Patrice Currie has been hired as the nutrition director at SeniorsPlus.

LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, announces Patrice Currie of Auburn is its new nutrition director.

Currie was director of food services at Mercy Hospital in Portland for 11 years, and prior to that worked in other areas of the food and hospitality industry.

As part of her job, Currie will oversee Meals on Wheels, which last year served almost 200,000 meals to 1,300 people.

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, it provides statewide services. 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.