Salem Home Care Owners Prove Keurigs to be More than Just a Coffee Maker
Salem Home Care Owners Prove Keurigs to be More than Just a Coffee Maker
June 25, 2012 – Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley
received a donation of 364 Keurig Mini Coffee Makers from Right at Home, In
Home Care and Assistance, a local senior home care agency located in Salem and Haverhill owned
by Marblehead
residents Rosaleen Doherty and Jay Kenney…..and they have proved to be more
than just coffee makers.
Keurig sales at
Elder services have reached almost $9,000 with proceeds benefitting The Elder
Care Fund. This fund is a financial resource available to any older adult 60
plus who lives in the Merrimack Valley and finds
themselves in either an emergency or unique financial situation with no other
resource. For the last 18 years the Elder Care Fund has helped hundreds
purchase food, prescription medications, fuel, bedding, medical or adaptive
equipment, rent, security deposits, transportation and respite care. The need
is tailored to each individual request to help support and elder’s choice to
live independently and safely at home. Rosaleen Doherty was approached by
Keurig about how to use the mini coffee makers to raise money for Massachusetts
elders. The machines were being updated by a new model. Using her connections
in the community, Rosaleen worked with Elder Services to fundraise for this
vital cause.
Over the last
two years Elder Services has seen a 100% increase in usage of Elder Care Funds
rise from $40,000 to $80,000.This fantastic, collaborative effort between Right
at Home and Elder Services insures two things – proceeds will replenish the
Elder Care Fund and that each request such as a ride to the doctor, food in the
refrigerator, heat in the winter or simply having a pair of broken eyeglasses
fixed can be met. Development Manager at
Elder Services states, Bonnie Sisson states, “Sometimes you get an incredibly
unexpected opportunity and you need to seize it. Our mission is to help older
folks and it just doesn’t get any better that better than helping those who
need it most – when they need it most!”
There are
still some of the Keurig machines available for purchase. They are being sold
for $50 with all proceeds benefitting the Elder Fund. The machines were being
sold for almost $100 at local retailers. Local residents can purchase a machine
through Right at Home by calling 978-744-5151.
Right
at Home offers in-home caregiving and healthcare services for seniors. Visit
Right at Home at www.rightathomemass.net for more information.
About Right at Home of Essex County with locations at Nichols Village and
Colonial
Gardens (Boston
North)
Right at Home is an award winning family owned and operated private home
health agency. It was started by Jay Kenney and Rosaleen Doherty on the North Shore
and is in its 10th year of operation. They have expanded to four
offices serving almost 500 families per week with senior home care services.
Right at Home offers in-home companionship,
personal care and nursing care to seniors and disabled adults who want to
continue to live independently. They directly employ and supervise all
caregiving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and
insured prior to entering a client’s home. A
Right
at Home serves all of Essex
County and cities and towns North of
Boston in Middlesex and Suffolk Counties. For more
information on Right at Home, visit www.rightathomemass.net or
read the Rosaleen Doherty’s caregiving blog at www.rightathomemass.net
and click BLOG.
