Early Stage Alzheimer's and Care Partners Support Group to Begin September 18th at NVNA and Hospice

NORWELL, Mass. - Aug. 22, 2014 - PRLog -- NVNA and Hospice, the only independent nonprofit home healthcare agency serving Boston’s South Shore, will resume their Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Care Partners Support Group on Monday September 18^th at 10:30 am at NVNA and Hospice, 120 Longwater Drive in Norwell.

This group is for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s who are in the early stages and their care partners, who may be a spouse, adult child, or good friend. Joan Wright and Anne Marie Powers, both certified dementia practitioners with NVNA and Hospice will facilitate the group which will be held the third Thursday of each month. For information or questions please call 781-659-2342.

About NVNA and Hospice

Founded in 1920, NVNA and Hospice is the only independent, non-profit home health care and hospice agency serving the South Shore.  The agency’s mission of Neighbors Helping Neighbors continues as it serves nearly 600 patients a day, and offers an average of 45 free community health screenings, educational programs and support groups each month in more than 27 communities on the South Shore. NVNA and Hospice is the only Massachusetts agency to be named a Home Care Elite Top Agency in the United States for eight consecutive years; most recently qualifying in the Top 500. In addition to its home care and hospice services, NVNA and Hospice owns and operates the Pat Roche Hospice Home of Hingham; NVNA Works, a non-profit private duty homecare division; and Cancer Support Community – MA South Shore, a non-profit providing support, education, and programs for those impacted by cancer. For more information, call NVNA and Hospice at 781-659-2342 or visit www.nvna.org.