BOSTON, MA – It was a particularly poignant Veterans Day at Standish Village, an Assisted Living & Memory Support Community located in Lower Mills, this year as the community unveiled a new photo wall honoring resident veterans for their bravery and sacrifice. The Standish Village “Wall of Heroes” was completed just in time for the…
CONCORD, MA – On Saturday, October 26th, over 50 residents, family members, friends and staff enjoyed a true old-fashioned Fall Fest at Concord Park Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support. Organized by Concord Park’s Director of Compass Programming, Dan Petitt, and Program Assistant Emily Seaman, the community was transformed into a beautiful Autumn retreat for…
QUINCY, MA — Each month, the Quincy Council on Aging hosts an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support for individuals who are caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other memory impairments, giving them an opportunity to share personal stories and receive advice from others who understand what they’re going through. At the COA’s October meeting, Compass on…
BROCKTON, MA — Dr. Robert Stern, Director of Clinical Research for the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center, gave a presentation titled “Reasons for Hope” at Heights Crossing Assisted Living in Brockton on October 30th to more than 40 individuals. At this event, co-sponsored by Heights Crossing and Bayada Home Health, Dr. Stern shared…
MILFORD, MA — Cornerstone at Milford Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support believes it’s time for a better understanding of dementia. The senior community located in Milford, MA recently held a comprehensive Dementia Awareness & Sensitivity training in conjunction with Milford Regional Medical Center for forty individuals at the Milford Senior Center. Participants in the…
Dave Klein, Executive Chef at Cornerstone at Milford Assisted Living, has been named Senior Living Residences’ 2019 Top Chef. Senior Living Residences (SLR), the management company for Cornerstone and its 15 sister communities across New England, hosts an Annual Chef Cook Off, pitting the chefs of each community against one another in a culinary battle.…
Each year, Nashoba Valley Medical Center organizes a Hunger Run to benefit the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, a non-profit organization that provides food and temporary support services to residents of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley. The 5K takes participants through the groomed field trails behind the Medical Center, a portion of the…
AYER, MA – Every Tuesday and Friday, the residents of Nashoba Park Assisted Living receive a very special delivery: fresh, beautiful flowers from the local Shop N’ Save grocery store in Ayer. The flower donations first started in September, when Nashoba Park Executive Director Libby Mattei asked the store if they had any surplus flowers…
WRENTHAM, MA — Cornerstone at Milford Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support believes it’s time for a better understanding of dementia. The senior community located in Milford, MA recently held a comprehensive Dementia Awareness & Sensitivity training for 30 Physical & Occupational Therapy team members at the Wrentham Developmental Center, as well as some of…
READING, MA — Forestdale Park Senior Living, located in Malden, believes it’s time for a better understanding of Alzheimer’s and related dementia, so they have been working to bring their interactive Dementia Awareness & Sensitivity Training to local groups and organizations. On October 7th, Forestdale presented at the Reading Masonic Temple on Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms…
