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Hearts, Hugs & Hope: A Virtual Alzheimer’s Support Group

Dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia isn’t easy, so it is helpful to share your concerns and personal experiences with others who completely understand what you’re going through. You will also learn about proven strategies to help you better care for your family member. Call us at 617-298-5656 or email Director of Compass Programming…

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Local High Schoolers Bring Healing to Standish Village with ArthRelief Project

DORCHESTER, MA— A duo of Milton teens are on a mission to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis, and recently visited Standish Village Assisted Living to drop off 25 care packages for residents in need. High school seniors Stephy Dai and Catalina Abboud founded ArthRelief with the goal of creating practical…

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Standish Village Celebrates Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ Accreditation with Flag-Raising Ceremony 

Standish Village held a “flag-raising” today to celebrate achieving the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation. Standish Village is the third provider in MA and fourth Senior Living Residences (SLR) community to become Purple Flag-accredited as part of the organization’s system-wide implementation of the program.  Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ is a collaboration between the…

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Standish Village Assisted Living Pushes Dementia Friendly Initiative with Students

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…

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