All Care News & Updates


All Care employee’s humbling encounter with Iwo Jima survivor

On Friday, July 11th All Care employee, Paula Dercolo was headed to Revere Beach for the Sand Sculpting Competition to do some sales and marketing.  Here is her account of the humbling experience she had that day... The theme this year was a Salute to our Veterans. As...

Medical Student Makes a Difference as All Care Hospice Volunteer

Lynn, MA—As if Michael Trautwein weren’t busy enough, the 29-year-old medical student who recently graduated from Tufts Medical School managed to fit in time as a volunteer for All Care hospice this past year and a half. Admittedly, medical students need 50 hours of...

All Care Spotlight Employee – Bob Ford

Each month All Care will be surveying one employee to spotlight their interests, abilities, and professional growth.  For our first Spotlight, we sat down with Bob Ford, VP of VNA Clinical Services.   What made you become a physical therapist initially? When I...

A wedding after almost 40 years together

By Lauren Spencer  | Globe Correspondent   March 16, 2014   The staff at Emerson Village had never really considered the Watertown skilled nursing facility to be a traditional wedding destination, but when you’re an 87-year-old bride, it’s the perfect spot....

All Care Hospice uses iPads to assist patients

Posted Jan. 27, 2014 @ 1:35 pm Wicked Local Marblehead Marblehead, Mass. Walk into a room where an All Care Hospice social worker is caring for a patient with dementia, and you might see something unusual: The two may be viewing “I Love Lucy” reruns, taking a tour...

All Care’s Service of Remembrance

  All Care Hospice held its annual Service of Remembrance for all families and friends who have lost their loved ones. The service provided them with another opportunity to honor them and say good-bye, and for families to reconnect with All Care staff and share...

All Care’s Service of Remembrance

  All Care Hospice held its annual Service of Remembrance for all families and friends who have lost their loved ones. The service provided them with another opportunity to honor them and say good-bye, and for families to reconnect with All Care staff and share...

All Care VNA Nurse included in Boston Globe 2013 Salute to Nurses

~ from the Boston Sunday Globe They Adore Him Donald Boudreau All Care VNA There aren't enough hours in the day to tell you how great Donald is. I have never met a more caring professional nurse and I have been a case manager for almost 20 years. Donald goes above and...

All Care recognizes employees for service, excellence

From Wicked Local Danvers — Over 300 employees attended All Care’s annual meeting and dinner at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield on Tuesday evening, May 7. All Care CEO Shawn Potter and Senior Vice President Jo-Mary Koopman presented awards to the following employees: Amy...

All Care Hospice Newly Bereaved Workshop

May 13th, 2013 - 5 pm to 7 pm If you have recently lost a loved one, this workshop is for you. 1.  Understand common grief reactions 2.  Learn coping strategies 3.  Learn to acknowledge and express your feelings and thoughts 4.  Taking care of yourself through the...

Kelly, Potter named Lynn Chamber’s Businesspersons of the Year

Originally Published on Wednesday, February 06, 2013 By Chris Stevens / The Daily Item LYNNFIELD   —   Brian Kelly, president of Kelly Honda, and Shawn Potter, president of      All Care VNA & Hospice, were both honored as Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce's...

All Care services help you remain at home

All Care’s Peace of Mind Live-in Program offers a full range of services that help people of all ages remain in the community, at home, with maximum levels of independence and self-sufficiency.  There are many benefits to receiving care in the home, such as comfort,...

All Care Puts the “Giving” in Thanksgiving

Lynn Journal December 4, 2012 By Journal Staff For a number of local senior citizens and hospice patients and their families,Thanksgiving was a time of celebration and an opportunity to spend precious moments together, thanks to the helping hand of All Care. In...