Care Central VNA & Hospice

Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. is a not-for-profit home healthcare agency serving communities in Massachusetts. Its mission is to provide high-quality healthcare and support in people’s homes and neighborhoods, regardless of their ability to pay. The organization offers skilled home health services, including nursing and therapy, for people returning home after a hospital stay, care facility stay, or physician referral. Its hospice team supports patients and families facing life-limiting illness, while the Palliative Care Bridge Program helps eligible home health patients manage pain, symptoms, and emotional stress alongside other treatments.

Additional services include private duty care, telehealth and remote patient monitoring, community and corporate flu clinics, and an adult day health center designed to help older adults and people with disabilities maintain independence. Care Central also provides Healthy Families home-based coaching for young first-time parents, a diaper pantry, and support groups. Based in Gardner and Webster, the agency accepts Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, private insurance, most HMOs, and private pay.