Health Benefits/SHINE Counseling

Help unraveling the sometimes confusing world of health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.


SHINE stands for “Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone.”  For information on SHINE Counselor locations in the GLSS Service Area (Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus, Nahant & Swampscott) please call 781-586-8611.  


You may call 1-800-243-4636, Option #3, for SHINE Counselor locations in other areas.  


A SHINE Counselor is trained and certified by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs in the various options available to Medicare beneficiaries.


To find out more about Massachusetts SHINE options, visit the Massachusetts Shine website.

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Who is this program for?

SHINE Counseling is a free service for people age 60 and older who live in Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus, or Swampscott.

Why wonder or why wait?

Call us today at

781-599-0110, or email your questions to info@glss.net.


Information & Referral staff are available Monday-Friday,

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

(except holidays).

To learn more about aging services in Massachusetts, call

1-800-243-4636

or visit massoptions.org.