About Us
Our Beginnings
Elder Services was established as a non-profit by a group of citizens and advocates in 1974. Since then, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley has been the first choice and the first call for elder care. We help older adults, caregivers and their families, navigate a complex system of services and programs to address long term care needs.
Elder Services is based in Lawrence Massachusetts and serves 23 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley including the Greater Newburyport, Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell communities. We are a private non-profit, with a federal designation as an Area Agency on Aging and a state designation as an Aging Service Access Point (ASAP) and Protective Service agency.
Our Beliefs
Mission
To insure that choices of programs and services are available and accessible to meet the diverse needs and changing lifestyles of older adults.
Vision
Choices for a life–long journey
Values
We believe home based care, community services and supportive living programs maintain the dignity of human life by promoting self determination and by encouraging the maximum independence of the people they are designed to serve.