In 1988, when Care Dimensions (formerly named Hospice of the North Shore) was 9 years old, a small group of volunteers organized the first Walk for Hospice. They led 75 people through the streets of Beverly from Cabot Street to Endicott College and back, raising $6,000. At that time, our non-profit organization was run as an all-volunteer agency from a two-family home on Winter Street. This incredible group of volunteers had the vision to recognize the need for loved ones to gather together to remember lives lost and to raise essential funds for hospice care which was in its infancy. Organizers realized the importance of giving voice to people’s grief as well as raising community awareness of hospice and what it stood for 

A History of Caring for 45 years.

Care Dimensions was founded in 1978 as Hospice of the North Shore and was one of the nation’s first hospice programs. We have evolved from a small, all-volunteer agency and today we are the largest hospice in Massachusetts with a staff of more than 750 and 400 volunteers. In 2021, we cared for 5,900 hospice patients and made 5,423 palliative care visits. We serve an average of 943 hospice patients, with a staff of 673 employees and 459 volunteers. In 2021, our Bertolon Center for Grief and Healing served over 7,000 people.

Care Dimensions is a Non-profit Organization

All fundraising proceeds support the Care Dimensions mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate support for children and adults with advanced illness, death, and loss. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all donations to Care Dimensions are fully deductible to the extent permitted by IRS guidelines. Our Federal Tax ID Number/EIN is 22-2873792.

Donations to the Walk for Hospice provide vital resources for patients and families managing end-of-life journeys.

Every donation makes the road a little easier.

Each step taken and dollar raised in the Walk for Hospice helps Care Dimensions improve the lives of patients and their families by providing expert and compassionate hospice and palliative care.

Your donation to the Walk for Hospice makes a difference every day by supporting the following programs and services.

• Expert and compassionate hospice care to those in need.            
• Urgent non-medical needs that improve quality of life for patients and their loved ones such as groceries, rent, utilities, air conditioning.  
• Music Therapy and other complementary therapies including pet, massage and REIKI.
• Education for staff, volunteers, and the community. 
• Specialized bereavement and support resources for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one.
• The resources to quickly respond to challenges, such as those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.