Bethany Community Services

Management Company

Bethany Community Services (BCS) manages all Bethany buildings, Sarah's Place, the Ornsteen Building, and provides maintenance for several other sites. Bethany has also entered an agreement to manage Nichols Village, a new senior living complex in Groveland, MA. The staff includes the President, Comptroller, Administrative Assistant and Financial Clerk. The management is active in government policy issues related to aging and seeks to develop new housing and supportive services for elders living in the Greater Haverhill area.

Contacting Bethany Community Services

Friends of Bethany

BCS raises funds with grants, bequests, spring telethon, Golden Gait walk, holiday fair, and a quarterly newsletter. All these moneys are used to provide supportive services that cannot be funded through rent moneys. BCS is a 501 (c) 3 charitable corporation and all gifts are tax deductible. Friends of Bethany will work with your professional to set up giving through wills and insurances.

Food Services

BCS manages the kitchen at Merrivista that serves three meals a day at that site and delivers lunch and supper to other sites as well as private homes.All meals are delivered in thermal containers and prepared by a licensed nutrition and certified food service cooks.

Supportive Services

BCS oversees and funds a wellness and mental health program, activities, day trips in our own minibus, overnight trips by coach and air transportation, transportation for shopping, doctors and banking, personal assistance, shopping and housekeeping services for residents at all of the managed sites. Many of these services are subsidized to the income of the resident and some provide the assistance of a staff member on the trip. Services are never a part of the rent but are paid for a la carte. Individuals 62 years of age or older living in the community may join Bethany for a nominal annual fee and participate in any of these activities and/or trips.

Ornsteen Commercial Rentals

The Ornsteen Building has four floors with 8,000 square feet. BCS occupies a suite of five offices on the fourth floor. Rent includes all utilities with four season climate control. The private elevator may be locked by floor. Private locked mailboxes, access to copying machine and fax service at cost, and trash removal services are included. All spaces are carpeted and most have wallpaper.