HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-10 Council on Aging Minutes
Department of Elder Services Kathy Shelp, Director
Connecting our Community through Service, Experience and Advocacy
North Andover Council on Aging
North Andover Senior Center
September 10, 2024 @ 9:00 A.M.
Minutes
Attendance:
Members Present: Lucius Michel {Vice-Chair}, Quentara Costa {Secretary}, Maria Rosati, Patricia Riley, Priscilla
Raposo, Allen Naffah, Jennifer Abou-ezzi, Dr. Harry Kaloustian, Joan Thompson
Absent: David VanArsdale {Chair}, George Kangos, Remo Zimbaldi, Eileen Elliot
Others Present: Kathy Shelp, Director of Elder Services
Call to order: 9:05 AM
Roll call by Lucius Michel
Minutes: August 2024. Motion to approve minutes by Jen. Alan seconded. Unanimously agreed.
Update from Lucius Michel, update on Advocacy Committee:
Letter sent to MA Office of Accounting and Finance and various MA elected leaders related to MassHealth
managed care programs budget cuts. The committee has heard back from a couple leaders that promise to look
into how the program will navigate these cuts. They have not heard back from MA Office of Accounting and
Finance.
Pursue the issue of SS#s being listed on Massachusetts death certificates. There has been recent news about
scammers using these numbers off death certificates to open fraudulent accounts. We discussed reasons for why
SS#s are used and suggestions that could be made to protect personal identity information (partial masking,
automatic credit freeze at death, defining interest/relation in receiving death certificate.
Update from Kathy Shelp, update on Senior Center:
Applying some received grants toward Grandma Hobby activities which is well received.
Applied for $25k/yr for 3 years to Cummings Foundation. This is being coordinated via the Friends Group.
Kathy starting to schedule program and committee meetings.
Push back on new non-resident programing policy, but so far it’s working out just fine.
New drumming and meditation class starting in the Fall.
Shredding day being planned for Spring, Friends group will help.
General Discussion
“Get your flu and COVID shot!” Happening every Wednesday at the senior center.
Adjournment at 9:42 A.M. Motion to adjourn by Jen, seconded by Joan. Unanimously agreed.
Respectfully submitted,
Quentara Costa, Secretary
North Andover Elder Services 481 Sutton Street North Andover MA 01845
978.688.9560 www.northandoverma.gov kshelp@northandoverma.gov