Goddard House has been awarded the 2017 Program Innovation of the Year Award by LeadingAGE Massachusetts. Winners of this award are recognized for developing and implementing a creative and innovative program that benefits residents and/or staff in a measurable way. In this case, Goddard hosted Lesley University students to train as part of The Opening…
Tri-County Medical Careers Students Raise $1,125 at Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Behalf of Cornerstone at Milford Residents FRANKLIN – The Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School medical careers students raised $1,125.00, on behalf of the residents at Compass Memory Support in Milford, as participants in the recent Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The students initiated…
Beth Cardillo and Julie Waniewski explain what is new with Armbrook Village’s Dementia Friendly Westfield Program including a Monthly Caregiver Support Group, Westfield’s only public Memory Cafe, and a Choral Group for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
Mingo Nesmith, a 91-year-old veteran of World War II and a resident of the Standish Village Assisted Living Residence in Lower Mills, was honored during a special Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony at the Dorchester facility on Sun., Aug. 20. Read more in the Dorchester Reporter >>
Lawrence Native Honored with Methuen Village Lifetime Achievement Award Adele LaFrenier has held a lot of titles in her life: teacher, singer, dancer, wife and mother, to name a few. She was recognized for all of that and more recently when she received the Methuen Village Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony there surrounded by more…
Mayor Gary Christenson recently participated with Volunteers of America (VOA) President and CEO Thomas Bierbaum, State Representative Paul Brodeur, Ward 5 City Councillor Barbara Murphy, Malden Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Deborah Burke and other local elected and City officials for a sneak-peek at the progress of Forestdale Park Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility. More on…
The owners of a planned assisted living residence in Malden will be giving city leaders a glimpse of its future facilities on Forest Street June 14. Read more in the Boston Globe »
Armbrook Village Helps Town of Southwick, MA Become Dementia Friendly Three years ago, Armbrook Village partnered with their home city to put Westfield, MA on the map as the first Dementia Friendly City on the East Coast of the US. The effort included an intense training program aimed at those who work with seniors, from nurses, CNAs…
Emerson Wellness Center in Concord To Host ‘Understanding Dementia in the Real World’ Emerson Wellness Center, as part of their Wellness Classes for Mind and Body Series will host Understanding Dementia in the Real World, on Monday May 15, 2017 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The program, led by Maryellen ing of Concord Park Senior Living…
Cornerstone at Milford has been selected as one of the 2017 Best of Assisted Living Award Winners by SeniorAdvisor.com. Read more
