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Winchester Hospital Offers Free Caregiver Support Group
Winchester, Mass. – The responsibility of caring for someone who is aging, disabled or chronically ill can limit free time, interfere with sleep and take a toll on a caregiver’s physical and emotional health. Although more than 50 million people in the U.S. provide daily living assistance to loved ones, caregivers often feel alone, helpless and unprepared or unable to provide the care their loved ones need.
Winchester Home Care, a department of Winchester Hospital, offers a free, monthly support group to provide information, new ideas and emotional support that caregivers require for themselves as well as their loved ones. Sessions enable participants to share and explore solutions to problems; listen and talk in a confidential setting; meet others in a similar role; learn ways to balance obligations and reduce stress; find out about community resources; and help others while helping themselves.
“The role of the caregiver can at times be overwhelming and lonely,” said support group facilitator Patricia Cucinotta, RN, a Winchester Home Care case manager with more than 20 years of experience working with the elderly and chronically ill and those who care for them. “Research has proven that caregivers who become involved in support groups have decreased anxiety and depression and increased physical, emotional and psychological well-being. My goal is to empower caregivers so they can cope with the challenges that arise each day.”
The Caregiver Support Group meets monthly from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Winchester Home Care, 800 W. Cummings Park, Suite 5000 in Woburn. Upcoming sessions will take place on April 14; May 12; June 9; July 14; August 11; September 8; October 13; November 12; and December 8.
Participation is free, but please register by calling (781) 756-2488.
About Winchester Hospital
Winchester Hospital is the first community hospital in Massachusetts to earn Magnet recognition, the American Nurses Association’s highest honor for nursing excellence. As the northwest suburban Boston area’s leading provider of comprehensive health care services, the 229-bed facility provides care in general, bariatric and vascular surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, radiation oncology, pain management, obstetrics/gynecology and a Level IIB Special Care Nursery. Winchester Hospital has clinical affiliations with several nationally recognized hospitals in the region, including Children’s Hospital Boston, Tufts Medical Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. To learn more, visit www.winchesterhospital.org. |
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