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…
At this year’s International Council on Active Aging Conference (ICAA), Leadership Summit and Expo, local-area food and nutrition professionals Kim Smith and Sara Baer-Sinnott presented “The Mediterranean Diet: A Successful Application in a Senior Residence”.
Julie Wade, who serves as Director of Compass Programming at Cornerstone at Canton Assisted Living community, was invited to present at the Massachusetts Council of Activity Professionals (MassCAP) Conference on October 3rd at the Radisson Hotel & Suites in Chelmsford. MassCAP’s annual conference offers professional development and networking opportunities to programming specialists who’ve dedicated their…
METHUEN, MA — On October 4th, Methuen Village’s Compass Memory Support Neighborhood® received a batch of homemade “fidget mats” from residents at The Regency at Emerald Pines Condominium Community, a 55+ active community in Methuen. The donations were delivered members of the Regency at Emerald Pines Condominium Social Committee. This project was spearheaded by Social…
WESTFIELD, MA — On the weekend of October 4th, Armbrook Village Senior Living hosted Oktoberfest: Under the Tent, a weekend-long tribute to the classic German-themed celebration. More than 100 residents, family members and associates gathered to enjoy food, music and entertainment related to German culture. The staff and attendees dressed in traditional German garb. The…
BOSTON, MA — Residents from Standish Village Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support toured the Massachusetts State House on October 1st. They explored the House and Senate chambers, the Governor’s Office and even had a run-in from State Representative Dan Cullinane. Standish Village offers their residents many trips like this one as part of the…
CAMBRIDGE, MA — On September 30th, Sydney Leonard celebrated her 100th birthday alongside members of Boston Ballet and her neighbors at The Cambridge Homes, the Independent and Assisted Living Community where she has lived for 13 years. At the age of 5, Sydney Leonard began ballet class on the top floor of the old Boston…
Forestdale Park Senior Living has raised over $2,000 for Alzheimer’s research and participated in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Greater Boston Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 22nd at North Point Park in Cambridge. The Walk serves as the area’s largest annual event to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and helps fund new research into finding a…
