Support Service of Community Health & Hospice

Support Services of Community Health & Hospice

We believe in supporting clients who wish to live
in their own homes but need help doing so.

Seated: Louise Jeffrey, Fran Donahue, Al Armstrong, Marcel Theberge.
Standing: Executive Councilor Ray Burton and Intern Ben Kane , Mary Frost, Bill Cott, and Pat Marceau, RN, Support Services Program Manager.

Executive Councilor Ray Burton and Intern Ben Kane of Plymouth State University attended the Caregiver Support Group meeting for families of patients with long term illnesses at Community Health & Hospice on April 18, 2005. Councilor Burton commended the caregivers for their dedication and listened to their concerns. Caregiver Al Armstrong said, "We want people in our government to understand that when one person gets sick, two people need help." Bob Ierardi (not in the photo) added, "It is important to keep people living at home--but we need Support Services to make it possible."

Brenda McFarland, one of our Homemaker Companions, says "We provide services, support, and companionship. Our clients come from every economic background and have diverse diseases and disabilities. They all wish to keep their independence and stay in their own homes. We help them do that!"

Please read this important article, Focus on Homemaker Companions, by Brenda McFarland - Click here

The Caregiver Focus Group, jointly sponsored by CH&H and ServiceLink, is designed for caregivers who want to learn more about problem-solving and caregiving issues. Fran Donahue (third from left) says. “We’ve become like a family.”

For individuals who need homemaking assistance, companionship, respite care, and caregiver support, Community Health & Hospice provides:

Homemaker Companions
Adult-in-Home Care
Alzheimer’s Respite Care
“Caring Caregiver” support groups
Community clinics for blood pressure, foot care, and flu immunization

“Compassion, dignity, safety, independence,
and empowerment are the foundation of Support Services.”

Pat Marceau, RN, (far right Program Manager,
with Support Services staff Mary Belfontaine and Bev Hodgkins.

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Seated: Louise Jeffrey, Fran Donahue, Al Armstrong, Marcel Theberge. Standing: Executive Councilor Ray Burton and Intern Ben Kane , Mary Frost, Bill Cott, and Pat Marceau, RN, Support Services Program Manager.

Brenda McFarland, one of our Homemaker Companions, says "We provide services, support, and companionship. Our clients come from every economic background and have diverse diseases and disabilities. They all wish to keep their independence and stay in their own homes. We help them do that!"

The Caregiver Focus Group, jointly sponsored by CH&H and ServiceLink, is designed for caregivers who want to learn more about problem-solving and caregiving issues. Fran Donahue (third from left) says. “We’ve become like a family.”

Pat Marceau, RN, (far right Program Manager, with Support Services staff Mary Belfontaine and Bev Hodgkins.

Seated: Louise Jeffrey, Fran Donahue, Al Armstrong, Marcel Theberge.
Standing: Executive Councilor Ray Burton and Intern Ben Kane , Mary Frost, Bill Cott, and Pat Marceau, RN, Support Services Program Manager.

Pat Marceau, RN, (far right Program Manager,
with Support Services staff Mary Belfontaine and Bev Hodgkins.