James Sullivan Joins Marshfield based elder agency, CARE, LLC as Care Manager

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DATELINE: MILTON AND MARSHFIELD, MA…James Sullivan, MSW, LCSW, a Milton resident, has recently been named Care Manager at CARE, LLC, Consultation, Advocacy and Resources for Elders. Located in Marshfield, CARE provides geriatric care management to elders and their families throughout the South Shore and upper Cape Cod.

Mr. Sullivan holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Fordham University in New York and is a licensed social worker. In his new role at CARE, Mr. Sullivan will oversee elder clients’ care, ensuring their complex, practical needs are met for optimal quality of life. His responsibilities include screening, arranging and monitoring in-home help and other services for elders as well as providing crisis intervention and acting as a liaison for families who live far away.

In addition to being a Care Manager at CARE, Mr. Sullivan also serves as a Clinical Therapist at Mass Bay Counseling in Marshfield and the AHISMA Center for Growth and Development in Milton. Previously, Mr. Sullivan worked for Arms Acres Outpatient Addition Treatment Center in New York City. For the past four years, Mr. Sullivan has been a non-paid consultant to the Boston Archdiocese’ Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach. He is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers.

Mr. Sullivan is a native and resident of Milton.

“Jim is a terrific fit for our professional team and we’re very pleased to have him on board,” noted Kate Granigan, MSW, LICSW, Executive Director and Managing Partner at CARE. “Our agency has experience significant growth over the past year and we’ve had to expand our staff. Every one of our team members holds a master’s degree and is either a Board Certified Clinical Social Worker or Nurse specialized in providing care to elders.”

About CARE, LLC
CARE, LLC Consultation, Advocacy and Resources for Elders was established to provide elders and their families with support, information and guidance in a dignified and professional manner. CARE is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. The agency’s Geriatric Care Managers are all independently Board Licensed human services professionals who hold graduate degrees.

CARE was founded by Kate Granigan, MSW, LICSW. CARE, LLC is a partnership between Kate Granigan, MSW, LICSW who is the agency’s Executive Director and a Managing Partner; and MBC Senior Services, Inc led by Lou Schippers, PhD, Chief Financial Officer; Nate Murray, MSSW, LICSW Chief Executive Officer and Donna McQuinn, PsyD. Dedicated to helping elders living in their own homes or in assisted living facilities, the managing partners joined together in 2004 to fulfill a community need for geriatric care managers who are licensed professional human service providers.

MBC Seniors Services, Inc. is affiliated with Mass Bay Counseling, providers of comprehensive psychological counseling, and testing to individuals, families, couples and businesses established in 1984. It also operates Visiting Angels, providers of non-medical, in-home assisted living services to seniors throughout the South Shore and founded in 1999.

CARE, LLC is located at Alden Crossing Office Park, 475 School Street, Suite 15 in Marshfield, Mass. For more information, visit the website at www.care-elderspecialist.com or call (781) 837-7444.