In collaboration with area elder organizations, we provide many services for our Cambodian, Chinese, and Vietnamese elders. The elders group meets monthly and has a nurse check their blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, weight, etc. The elders group shares a meal and has time to socialize. We bring in speakers to talk to them about health issues and services available to them as seniors. They also plan field trips. We celebrate both Vietnamese and Cambodian New Years.

They meet one Saturday a month, for a meal and activities. For assistance accessing the available resources, please call:

Vietnamese/Chinese

Muoi Lam, 978-683-7316, ext. 12

Cambodian

Nikki Toeur, 978-683-7316, ext. 13

Links

Click HERE for a toll-free helpline for Asian elders to enroll for Medicare with bilingual assistance.

Click HERE for advice for people having problems getting their medications with their new Medicare drug coverage, for their helpers, and for their pharmacists.

Click HERE for resources on elder care services in Massachusetts.

Click HERE for the official US government website for people with Medicare.

Click HERE for questions about the MassHealth program (Sponsored by MA Division of Medical Assistance).

Click HERE for the Disability Benefit Project, a state-funded program providing assistance to disabled people who have Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims.

Title III: “This program has been made possible in part by funding from the Older Americans Act as granted by Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley.”

The Asian Center outreach workers and citizenship coordinator are certified SMP counselors and work to empower seniors to prevent healthcare errors, fraud and abuse.  As certified SHINE counselors they assist clients and their caregivers with questions concerning Medicare parts A,B,C and D and provide health insurance information and counseling.

The Asian Center also receives funding from the Program to Enhance Elders refugee Services (PEERS) through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants.  Refugees ages 60 and older who are not yet United States citizens receive support and assistance from the outreach workers to reduce the incidence of of service gaps for elder refugees.