The Family Caregiver Support Program advocates for caregivers, provides information and referral to programs and services in support of your caregiving efforts, and has meaningful tools and tips for a better caregiving experience. It’s for any caregiver living on Martha’s Vineyard, or who is caring for someone living on Martha’s Vineyard.
Services
Individual sessions with a trained clinician to help caregivers navigate resources and manage care for their loved one and themselves. Services may include:
- memory screenings
- caregiver counseling
- habilitation therapy
- information and referral
- family meeting facilitation
- Alzheimer’s/dementia education and support
Fee for service
Please call for information. Our goal is to provide affordable family support services to any caregiver in need of support. If you feel you are unable to afford the fee, please let us know, and there may be scholarship assistance available.
Caregiver counseling
We can help you navigate the system of public and private care for the best plan to meet your needs. Consultation can be provided in the home, at our office, or over the phone. We can meet with caregivers individually or as a family.
Habilitation therapy
Habilitation therapy is a nonmedical, interpersonal approach to caring for someone with memory loss. Habilitation strengthens an individual’s current abilities to improve and maintain functional independence. Learn how to simplify tasks and help your loved one participate more fully in his/her own care, and be an active participant in life. The habilitation approach helps the caregiver manage behaviors, reduces caregiver stress, and can help to facilitate a more rewarding caregiving experience.
Dementia caregiver support group
The dementia caregiver support group provides a confidential and supportive atmosphere for caregivers to come together to find encouragement, comfort, and advice from others who share similar experiences and concerns. Free of charge.
Contact the Family Caregiver Support Program at 508-939-9440. More information at mvcenter4living.org.
Supportive Day Program
A daily activity program for individuals who are at risk if left alone or may experience memory challenges. There is room in the program for more guests. Call us to reserve a spot for exercise, arts, music, drama, and special presentations. We run our program Monday to Friday, 9 am – 2 pm.
Open House Music and Memory Cafe
Please join us on Fridays from 10 to 11 am with your loved one for some music and singing. Masks & vaccinations required.
Community Foundation Utility Support
If you are struggling to pay your utilities during this difficult time, please reach out to Leslie at M.V. Center for Living 508-939-9440, ext. 106, to apply for assistance.
Shopping Shuttle
MVCL is partnering with the Tisbury and Oak Bluffs Councils on Aging to provide transportation one day a week from 10 am – 1 pm, to take their senior residents shopping/to do errands. If you are interested, call Joyce at the Tisbury COA at 508-696-4205, or Rose at the Oak Bluffs COA at 508-693-4509, ext. 3..
MVC4L Community Outreach
MVRHS Luncheon
A delightful experience provided by the M.V. Regional High School Culinary Arts department. Great food and live music once a month during the school year.
Reservations required: 508-939-9440
Please join us Thursday, May 12
MVRHS Culinary Arts Dining Room
Music at 11; lunch will be served promptly at 11:30
Visit mvcenter4living.org to view the upcoming menu.
Dementia Friends USA is part of a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. By helping everyone in a community understand what dementia is and how it affects people, each of us can make a difference for people affected by dementia.
By providing a Dementia Friends Information Session for your staff, you are helping the community better serve our neighbors. This free, one-hour training can be added to a staff meeting or planned as a special event at your convenience.
Please contact Mary Holmes, Dementia Friends champion, at maryh@mvcenter4living.org or 508-939-9440 to arrange a free session.
