A well organized group benefits the recipients and givers of care in ways simple and profound. Join Lincoln Home managers Steve Raymond and Valerie Lovelace on Monday, Feb. 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. They will provide tools, tips and tales on forming a beneficial care giving group.

If you want to form a care‐giving group for a friend with an illness, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. “Share the Care” is the trademarked name of an educational nonprofit with the mission of teaching people and providing tools so that friends and family members can self‐organize into a care giving group. It is an excellent small organization with a wide reach.

"If home care costs or assisted living costs are beyond your budget, a 'Share the Care' group is a very effective way to help a friend. However, care groups are not just about money ... creating a caring community benefits everyone. This is where our aging Maine society is headed, not trying to tough it out alone, but joining in creative collaboration with each other, and perhaps at a later time, receiving such help ourselves,” said Steve Raymond.

Friendship, mutual support and even love can evolve in “Share the Care” groups, with the potential to create something very special and beneficial for the supported friend and for the caregivers.

The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. Contact steve@lincoln-home.org, or call 563-3350 with any questions.