Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
The Dedham Council on Aging has 3 primary ways it interacts with the public and maintains age-friendliness with its residents:
- Services: Direct service through consultations, needs assessments, crisis intervention, home visits, general information and referrals to health, social, veteran and legal services. Test.
- Assistance: Housing/Health/Disability insurance forms, Social Security, food stamps, DTA (Department of Transitional Assistance), cash assistance
- Programs: Employment Assistance, Friendly Visitor and Well-Being Checks, LifeLine (home monitoring system), "R U OK" and "File of Life"(through Norfolk County Sheriff's Office), Utility discount programs through NSTAR and Verizon, Fuel Assistance (SELF-HELP), Citizen's Heating Oil, Work-Off Property Tax, Tax Abatement through the Assessors Office, Income Tax Preparation (AARP), Medical Equipment Loan and Health Insurance
Dedham is an emerging age friendly community. This means it is pursuing an age friendly designation.
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We have a mixed community of older and new young families!Dedham has a rich history, good school system and they are building a new senior center long due for an upgrade!
From personal experience, my retired dad who is in his 70s is a member of the Dedham Retired Men's Club and they meet at the Endicott Estate public house and they have a full schedule!! They're more social than I am for Pete's sake lol they have outings around town and are welcomed warmly by the local community. The Fairbanks House and museum is in Dedham, it's the oldest wooden A-frame house in North America and it brings a mature population of visitors to our town to revel in its history.
Various programs and services for seniors, including classes, courses of all types through the Senior Center and the Library.
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I worked for MA cerebral palsy for a few years and now work at Day or Night Senior.
due to my grandparents and seeing them age working is this field means a lot to me
being able to help the elderly and knowing the feel that they matter is rewarding to me.
Light meal prep , dressing , grooming, transfer from to to chair, light house cleaning.