Last modified: 5/20/2013 5:36:08 PM
The Board of Directors of Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services has announced that Barbara Duckett, president/CEO, will retire effective Nov. 15. Duckett has served as CEO of HCS for the past 12 and a half years.
“It is a bittersweet moment to be retiring from the work and the people I love,” said Duckett in making the announcement.
Duckett has led the organization since 2000, and seen the agency through major transitions and growth. Both the number of clients treated and the budget have more than doubled in that time. HCS is one of the largest nonprofits in the region and one of the largest homecare agencies in the state. It is well-known in the community as preeminent provider of nonprofit visiting nurse and hospice services, as well as Meals on Wheels and the only public transportation system in the City of Keene. Over 700 patients a day receive home health or hospice services and another 700 receive services from Meals on Wheels, the Castle Center Life Enrichment program, transportation, Maternal and Child Health and Wellness programs. The organization employs over 450 individuals and operates from headquarters in Keene and branches in Peterborough and Charlestown, serving all of Cheshire County and many towns in Hillsborough and Sullivan counties.