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Forestdale Park Receives Purple Flag for Dementia Care Accreditation

Forestdale Park held a flag-raising ceremony today to celebrate receiving the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation.  Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ is a collaboration between the Institute for Senior Living Education (ISLE) and the Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) but has since expanded outside of CT. The program’s standards evaluate an organization’s capacity to…

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Seniors 2 Seniors fosters collaborative, intergenerational relationship between Malden High School Senior and senior citizens.

 Seniors to Seniors (S2S) – supported by Mayor Gary Christenson from the onset – has been made possible through a collaboration between Malden High School and Forestdale Park Senior Living. Initial meetings have been held at Malden High School since the fall, with close coordination between Paul Marques, National Honor Society and Key Club advisor,…

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Forestdale Park Shows Commitment to LGBTQ Seniors

Forestdale Park Senior Living is proud to have earned the Platinum accreditation level from SAGECare, an organization that provides LGBTQ Cultural Competency training and consulting to service providers. In earning their Platinum credential, Forestdale Park has trained at least 80% of their staff to enhance care and support for LGBTQ residents. SAGECare is a division…

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Forestdale Park Awarded Gold at the 24th Annual Digital Health Awards

MALDEN, MA — Forestdale Park, an Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support Community in Malden, won a Gold Award for their testimonial video at the Health Information Resource Center’sSM Digital Health Awards®, which highlighted the world’s best in digital health media at its 24th annual competition. The video, entitled “Come Home to Forestdale Park”, brought…

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Forestdale Park Celebrates Community Ambassadors

When a new resident moves into Forestdale Park, they’re welcomed with a full calendar of social events and lunch dates with new friends. That’s all thanks to the community’s fifteen volunteer resident ambassadors, who take turns greeting new residents and sharing meals with them to help make sure everyone feels at home in the Assisted…

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Historical Preservation Leader Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

MALDEN, MA – Malden native Barbara Tolstrup is the latest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, granted by Forestdale Park, the Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support community she calls home. The award ceremony shed light on a life devoted to serving her hometown.  Born and raised in Malden, Barbara made a name for herself…

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Forestdale Resident Celebrates Granddaughter’s Wedding Day

MALDEN, MA – It is a picture perfect day at Forestdale Park Senior Living in Malden as Beverly Convery sits on the farmer’s porch waiting for a very special visit. Just up the road, at Forestdale Community Church, her granddaughter Emily is getting married to husband Rob, and the couple are planning to stop by…

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