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Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located in the North Shore region. It is a New England bedrock of history and is considered one of the most significant seaports in Puritan American history. The Salem Council on Aging was founded in October of 1967 to serve the needs of Salem's aging community. It now serves more than 2,000 individuals annually, providing a variety of services, including but not limited to: music programs, special events, exercise classes, sight seeing trips, museum tours, book clubs, in- and out-of-town trips, social services, home-delivered meals and daily hot lunches, and overall support services to ensure that all seniors can maximize the quality of their lives. Other services include:


  1. TRIAD Council: The purpose of the Salem TRIAD Council is to develop and implement policies and programs that will promote crime prevention, reduce criminal victimization of senior citizens, promote safety awareness and serve the special needs of the Senior Community.

  2. Nutrition: Hot, nutritional lunches are available Monday through Friday, 11 a.m., at the Senior Center, with a two-day prior reservation. Home-delivered meals are also offered to homebound elders (confined to their homes by health problems). A donation is suggested to defray the cost of the meals.

  3. Social Services: Our social services department provides a broad array of counseling, support services including information on topics such as Medicare, Social Security, care needs, housing, information and referral and identifying other resources in the community to support seniors.

 



Contacts

93 Washington Street, Salem, MA 01970 

Phone: 978-745-9595



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Salem is a great little city that really can offer any age tourist something interesting/to enjoy. It's chock full of history about the Salem Witch trials, with numerous sites to visit & be educated by. We have the Peabody maritime museum which is probably the greatest maritime museum in the country. Their location is smack dab in the middle of Salem's downtown walking mall area where the most eclectic of shops will have something for every age. Salem also has a fair share of centrally located restaurants & taverns, some right over looking the ocean. Let's not forget the Salem Willows, once a small amusement park, this is still an ideal location for families to picnic at, with killer popcorn from Hobbs & for the kids to entertain themselves in the few remaining arcades. Right in the same neighborhood, there is camping allowed, also steps away from the ocean. You really can't go wrong in Salem as a place to explore & just have fun in.

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It's age friendly because everyone helps echo them out no matter the age with bring up groceries etc...

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The train station is centrally located and is a street away from my apartment, as well as the bus station. It is a very safe area, as there is a police building across the road. In the warmer months, there are beautiful areas to walk through and sit in or the public library and YMCA are also near. The people of Salem are very accepting and generally respectful. The negatives are that I live on the upper floor of a building without an elevator, downtown can get very overrun with people during the summer and in October, and during the winter it is very dangerous to walk around

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