Monthly Archives: December 2025

December 16, 2025 Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. Named 2025 Community’s Choice Best of Central MA Finalist Gardner, MA — Holly A. Chaffee, MSN, BSN, RN President & CEO of Care Central VNA & Hospice, Inc. was honored for the organization to receive recognition as a 2025 Community’s Choice -Best of Central MA finalist, an award determined entirely by votes from residents of Central Massachusetts. The Best of Central Mass Community’s Choice Awards celebrate local organizations and businesses across more than

Holly Chaffee, MSN, BSN, RN, President & CEO of Care Central VNA & Hospice is proud to recognize Ashley Petkis, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC and Eric Hackenson, DPT, PT for their collaborative work focused on improving how we navigate serious illness conversations with patients and families in the community setting. Their project, “Can We Talk?”: A Community-Based Training to Improve Serious Illness Communication, centers on equipping clinicians with practical skills and confidence to engage in meaningful, patient-centered conversations about goals, values, and care preferences, when