South Shore Elder Services in Braintree, Mass. donates Caregiving books to South Shore libraries

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DATELINE: BRAINTREE, MA… South Shore Elder Services of Braintree, providing seniors and caregivers throughout the South Shore area with valuable resources and services, has recently donated caregiving books to the main libraries of the 11 towns the agency serves.

As part of the Family Caregiver Support Program of the Elder Care Network Southeast, South Shore Elder Services has donated two books, The Thirty Six Hour Day by Nancy L. Mace, M.A. and Peter V. Rabins, M.D, and Caregiving at Home by William Leahy, M. D. The books provide valuable information and guidance to caregivers on all aspects of care planning such as how to provide in-home day to day care, long-distance caregiving, part-time caregiving and caring for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This is the second year that South Shore Elder Services has made donations to local libraries in support of caregivers who help seniors remain independent and living at home.

Area libraries that received the books are: Milton Public Library; Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy; Hull Public Library; Hingham Public Library; Norwell Public Library; Thayer Public Library in Braintree; Holbrook Public Library; Scituate Town Library; Turner Free Library in Randolph; Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset and Fogg Library in Weymouth.

According to the National Family Caregiver Association, 54 million people spend 18-20 hours a week caregiving. Caregivers juggle family commitments, work responsibilities and caregiving on a daily basis. Stress, worry and lack of time are constant challenges for the caregiver and typically the caregiver’s health, rest and relaxation needs are pushed aside. Respite from daily responsibilities is the number one need for family caregivers, but oftentimes families often can not afford the cost of respite services and need to rely on neighbors and friends to help. The books donated by South Shore Elder Services provide caregivers with insight to managing caregiving.

For more information about the Family Caregiver Support Program, call Donna Ciappina at South Shore Elder Services, 781-848-3910 ext. 335.

The Elder Care Network Southeast is a collaborative of six elder care agencies that serve caregivers throughout southeastern Massachusetts in the Family Caregiver Support Program that includes Bristol Elder Services, Coastline Elderly Services, Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, HESSCO Elderly Services, Old Colony Elderly Services and South Shore Elder Services.

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Since 1977, South Shore Elder Services, Inc. has been providing South Shore seniors and caregivers with the resources and services that promote and maintain optimal levels of elder independence.

As one of 27 Aging Services Access Points in Massachusetts, South Shore Elder Services coordinates and provide a wide range of services to elders and caregivers throughout Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Milton, Norwell, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate and Weymouth. The agency’s mission is to promote and maintain an optimal level of elder independence through the coordination of resources, advocacy and caregiver support.

Supported in part by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, South Shore Elder Services is located at 159 Bay State Drive in Braintree, MA. For more information contact (781) 848-3910 or (781) 383-9790 or visit the website at www.sselder.org.