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The SHINE (Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders) Program is a state health insurance assistance program that provides free health care information, assistance and counseling to Medicare beneficiaries. The SHINE Program ensures that healthcare consumers have a competent, committed and compassionate consumer focused network of staff and volunteers who provide accurate and objective information through innovative community programs at the state and local level. The Elder Outreach Program and the Taunton Council on Aging have four (4) staff persons who have been
trained by the SHINE Program. The Taunton SHINE Program has counselors who speak English and Portuguese.
For more information on the Taunton Council on Aging SHINE Counselors, please contact Mary Ann Riva, Senior Drop-In Center Coordinator or Gail Thurston, Elder Outreach Director, at 508-821-1425.
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