C.A.R.E., LLC, the Marshfield based elder agency, has named Mary Ann Nee as Care Manager

April 28, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
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DATELINE: BRAINTREE AND MARSHFIELD, MA…Mary Ann Nee, LCSW, a Braintree resident, has recently been named Care Manager at C.A.R.E., LLC, Consultation, Advocacy and Resources for Elders. C.A.R.E., LLC provides geriatric care management to elders and their families throughout the South Shore and upper Cape Cod and is headquartered in Marshfield, Mass.

Mary Ann Nee, LCSW, brings extensive experience and knowledge of resources to C.A.R.E., LLC. In her role as Care Manager, Ms. Nee will oversee elder clients’ care, ensuring their complex, practical needs are met for optimal quality of life. Her 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. Ms. Nee will cater to clients in the Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth and Hingham areas.

Most recently, Ms. Nee served as a Protective Case Manager for South Shore Elder Services in Braintree. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts, Boston as well as a Master’s degree from Wheelock College and is a licensed social worker.

“Mary Ann has a deep knowledge base and a compassionate heart, which are two traits we see as essential in professional care management with elders. We’re delighted to have her on our team,” noted Kate Granigan, MSW, LICSW, Executive Director and Managing Partner at C.A.R.E., LLC. “Our agency is a very unique, as everyone on our team holds a master’s degree and is a Board Certified Clinical Social Worker specializing in providing care to elders.”

About C.A.R.E., LLC
C.A.R.E., 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. C.A.R.E., LLC 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.

C.A.R.E., LLC was founded by Kate Granigan, MSW, LICSW. C.A.R.E., 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.

C.A.R.E., 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.