Eleanor Zue, our longtime social worker, retired in December, 2024 after more than forty years of service to area seniors. Please join us in congratulating her on her significant accomplishments and positive impact on the health and wellbeing of seniors in our community.
Presently, Bugbee has been unable to find a permanent replacement for this position, and we are working to re-staff the office as soon as possible. We are collaborating with community partners to structure the Social Services Program to best fit the needs of the community with the resources we have available.
In the meantime, there are other resources we can help connect you with that may be helpful while we work on transitioning our program. You may always call us to ask for assistance, 802-295-9068 and we can point you in the right direction.
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Several of our local towns have a community nurse program. Community nurses work to help improve the health and well-being of area residents and offer some of the same services that our program fulfilled.
VERMONT: Senior Solutions is the Area Agency on Aging for our region, including Bugbee’s main service area. They offer several services that may be able to assist you, including case management, caregiver support, help at home, and Medicare consultation.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Contact ServiceLink, or the Outreach Coordinator for Grafton County Senior Citizens Council to get started.
TRANSPORTATION: There are several options available to area seniors for transportation assistance. Bugbee can often help coordinate rides to medical appointments with our volunteers. Call 802-295-9068 to get started. For more frequent or regular trips, or different kinds of destinations, see if either of our area’s transit providers are a good fit for you.
BENEFITS ASSISTANCE: The National Council on Aging offers a tool called BenefitsCheckUp to help you find programs that can help pay for health care, medicine, food, utilities, and more. Give it a try to learn what you may be eligible for, and then we can help connect you with a benefits counselor.
HEALTH INSURANCE: Zenaida Blanchard from Bankers Life has been volunteering at Bugbee to help area seniors reach their retirement goals and get there with confidence and peace of mind.
ESTATE PLANNING & SETTLEMENT: Caldwell Law is a local firm that specializes in estate planning & settlement, long-term care, medicaid planning, and other services.
