Elderly Services

What Elderly Services does

Elderly Services Inc. (ESI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1981 and headquartered in Middlebury, Vermont. The organization provides a suite of services for older adults and their families, anchored by the Project Independence adult day center and supplemented by the Center for Positive Aging, ESI College, and the Aging Education Center. Together, these programs address adult day services, caregiver support, professional training, and dementia care needs for elderly populations in rural Vermont. ESI currently serves more than 100 participants (down from approximately 150 pre-pandemic) with a staff of roughly 60 full-time and part-time employees.

ESI operates a blended payer model in which approximately 65% of FY2025 income is projected to come from public sources — Medicaid (~40%), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (~10%), and Vermont's Moderate Needs program (~15%) — with the remaining ~35% from private pay and charitable contributions. The organization holds certifications enabling billing across Medicaid, Medicare, and VA, and its staff include PAC-certified dementia care coaches and Aging Life Care certified professionals. ESI has been designated as a national demonstration site for the Project Independence model, reflecting its 40-plus year operating history.

Operationally, the organization has invested in physical and transportation infrastructure — geothermal, solar, and an electric vehicle fleet — supported by more than $3.25M in energy-related grants. In 2024, ESI launched the Center for Positive Aging and revived ESI College, broadening its portfolio beyond direct adult day services into aging-education and professional-training verticals. As of December 2025, the organization announced an expansion of services beyond its home Addison County market into Chittenden and Rutland Counties.

Name

Elderly Services

Legal name

Elderly Services Inc.

Website

https://elderlyservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elderly Services Inc. is a Vermont-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1981 that operates adult day programs, caregiver education, and senior services across multiple sub-brands, serving 100+ participants in Addison County with approximately 60 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Day Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSABANAA

Social Adult Day Care (Non-Medical Supervision & Activities)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Adult Day Care & Senior Day Programs

SECONDARYHSABANAC

Memory Care Adult Day Programs (Dementia/Alzheimer’s)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Adult Day Care & Senior Day Programs

SECONDARYHSABANAN

Caregiver Support & Education Programs (Center-Based)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Adult Day Care & Senior Day Programs

SECONDARYHLADAKAC

Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Respite Care Services (Short-Term Elder Care)

Keywords

• Adult day services
• Eldercare counseling
• Dementia care programs
• Caregiver support groups
• Senior transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlebury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medicaid Waiver Services: Medicaid waiver fee coverage for eligible participants, representing approximately 40% of fiscal year 2025 income. Federal Medicaid funds flow through state and federal pipelines.
2. Veterans Administration Services: Veterans Administration fee coverage for eligible participants, representing approximately 10% of fiscal year 2025 income. ESI is VA certified as a Contract Adult Day Health Center.
3. Moderate Needs Program: State Moderate Needs program funding representing approximately 15% of fiscal year 2025 income.
4. Private Pay Services: Hourly fees established annually by the ESI Board of Directors based on cost of operation. Financial aid program offers partial scholarship aid. Approximately 35% of income from private sources.
5. Federal Food Program: USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program for meals served at the center.
6. Transportation Services Funding: Federal Transit Administration funding for transportation services.
7. Grant Funding: Mobility and Transportation Innovations grants for expanding transportation services to new counties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Elderly Services Inc. is a non-profit eldercare organization operating the Project Independence adult day center, providing daytime supervision, activities, nutritious meals, on-site nursing, medication management, and transportation for frail elders and individuals with dementia. The Center for Positive Aging offers eldercare counseling, geriatric evaluation, and mental health counseling, complemented by ESI College lifelong learning courses, Aging Education Center community outreach, and family caregiver support groups.

Product overview

Elderly Services is a non-profit organization offering a comprehensive suite of eldercare programs and services centered around its flagship adult day program, Project Independence. The organization operates on a platform-plus-services model, with Project Independence serving as the primary daily care program, complemented by the Center for Positive Aging for counseling and support services, ESI College for lifelong learning, and an Aging Education Center for community outreach. Additional services include transportation, family caregiver support groups, dementia care programs, geriatric evaluation, and mental health counseling. The organization serves elders primarily in Addison County, Vermont, with expansion into neighboring Chittenden and Rutland Counties underway. Services are delivered in-person at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elderly Services, with select programming available via Zoom and other digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project Independence: A nationally recognized adult day center providing daytime home away from home for elderly adults whose independence has lessened due to chronic illness, disability, or advanced age. Operates from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center, open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m., offering activities, meals, specialized dementia care, and transportation services.
• Center for Positive Aging
• ESI College

Products and services

• Project Independence Adult Day Center Nationally recognized adult day center providing daytime care, supervision, activities, meals, on-site nursing, medication management, and transportation for elderly adults whose independence has lessened due to chronic illness, disability, or advanced age. Operates Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center.
• Center for Positive Aging Counseling and support program helping community members face issues of aging, caregiving, and memory loss. Includes individual counseling, family caregiver coaching, dementia education, support groups, needs assessment, and positive aging education delivered in-person, by phone, or via Zoom.
• ESI College Lifelong Learning Program Lifelong learning program for independent adults age 60 and older, offering educational courses on topics including climate change, leadership, Supreme Court cases, humanitarian work, natural burial, and storytelling through literature and film. Courses offered at Elderly Services, Congregational Church of Middlebury, and Addison County VFW with online Wufoo registration.
• Transportation Services Door-to-door transportation system throughout Addison County operating 15-20 routes daily and up to 100 runs per week using handicapped-accessible vans and trained drivers, with electric vehicle fleet expansion. 65% of participants depend on the service; vans travel more than 131,000 miles per year.
• Eldercare Counseling Services Psycho-social support and problem-solving services for individual elders, older couples, and family members concerned about elderly loved ones. Available via face-to-face meetings, phone, or Zoom, including home visits, addressing both local and long-distance eldercare concerns.
• Aging Education Center Community Outreach Community education program offering educational talks, seminars, Open House events, and facility tours to businesses, health agencies, elderly housing complexes, and other organizations on topics related to aging, retirement, and eldercare.
• Family Caregiver Support Groups Support groups for family caregivers held third Friday of each month at noon via Zoom, providing respite, education, and peer support.
• Dementia Care Program Specialized dementia care within Project Independence offering one-to-one supervision, individualized activities, small group programs designed for individuals with dementia, close family communication, educational materials, and twice-monthly caregiver support group.
• Geriatric Needs Evaluation Comprehensive assessment services evaluating the needs of elderly individuals to determine appropriate care levels and service planning.
• Geriatric Mental Health Counseling Mental health counseling services specifically designed for elderly individuals, addressing emotional challenges of aging, cognitive changes, and related mental health needs; delivered under Medicare mental health certification.
• Community Education Series Free public educational sessions covering topics such as managing diabetes, advanced care planning, driving and aging, and building brain healthy habits. Offered seasonally multiple times per year.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ elders served annually with many avoiding nursing home placement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• New Perennials at Middlebury CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Community outreach initiative that pairs students with local organizations for experiential learning. Middlebury College senior Claire Perry collaborated on loneliness survey research.
• University of Vermont (Health Equity Summit)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Staff presented loneliness survey research at fourth annual Health Equity Summit sponsored by UVM.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• A Place for Mom: Largest senior care referral platform connecting families to assisted living, memory care, and home care providers. Adjacent ecosystem participant that influences family decision-making channels ESI also depends on.
• National Council on Aging: National advocacy and service organization supporting community-based aging programs, including senior centers and adult day services. Comparable in mission and federal funding orientation; serves as policy and convening counterpart rather than a direct operator competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Sunrise Senior Living: National assisted living and memory care operator. Broadly comparable elderly-services category but residential rather than day-center model; serves as reference point for what scaled eldercare looks like in the same demographic.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with assisted living, memory care, and home health services. Indirectly comparable as broad incumbent in the elder-services category, useful for benchmarking scaled care models.
• InnovAge Holding Corp. Public PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) provider operating adult day health centers with transportation, clinical care, and social services for nursing-home-eligible seniors. Directly comparable service model at much larger scale; national footprint and publicly disclosed financials.

Direct peers

• JASA (Jewish Association Serving the Aging): New York-based non-profit providing adult day services, caregiver support, elder abuse prevention, and case management for older adults. Closest large-scale mission-aligned peer with comparable adult day and counseling service portfolio.
• Age Well: Vermont-based aging services organization (formerly Champlain Valley Agency on Aging) delivering case management, caregiver support, and community-based services for seniors across Addison and surrounding counties. Directly comparable mission, geography, and funding mix.
• Liberty Lutheran Services: Pennsylvania non-profit operating adult day services, senior centers, and in-home support programs. Closely comparable platform-plus-services model serving frail elders and caregivers.

Regional players

• Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging: Area Agency on Aging serving Vermont's Northeast Kingdom with case management, caregiver support, and senior services. Comparable in mission and Vermont operating context but operates in a different region, so non-competing geographically.
• HowardCenter: Vermont-based non-profit providing social, mental health, and developmental services across multiple counties including Chittenden. Comparable as a Vermont community-based human services non-profit with mixed public funding, though broader in scope than eldercare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/elderlyservices
• Instagraminstagram.com/elderlyservicesinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elderly-service-inc

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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