Family Caregiving Alliance - a public voice for caregivers, illuminating the daily challenges they face, offering them the assistance they so desperately need and deserve, and championing their cause through education, services, research and advocacy.
Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts - a non-profit trade association that has promoted home care as an integral part of the health care delivery system for over forty years. HCA's mission is to unite people and organizations to advance community health through care and services in the home.
Massachusetts Council of Home Health Aide Services - the voice for paraprofessional home care aide services in Massachusetts since 1967. Council membership includes over 100 Medicare certified, non-certified, and private pay agencies which directly employ home care aides and meet standards of training, supervision, and administration as established by the organization.
National Alliance for Caregiving - dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers
National Association for Home Care - the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers.
National Association of Geriatric Care Managers - national non-profit association representing the growing field of Geriatric Care Management.
National Family Caregivers Association - educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.
Philips LifeLine - national leader in medical alert and medication dispensing services.
Visiting Nurse Associations of America - national agency that supports, promotes and advocates for community-based home health and hospice providers that care for all individuals regardless of the complexity of the situation.
Voluntary Health Agencies
Voluntary health agencies are not-for-profit organizations that provide valuable information and resources about chronic illnesses for both patients and concerned family members. At VNA Private Care, we work as an extension of your family to keep your loved one as independent as possible for as long as possible. We hope you will find one or more of these organizations helpful for your situation. Please call on us if we can help you on your caregiving journey.
Alzheimer’s Association - (800) 272-3900
American Cancer Society - (800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
American Diabetes Association - (800) 342-2383
American Heart Association - (800) AHA-USA1 (242-8721)
National Stroke Association - (800) STROKES (787-6537)
