HAMPTON, NH — More than 200 seniors gathered on Hampton Beach June 19 for the first annual Beach Day for Seacoast Seniors. Local businesses, organizations, and senior service centers provided entertainment, food, and giveaways, including an old-fashioned summer barbeque hosted by Cornerstone at Canton. Read more from Seacoast Online »
Pictured, from left: Cathy Collins, Catherine Delnore, and Timothy Collins. CONCORD, MA — On June 9, Concord Park Senior Living, a Volunteers of America Massachusetts Senior Community, hosted a Jazzy Brunch fundraiser to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Residents, families, and community members attended the fundraiser, which raised $800. Local businesses and individuals donated items…
Pictured above from left to right: District Deputy Grand Master Sergio R. De Assis; Forestdale Park’s Executive Director, Terri Guenard; Forestdale Park’s Director of Community Relations, Sarah Starkweather; Forestdale Park’s Director of Dining, Jeff Fowler; and former District Deputy Grand Master James Orgettas MELROSE, MA — On Monday, June 3, staff from Forestdale Park Senior…
Jenn Hozempa, Cornerstone’s Director of Compass Memory Support Programming, shares helpful communication tips for people with memory loss. BELLINGHAM, MA — Chances are you have interacted with someone who has dementia and may have felt the conversation was challenging for both you as well as that person. Interactions such as these are very frustrating, concerning…
Pictured above: Cornerstone at Hampton resident Betty Conway (center) cuts the ceremonious ribbon, pictured with (from left to right) Tadd Clelland, Partner at Senior Living Residences; Steve Krook of SK Properties; State Senator Nancy Stiles; Cornerstone’s Executive Director Katrina June; and Hampton Area Chamber President John Nyhan. HAMPTON, NH — Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living…
On April 27th, Forestdale Park Senior Living in Malden honored one of their residents, Fred Buda, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. A Fall River native, Buda has had a prolific music career and left quite a mark on the Boston music scene, holding positions including lead percussionist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, set drummer for…
The Lower Mills Spring Health Fair was held on May 1st at Boston Housing Authority in Dorchester Center. Standish Village of Lower Mills, an Assisted Living & Memory Support Community, conducted a Brain Healthy Cooking demonstration featuring salmon cakes with sun-dried tomato aioli. Brain Healthy Cooking is Standish Village’s award-winning nutrition program that brings residents…
Pictured above from left to right: Michelle Peters, resident at Compass and Bridesmaid, Paul Schaffrath, resident at Compass and Groomsman, Caitlyn Stoffle, and Janice Andrews, resident and Maid of Honor SOUTH BOSTON — On April 25th, Compass on the Bay held a re-enactment wedding for their Executive Director, Caitlyn Stoffle. Caitlyn officially married Shane Stoffle…
MIDDLEBORO, MA — On April 16th, residents at Oak Point Retirement Community in Middleboro had the opportunity to hear from experts on how making more healthful and mindful food choices can benefit your brain and whole body health. Oak Point hosted approximately 70 guests for “Celebrating the Mediterranean Diet” presented by the nonprofit Oldways, Health…
Since 2015, students from St. John the Evangelist School in Canton have been visiting residents at Cornerstone at Canton, regularly taking part in programs at the Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support Community. The relationship between the school and the senior community began in the Fall of 2015, when Julie Wade, then Cornerstone’s Director of…
