Good Shepherd Community Care | Massachusetts Hospice

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1st Hospice in Massachusetts

Welcome to a community grounded in compassion, integrity, dedication, stewardship, and respect. At Good Shepherd Community Care, we honor the dignity and unique journey of each person we serve, offering care, support, and guidance shaped by what matters most to them. As a not-for-profit organization, we are guided by a simple principle: people come before profit in every decision we make, with resources reinvested to strengthen and expand care in response to the needs of our community. Just as we are committed to those we serve, we are equally committed to one another—and to a workplace where individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences feel supported, know they are valued, and can contribute fully. With humility and intention, we work to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are not aspirations, but everyday practices—guided by our values as the compass for how we care, how we connect, and how we build trust—so that every person, whether receiving care or providing it, is respected, supported, and empowered.
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Good Shepherd care worker with patient

Programs & Services

Our hospice and palliative care teams consist of caring professionals and dedicated community volunteers who provide medical, emotional, and spiritual care to people with life-limiting illnesses and support for their family and loved ones.

Good Shepherd older gentleman sitting in communal area

Good Shepherd Institute

A community resource for education, training and research about end-of-life.

Providing Care In The Following Communities

  • Allston/Brighton
  • Arlington
  • Belmont
  • Boston
  • Braintree
  • Brookline
  • Cambridge
  • Canton
  • Charlestown
  • Chelsea
  • Dedham
  • Dorchester
  • Dover
  • Everett
  • Framingham
  • Hyde Park
  • Jamaica Plain
  • Lexington
  • Lincoln
  • Malden
  • Mattapan
  • Medfield
  • Medford
  • Milton
  • Natick
  • Needham
  • Newton
  • Norwood
  • Quincy
  • Randolph
  • Roslindale
  • Roxbury
  • Sharon
  • Sherborn
  • Somerville
  • Sudbury
  • Walpole
  • Waltham
  • Watertown
  • Wayland
  • Wellesley
  • Weston
  • Westwood
  • West Roxbury

1st

hospice in Massachusetts

 

98%

of families would recommend our hospice to others

42%

more hours of care per week than the average of 40 other competing hospices 

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