South Shore Elder Services, a Braintree-based nonprofit that has spent nearly five decades helping South Shore elders stay in their homes, is laying off 131 workers after the state moved to strip its designation as a state-designated elder care provider. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state in April, the nonprofit said the Executive Office of Aging and Independence intended to end its contract effective June 30, 2026. That layoff count has since risen from an earlier projection of 52 employees to 131. Financial woes have been plaguing the organization for years, with IRS filings reviewed by ProPublica showing the organization had been losing ground financially for years. In fiscal year 2024, SSES reported $43.9 million in revenue against $46.2 million in expenses — a net loss of $2.3 million — with liabilities reaching $18.1 million. In a last-ditch bid for survival, SSES sought a $5 million stabilization investment in the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget, warning it would cease operations without it, according to the State House News Service. The earmark didn’t survive either the House or Senate budget. Services, and the clients who depend on them, are being transferred to Old Colony Elder Services in Brockton. According to Old Colony’s transition fact sheet, core programs including home care, protective services and nutrition services begin transferring throughout June and into early July. Employees represented by SEIU Local 509 were notified of the likelihood of layoffs in the April 2 letter obtained by MassLive.