Home Visiting Services

Companions to the Aging

Through the establishment of the Companions to the Aging program, Catholic Charities North hopes to alleviate some of the loneliness that comes from being elderly and alone whether homebound, in a retirement facility, or in a nursing home. The program, which began in 2000, is the only program in Lynn that provides free visitation service to the homebound. Companions visit for about an hour and a half each week and provide pastoral support to those who desire it regardless of faith. Any elderly person living in the communities of Lynn or Salem is eligible for this program.

Companions to the Aging is a program of Catholic Charities North. For more information, call 781-593-2312.

Friendly Visitor and Elderly Outreach

Catholic Charities’ Friendly Visitor and Elderly Outreach Program provides companionship to lonely elders at home, in nursing homes, and in assisted living facilities thus enhancing their quality of life. Supervised volunteers visit an isolated elderly or handicapped person for a minimum of one hour per week, providing the human interaction that can make all the difference to those in need.

The Friendly Visitor and Elderly Outreach Program serves elders in Brookline, Dedham, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and West Roxbury. The program accepts referrals from area churches of any faith, area hospitals, concerned families and neighbors, human service agencies, and visiting nurse associations.

The Friendly Visitor and Elderly Outreach program is a program of Catholic Charities Greater Boston. For more information, call 617-522-4200.

Visiting Nurse Services

Catholic Charities' Visiting Nurse Services (VNS) at the Labouré Center provide a complete healthcare delivery team of skilled nursing, home health aide care, medical social work, and rehabilitative therapies. Our patients require services to assist them to regain independence. The program’s goal is to establish a partnership with patients and their families to obtain and maintain a healthy lifestyle within the community in which they live.

VNS works to respond to patients whose needs would not otherwise be met because of current healthcare gaps.

Whether an elder’s family member needs to learn how to operate medical equipment at home or wants to ask questions about treatment plans, visiting nurses can make a critical difference in enabling patients to remain in their homes and to remain as healthy as possible. Visiting nurses strive to provide health, hope, and independence to elders.

Visiting Nurse Services is a service of Catholic Charities Labouré Center. For more information, call 617-268-9670.