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Working voices continue to resonate on the “South Coast Working” podcast launched by the Arnold M Dubin / UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center. 

Two new episodes of the “South Coast Working” podcast have been published.

“South Coast Working” is a new podcast and promotes the voice of working people and those who continue to build the South Coast each and every day.  From the docks to the mills to the classrooms to the roadways, working people add a voice and life to the region. 

This podcast is developed by the Arnold M Dubin / UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center. 

The episode “Diversifying the Construction Trades on the South Coast” is hosted and produced by Andrea Muraskin, a Bay State-based audio producer.

Construction work is one of the few careers left in the United States where a person can make a good living without a college degree. However, it’s also one of the few fields available to high school graduates with a work force that’s still predominantly white and male. So, what will it take for women and people of color to get a bigger piece of the pie, and to land the construction jobs that provide the best wages, benefits, and safety standards – union jobs—and benefit from Massachusetts’ building boom?

In this episode you’ll meet Tara Williams, who brought herself and her children out of poverty through determination, and a brand-new career in the building trades. You’ll learn about the training program where Tara got her start, and Vineyard Wind, the first-in-the-nation green energy project that’s bringing new union construction jobs to the South Coast. Also covered is the shadow side of the construction economy – the exploitation of undocumented workers – and efforts to bring their employers to justice.

The second new episode is entitled “Union Strong in Nursing Homes in The Age of Covid,” and is hosted and produced by independent journalist Kortni Smyers-Jones In the early months of the pandemic, health care workers were lauded as heroes, especially those who worked with the most vulnerable – the elderly and people who couldn’t take care of themselves. From March to September 2020, nursing home residents made up 40% of COVID-19 deaths.  Nursing home residents are at high risk because of their age, higher rates of pre-existing illness, and the close quarters they live in. However, a report published in the journal Health Affairs found that nursing homes in New York State where the workers belonged to a union experienced a 30% lower mortality rate, compared to facilities in the state where the workers were not unionized.

So why the difference? In this episode, journalist Kortni Smyers-Jones speaks with study co-author Adam Dean of George Washington University, healthcare workers, and union leadership to get answers.

South Coast Working is a project of the Arnold M Dubin / UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center.  Learn more at https://www.umassd.edu/labored/

About – Arnold M Dubin / UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center

The Labor Education Center serves as a bridge between the university, the labor movement, and the local community.  The Center creates internships for students, programming on campus focused on social change for justice and organizing and external training is available to workers and worker centers, unions, and labor councils in the region. This includes training for officers, members and stewards through a statewide Labor Extension Program.

Arnold M Dubin / UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center is located at 334 Union Street, New Bedford, MA.  For additional information about the Labor Center or the podcast contact the Center at https://www.umassd.edu/labored/ or 508-817-1851.

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Backhanded complement.  Tennis Tournament added to Hart Speech Foundation Golf Tournament.

DATELINE – PLYMOUTH, MA…

Tennis anyone?  A tennis tournament has been added to the 11th Annual Hart Speech Foundation Golf Tournament.  Both tennis and golf are scheduled for Monday, October 10 at Pinehills, Plymouth, MA. 

Tennis players of all levels, from beginner/hacker to advanced are encouraged to participate. The donation to participate in this doubles, round-robin format is $95.  The tennis tournament will be limited to 12 players.

The tennis competition will be held from 3 – 5 p.m.  at Pinehills and will utilize the community’s well maintained, indoor tennis courts at the Village Racquet & Fitness Club, 30 Golf Dr, Plymouth, MA 02360.

On the golf side, the Nicklaus Design Course at Pinehills Golf Club is a bucolic expanse created to rival the country’s most prestigious golf clubs. Conveniently located just off Route 3 at Exit 3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts – just a short drive away from Boston and Cape Cod – Pinehills Golf Club is spectacularly set on over 300 acres of rolling hills punctuated by dramatic, glacially carved kettles and kames.  From the beginner to the most experienced low handicap player, every member can test their skills on one of the best championship layouts in Massachusetts.

The golf tournament will feature a modified shotgun format.  The tournament will begin at 11:00 a.m.  The schedule of events includes registration at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; 12:30 pm – shotgun tee-off & format: modified scramble; 4:00 pm- cocktails (cash bar); 5:00 pm – award dinner, raffle, silent auction. 

The registration fee includes golf with cart and awards dinner. Donation is $700 for a foursome or $175 for a single golfer.  There is also a dinner only option for non-golfers. Dinner only cost is $65.

Tournament sponsorships are available. Auction items are welcome.

Sponsorship opportunities include:

            Tournament                       $2,500

            Dinner                                $1,500

            Cart                                    $1,000

            Putting, closest to pin       $250

The Hart Speech Foundation is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization.  The non-profit organization is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who stutter through advocacy and scholarships for those in need of services.

To RSVP or for more information, please contact Don Hart (617) 852-8855 or via email at dphartlaw@verizon.net .

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OCES Receives $4,000 Donation from Good Samaritan Medical Center

Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the non-profit agency proudly serving older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout greater Plymouth County, has received a $4,000 donation to their Supportive Housing Program from Good Samaritan Medical Center of Brockton.

“We are very grateful to Good Samaritan Medical Center for their generous donation as it directly benefits our Supportive Housing consumers in Brockton and Abington Housing Authority locations,” said Elizabeth Weiner, OCES’ Housing Programs Manager who oversees all of OCES’ supportive and congregate housing programs.
    
The goal of supportive housing is to integrate community resources, information, and services for the individuals who reside at a particular local housing authority site, and essentially to enrich the lives of those residents. Supportive housing programs are designed to create a community environment which allows residents to age in place.

Through the OCES Supportive Housing Program, a specialist from OCES’ housing team conducts an assessment to determine the specific needs of each resident residing within Abington and Brockton Housing Authorities. All residents at these sites are eligible for information and referral services, case management assistance, and access to social or educational programs. Depending on eligibility many other services are also available.

For more information about OCES’ Housing Programs, visit www.ocesma.org or call OCES at 508-584-1561.

For more information about Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, visit
www.goodsamaritanmedical.org

About OCES
Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton with a second office in Plymouth. OCES is designated as one of 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of older adults and individuals with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency offers a number of programs to serve older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org.

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Working with, not against, your employees. SaferUpdates podcast outlines performance management. Set for Wednesday, June 22 at 1:00 p.m.

Attracting and retaining employeeas is the biggest challenge in business today.  Everyone is competing for the same employee. That person is motivated, reliable, honest and a problem-solver.

The free Performance Management podcast and discussion is sponsored by Safer Places and SteinbergHR. The podcast addresses best practices in inspiring, engaging and motivating staff to optimize performance, along with personal and business goals. The complimentary virtual event is set for Wednesday, June 22, 1 – 1:30 p.m.

The podcast is tailored to HR  professionals and C-level executives.  To RSVP, please visithttps://www.saferplacesinc.com/podcast.

Attendees will learn about developing employee plans and goals; how to engage employee-manager conversations; how to better prepare employees to discuss performance; establishing employee reviews; and building stepping stones to success. 

Performance management involves every employee – each with their own specific roles and goals. Performance management systems can help managers track and monitor individual performance, as well as entire departments and the broader organization.

The discussion will be led by Meghan Steinberg, PHR, SHRM-CP, Founder and President of SteinbergHR which is a woman-owned boutique human resources consulting firm based on South Shore Massachusetts. The firm offers strategic partnering to cover the full employee life cycle and productivity on a part-time, project or interim base.  Moderator of the podcast is Dave Sawyer, founder and CEO of Safer Places, a full-service screening, testing and consulting organization whose mission is to provide companies with the specific tests that best their needs for background screening, drug testing and security consulting.

To participate in the Performance Management webinar, RSVP

https://www.saferplacesinc.com/podcast

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Green Goddess Supply Eyes Growth
via SEC Reg CF Securities Offering

The Cannabis Technology Brand is Raising Funds to Grow and Expand Product Offerings, Market Share and Brand Awareness

HOPEDALE, MA (MAY 12, 2022) – Today, Green Goddess Supply announced the launch of their SEC-approved Regulation Crowdfunding raise (aka “Reg CF”) on the StartEngine.com platform. The Massachusetts-based business empowers anyone to grow their own legal herbs at home themselves, quickly, easily, discreetly and inexpensively.  

Unlike typical start-ups, the company has been around a few years. Initially funded by management and “friends and family,” Green Goddess Supply has built an impressive catalog of cannabis-centric accessory products including storage boxes, rolling trays, grinders, pipes and more. The crown jewel in its product line is the critically acclaimed, award-winning personal home grow system sold and marketed as “The Armoire.” Now, with U.S. patent in-hand and rave reviews, the company believes The Armoire is ready for prime time.

“We are incredibly excited to launch this initiative,” said Founder and CEO, Eric Robichaud. He continued, “What’s impressive to me is management’s ability to build, ship and deliver almost 600 systems during the global pandemic that has been riddled with supply chain obstacles and seemingly never ending “red tape” including, but not limited to, price gouging for Ocean Freight, new hidden costs such as “port congestion,” scarce and expensive domestic LTL shipping, supply chain and materials delays, and more.”  The company has overcome these obstacles and is expanding The Armoire product line with new, higher-margin models ready for the 2022 holiday selling season. This capital raise will enable the company to continue to expand the product line, and scale sales and marketing.

Robichaud points out that The Armoire isn’t “just some idea” – it’s gone through R&D, prototyping, pre-production and into production. The company has built-out shipping and warehousing capabilities, internal and external systems and processes, and more. “It’s amazing to see the results of these Armoire units successfully deployed in homes across the country, which have been able to really help to change and improve lives! We’re now ready to scale up and bring it to the masses,” he said.

With this offering, the company will gain access to over 750,000 investors via the StartEngine Regulation CF platform, to showcase their unique, patented cannabis home grow system.

“We are part of a larger, DISRUPTIVE revolution: investing in private companies in red-hot sectors before they go public or are sold,” said Vincent Bitetti, inventor of The Armoire and Chief Cannabis Officer at Green Goddess Supply.  “Under Reg CF, companies apply via a highly-regulated system, akin to going public. It all takes place through an SEC-registered intermediary, either a broker-dealer or a funding portal such as StartEngine.com.” These rules are relatively new—the SEC approved Reg CF in 2017. For the first time ever, this enables eligible companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. And similarly, it allows individual investors to access pre-IPO businesses that were previously only accessible to accredited investors – typically via private placements as companies prepare to go public.

The Regulation Crowdfunding campaign is being hosted on the StartEngine.com platform. Interested parties can search “Green Goddess Supply” on StartEngine.com or follow this link directly to the campaign page:   https://www.startengine.com/green-goddess      There are special incentives, such as free bonus shares, for investors who commit early in the campaign.

ABOUT GREEN GODDESS SUPPLY

Green Goddess Supply is a “cultivation to consumption” cannabis technology lifestyle brand offering a line of high-quality products to grow, store, prep and consume hemp flower and cannabis products. The company sells direct to consumers at MSRP through its website, and also offers wholesale and distributor accounts to brick and mortar storefronts and industry distributors. Green Goddess Supply strives to exceed expectations and delight customers with quality products and amazing customer service.  The Armoire is a trademark of Green Goddess Supply. Green Goddess Supply is a privately held company headquartered in Hopedale, MA with additional warehousing and distribution partners in Los Angeles, CA; Long Island City, NY and Pooler, GA. For more information about Green Goddess Supply, visit the website at https://www.GreenGoddessSupply.com/  

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Collision course to the State House.  Demonstration and Motorcade by Auto Body Industry set for May 18. 

BOSTON, MA — In response to a  state house hearing on labor rate reimbursed for collision repairs, several hundred Massachusetts auto body shop owners, family members, employees, voc-tech students and supporters are expected to converge on the State House. In addition to community demonstration of support, a motorcade of flatbed trucks topped with damaged cars will circle the area.

The Collision Course event is set for Wednesday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. – rain or shine.  The event is led by The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA).  

Scheduled speakers include State Representative James K. Hawkins, D-2nd Bristol; Evangelos “Lucky” Papageorg, Executive Director, AASP/MA; Kevin Gallerani, President of AASP/MA and owner of Cape Auto Collision Center, Plymouth, MA; Jack Lamborghini, co-owner of Total Care Accident Repair in Raynham, MA; Guy Glodis, Former State Senator, D-2nd Worcester who led Financial Services Committee as a legislator; and Dennise Caratazzola, concerned consumer from Bridgewater. 

The group is protesting the unsustainably low reimbursement rates that were artificially set by insurance companies. 

In a statement, State Senator Michael O. Moore, D-2nd Worcester noted,“The current Labor Rate for the auto body industry in unfair and unsustainable.  I will continue to advocate for a legislative change that increases the labor rate to make the industry viable and consumers safe.”

Brian Bernard, co-owner of Total Care Accident Repair in Raynham,  an independent collision center owner, said the current $40-per-hour reimbursement rate is the lowest in the nation and falls far short of covering the body shop owners’ labor, equipment, training and repair costs.  As a result, unfortunately, many consumers have to pay the difference out of pocket, he said.

Bernard said the labor reimbursement rates paid by Massachusetts auto insurers have stayed the same for 11 years.  

The rates only moved $10 in nearly 34 years. Since 1988 the labor rate has increased $10 while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased 137.7% and insurance premiums have increased 254%. 

Additionally, advanced technology has resulted in cars becoming far more complex and expensive to repair.  Additional training and equipment have forced Massachusetts auto body shop owners to invest far more to get paid less, Bernard said. 

“It’s tremendously unfair to consumers who pay thousands of dollars in premiums to have their insurance companies tell them they’re not going to cover the cost of their repairs.  We’ve done our best to bring attention to this issue, but at this point we need to make it clear to insurers and consumers that we cannot do this work at the current reimbursement rates,” Bernard said. 

The final report, issued on April 13, 2022, of the Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates outlines the issues that require a vote by the state legislature to rectify. The full report can be found at https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/SD3104.

For more information about the Collision Course to the State House rally, visit AASPMA.org/rally

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Swing Away to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research. Type One Golf & Tennis Tournaments to be held September 27th.

Whether you hit a hole in one or serve an ace, make an impact at Type One’s Par and Serve for the Cure! Auction and Dinner on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in Kingston, MA. Registration is now open and sponsor opportunities are available.

Type One, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Hingham, MA, is raising funds to support type 1 diabetes research and to assist those living with the disease, by holding Par and Serve for the Cure! golf and tennis tournaments, followed by cocktails, dinner, and silent auction at Indian Pond Country Club, 60 Country Club Way, Kingston, MA 02364.

Par for the Cure! golf tournament will be held at Indian Pond Country Club, 60 Country Club Way, Kingston, MA 02364. The private 18-hole championship golf course is perfect for golfers of all abilities. Registration opens at 9:00 AM with a scramble shotgun start at 11:00 AM, immediately followed by cocktail reception and dinner at 5:00 PM. Foursome registration is $1000 and individual player registration is $200. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. This event is open to all ages and abilities. 
    
Serve for the Cure! tennis tournament will be held from 2:00 – 3:30 PM on the indoor tennis courts at the Kingsbury Club, 186 Summer Street, Kingston, MA 02364. The doubles, round-robin format tournament will be played on the Kingsbury Club’s 4 plexicushion hard courts. Tennis players of all levels and abilities are welcome, from beginner to more advanced.
Following the match, players may join the golfers at the cocktail reception and dinner at Indian Pond Country Club, which is an 8-minute drive away. Registration to participate in the tennis tourney is $95 per player. Dining experience can be purchased separately for tennis players or Type One supporters for $40.

Title, Premier, Major, Benefactor, Partner and Tee sponsorships are available.

To become a sponsor or to RSVP for golf or tennis, visit  https://secure.givelively.org/event/type-one-inc/par-and-serve-for-the-cure-auction-and-dinner

“We’re so very grateful to all of our supporters. At our inaugural golf and tennis event last year, we raised over $60,000 in support of type 1 diabetes research and to assist those living with the disease,” said Paul Foti, co-founder of Type One. “We hope to match or exceed that amount this year. In addition to support for type 1 diabetes research, Type One helps provide scholarships to local children with type 1 diabetes to attend type 1 diabetes camp, as well as help provide qualifying recipients with assistance for diabetes management and treatment.”

Type One Impact
Over the past decade, Type One has made an incredible impact toward their mission of funding research to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D) and supporting those in need of help to manage their disease through their Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race. The Par and Serve for the Cure! golf and tennis tourney takes the place of the annual obstacle course race which had traditionally been held at Wompatuck State Park and Bare Cove Park in Hingham. To date, Type One Renegade Run events have generated over $120,000 in support of research at the Faustman Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The Faustman Lab is focused on discovering and developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes, a vaccine for the reversal of long-term type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases. In addition to supporting the Faustman Lab at MGH, Type One donation and fundraising platforms help provide scholarships to local children with type 1 diabetes to attend type 1 diabetes camp, award high school students scholarships to continue their education, as well as providing qualifying recipients with assistance for diabetes management and treatment. For more information on the Faustman Lab at MGH and type 1 diabetes, visit www.faustmanlab.org

About Type One
Type One, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognizes a world free of type 1 diabetes and is dedicated to that future by raising public awareness and funds toward a cure through research. Type One was founded in 2012 by a group of South Shore residents to support their friend Tyson Sunnerberg, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, when he was 21 years old. On November 25, 2012, the first ever Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race was held raising awareness and funds toward a cure. Type One, Inc. is headquartered in Hingham, MA. Visit: https://typeonerenegaderun.com

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Lakefront Living International announces Niche Marketing Webinar for Residential Real Estate Brokers & Agents on May 31st

APPLE VALLEY, OH AND MANSFIELD, MA… Real estate brokers and agents interested in learning more about niche marketing for success, can dip their toe in the water with a Lakefront Living focus.

Lakefront Living International, LLC, a national real estate franchise company focused exclusively on the buying and selling of lakefront and lake community properties, is offering brokers and agents a complimentary webinar on how to transform their real estate adventure into one of niche marketing on May 31, 2022 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST.

Building A Legacy
Lakefront Living’s webinar will address a number of questions such as:  What makes lakefront living a special niche? How can you provide additional detail about lakes themselves? How do you avoid competition from every piece of real estate that is not lakefront based? How do you differentiate and prosper? 

The webinar will be led by Lakefront Living International founders, Scott “The Lake Guy” Freerksen, Chief Executive Officer and Christine Mosier, Chief Operations Officer, who have developed Lakefront Living solely focused on lakefront property and creating a strong niche and expertise.

Real estate brokers and agents with a passion for lakefront property who would like to learn more about investing in a real estate business AND a lifestyle are invited to attend to hear Lakefront Living’s CEO and COO share the Power of Niche Marketing and Client Lifecycle Principles.

To RSVP to the Niche Marketing Webinar on May 31, 2022 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM EST:   https://conta.cc/3wqPgjF

Changing Lives One Lake House at a Time
Lakefront Living is expanding nation-wide and currently interviewing brokers and agents with a passion for lakefront property. Lakefront Living International franchisees, known as “partners”, are the local, on-the-ground experts who provide critical community details for prospective buyers that includes specific shoreline conditions, neighborhood characteristics, zoning regulations, lake management operations, Lakefront events, and even offer boat tours of properties.
 
“What differentiates Lakefront Living is our comprehensive database of thousands of lakes analyzed to date along with our one-stop-shop website, LakefrontLiving.com, with the lake buyer in mind,” explained Freerksen. “We’ve taken a different approach than other real estate franchises that typically deal with market saturation. At Lakefront Living, we want our partners to be able to expand their market as much as they’d like. When we enter into a new state, a franchisee’s territory is based on market size, but they have first right of refusal for the rest of the state, meaning a franchisee at a certain lake has the chance to grow their business throughout that state.”
 
What Sets Lakefront Living Apart 
Lakefront Living International is the only national franchise with exclusive protected territories. Lakefront Living provides an easy path to move from Agent to Owner in 90 days, and their proprietary marketing strategy generates lakefront specific leads exclusively handed to the franchisee. These are just a few aspects of what sets them apart from other real estate franchises.

To learn more about franchise opportunities, contact Scott Freerksen, (833) 4MyLake / (833) 469-5253, scott@lakefrontliving.com. and visit www.lakefrontfranchise.com.

The Nation’s Only Lake-Focused Real Estate Franchise
Founded in 2014, Lakefront Living International, LLC is a national real estate franchise company focused exclusively on the buying and selling of lakefront properties. As the only lake-focused real estate franchise in the United States, the company is dedicated to providing their unique business model to agents who share their passion for the lakefront lifestyle. Lakefront Living International, LLC’s proven systems use the power of niche marketing and client lifecycle principles to provide a true competitive advantage. One thing that sets the brand apart from other big-box real estate franchises and independent brokers alike is the freedom it grants franchisees in relation to territory size. The company has an ambitious expansion plan and is focused on attracting future partners.  

The LakefrontLiving.com brand is a frequent Partner of HGTV Lakefront Bargain Hunt. They have also sourced locations for a hit movie and were featured on WCVB-TV (ABC) Channel 5 Boston Chronicle.
 
Real estate agents may learn more about Lakefront Living International franchise opportunities by visiting www.lakefrontfranchise.com. Buyers and sellers of lakefront and lake community properties may learn more about Lakefront Living by visiting www.lakefrontliving.com.

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May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. OCES Celebrates Nursing Contributions

BROCKTON AND PLYMOUTH, MA… National Nurses Week is May 6th to May 12th and Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the non-profit agency proudly serving older adults and individuals with disabilities throughout greater Plymouth County, recognizes the essential care and contributions that nurses provide to the communities they serve every day. 

OCES has been serving the community for 48 years and has a team of 21 Registered Nurses (RNs) who assist older adults and people with disabilities by helping them meet their long-term personal and health goals living in the community. 

All OCES RNs may attend the Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) Annual Seminar on May 11th. This event is a yearly tradition that statewide nurses may attend in order to gain nursing continuing education units. Mary Crowe, Care Dimensions Director and Certified Dementia Practitioner, will present an organized learning experience to expand nurses’ knowledge and skills. The continuing education program chosen this year is Caregiving for a Loved One: The challenges and Benefits. 

“We recognize and celebrate the contributions of all nurses. Their dedication and care not only strengthens our communities, but makes the world a better place,” said Nicole Long, CEO of OCES. “The role of nurses is essential and expansive, and the need for nurses continues to increase. OCES recognizes the vital contributions of our nurses and provides them with ongoing support and resources.”
    
OCES’ RNs provide care to older adults through the Home Care, Transition Support, and Adult Family Care (AFC) programs. RNs conduct individual assessments including health and welfare, medical conditions, fall risk, personal care needs, formal and informal supports, and clinical eligibility for various programs. RNs then draw from community resources and programs in consultation with other OCES staff to help provide specific services needed. There is tremendous collaboration among the various disciplines at OCES as well as providers in the community. 

OCES is now hiring Registered Nurses and encourages individuals who support their mission to apply to their growing nursing team. 
    
For more information about OCES, visit www.ocesma.org.    

About OCES
Founded in 1974, OCES proudly serves greater Plymouth County and surrounding communities. OCES is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Brockton with a second office in Plymouth. OCES is designated as one of 25 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES’ mission is to support the independence and dignity of older adults and individuals with disabilities by providing essential information and services that promote healthy and safe living. The agency offers a number of programs to serve older adults, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers. For more information call 508-584-1561 or visit www.ocesma.org. 

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