August 6-12, 2023 marks National Farmers Market Week. All over the country, communities, chefs, and residents are tending to their gardens and cooking up delicious, produce-forward meals and celebrating the importance of farmers markets for our nation’s food system. To see all that eating locally has to offer, communities are providing raised plant beds for…
CANTON, MA— Cornerstone at Canton Assisted Living had a blast from the past at their recent Doo-Wop Concert, featuring a performance from Four in a Row, a local 50’s and 60’s-themed rock and roll band. The senior community was decorated in honor of the decade, and staff dressed up in classic poodle skirts and brightly…
CONCORD, MA— Concord Park Senior Living has recently made some environmentally conscious changes to their energy use and conservation. Amid a major renovation project to their building, the assisted living community had an opportunity to make some other changes to help conserve energy. In the fall of 2022, Concord Park partnered with Mass Save to…
HAMPTON, NH— In honor of National Activities Professionals Week, Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living honored their compassionate and hardworking programming associates who work each day to enrich the residents’ lives. The staff enjoyed a Chinese food spread for lunch and received gifts of teamwork keychains, mugs, and T-shirts as tokens of the community’s gratitude. Cornerstone…
WORCESTER, MA — On January 17th, 2023, more than 50 students from the pharmacy and physical therapy programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Worcester participated in an interactive Dementia Sensitivity Training, created and facilitated by Senior Living Residences (SLR), a Braintree-based assisted living management company. The training is a component…
CAMBRIDGE, MA— Neville Place Assisted Living recently honored their programming associates for National Activity Professionals Week. The senior community located at Fresh Pond used the occasion to shine a spotlight on their hardworking and creative associates who work each day to enrich the residents’ lives, from developing fun and engaging programs to simply putting smiles…
BOSTON, MA — Standish Village Assisted Living recently presented their “Making Sense of Dementia” course to members of a Boston Student Ambassador Program who are passionate about increasing outreach and awareness around dementia and related cognitive impairments. The Ambassador Program, organized by the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (BUADRC), is open to all local…
Our assisted living and memory support communities are proud to have been honored by leading industry publications and organizations over the past 30+ years.
Compass on the Bay has earned the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation. Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ standards assess an organization’s ability to provide collaborative care in a safe, functional, and respectful environment to help ensure not only quality of care but the quality of life. Accredited communities have demonstrated adherence to 60 standards…
East Farmington Fire Station goes though Farmington Station’s interactive Dementia Experience, meant to build understanding and empathy towards those with dementia and Alzheimer’s. FARMINGTON, CT — The team at Farmington Station Assisted Living has been getting quite creative with finding new and meaningful ways to connect with and give back to the greater Farmington community.…
