The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and BridgeTower Media have named SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine. SeniorsPlus, a nonprofit, has been recognized in the medium-sized company category. SeniorsPlus has 135 statewide employees and is headquartered in Lewiston with additional offices in Wilton and Norway.
“SeniorsPlus is proud of this honor and we attribute our success to our wonderful team of employees,” said Betsy Sawyer-Manter, President and CEO. “We pride ourselves on listening to our staff and working to accommodate their schedules and interests to encourage their best work.”
Since 1972, SeniorsPlus has been improving the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities. As the designated Area Agency on Aging for Western Maine, SeniorsPlus provides statewide services with an emphasis on Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties for core services (ie nutrition and information and assistance) that support independent living, healthy aging, and fight isolation.
The overall program goal of SeniorsPlus is to assist older people and adults with disabilities in its tri-county area to remain safely at home for as long as possible. The mission of SeniorsPlus is to enrich the lives of older people and adults with disabilities, their families and communities, and to support them to make informed choices. SeniorsPlus envisions a future where all older adults and individuals with disabilities are engaged and respected while living quality, independent lives in the communities of their choice. Annually, SeniorsPlus serves more than 8,000 individuals and fields 170,000 phone inquiries. SeniorsPlus offers a network of support, including information and assistance, short-term care management, Medicare counseling, caregiver support and respite, health and wellness education, benefits counseling, and Meals on Wheels and congregate dining.
Best Places to Work in Maine identifies, recognizes and honors the best places of employment in Maine in three categories: small companies (15-49 U.S. employees), medium companies (50-249 U.S. employees) and large companies (250 or more U.S. employees). To be considered, companies must have at least 15 full-time or part-time employees working in Maine; be a for-profit or not-for-profit business or government entity; be a publicly or privately held business; have a facility in the state of Maine; and be in business a minimum of one year.