LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) - The Ludlow Senior Center is set to launch the 'Caregiver Compass and Anchor Program,' aiming to support caregivers of individuals with dementia.

Funded by the Massachusetts Councils on Aging, the program will offer public education, one-on-one and group support, caregiver workshops, and free resources, including location devices.

Heather Jolicoeur, Assistant Director of the Ludlow Senior Center, shared her personal experience with caregiving challenges, stating, "My grandfather had Lewy bodies dementia, my grandmother, although undiagnosed, had a bit of dementia, and as someone who didn't have an educational background I was drowning, family members were drowning, we never knew what we were doing was right or wrong."

The program has been developed in response to f

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