Our Caregivers Connections Support Program is a wellness and resource program for family caregivers of persons with chronic illness or disability

Our ultimate goal is to empower and enhance the well being of family caregivers by serving as a visible resource for:

• Education
• Support
• Advocacy
• Respite Breaks
• Referrals
• Connections with other caregivers

Individual and/or family sessions with professional staff are available and provided in any setting - home, office, hospital, nursing home, etc.

Qualified volunteers are available for practical assistance, companionship, support, errands, transportation, brief respite breaks.

Monthly gatherings, facilitated by professionals, provide opportunities for education, support, and socialization with other caregivers.

A lending library of caregiver related topics is available in the Hospice Office, and through materials we’ve donated to the Saltmarsh Senior Center & to the Nantucket Atheneum.

Education is integrated throughout all services and includes: the importance of self-care (mind-body-spirit); stress management; communicating with health care staff; medication management; how to provide personal care of your loved one; advance care planning; family interactions; assertiveness; and much more.

For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us by calling 508-825-8325 or e-mailing us at hospice@ackhosp.org

All services are provided free of charge.