spotlight our partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance. CHA is an invaluable resource for SCES clients – together we offer a Hospital-to-Home program that helps patients successfully return to their communities after a hospital stay.

Hospital-to-Home, or H2H, reduces hospital readmissions by offering discharged patients resources to help them thrive at home. SCES hospital liaisons are embedded at CHA sites, which means they can proactively make sure a patient’s needs are met. We are grateful to work alongside CHA in offering this important service.

Thank you, CHA!