Visit Malden Patch for full story Malden, MA, May 7, 2026– Forestdale Park’s recent Alzheimer’s Fundraiser gathered 50 guests for an evening of trivia, refreshments, raffles, and fun. Honored host Miss Massachusetts USA 2025, Peri Caron, led guests — including the winning team “Somerville Stars” — in raising $1,760 of the community’s ongoing $5,000 goal.…
Originally published in The Malden Advocate. Forestdale Park, a Volunteers of America Massachusetts (VOAMASS) Assisted Living and Memory Support Community in Malden, celebrated the 100th birthday of a World War II veteran, Carmen LaPorta, on Friday, November 7, with a short presentation featuring prominent local and federal public servants. LaPorta’s family, fellow Forestdale residents, U.S.…
Originally published in The Malden Advocate. On September 26th, Forestdale Park Senior Living proudly hosted its annual Alzheimer’s Fundraising Event, featuring a lively tailgate theme. Despite the rainy weather, the festivities were seamlessly relocated indoors. Forestdale Park was honored to have the presence of Miss Massachusetts USA 2024, Melissa Sapini, who generously offered her support…
Originally published in the Malden Advocate. Read the full story here. Forestdale Park Senior Living recently hosted a clothing drive for the Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI) in support of Haitian immigrants in need. A team of residents and staff from the assisted living community dropped off donations of new and lightly used clothing to…
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…
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,…
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…
MALDEN, MA— Forestdale Park Assisted Living residents Barbara and Francis recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary at the community they call home. Their son, Dana and fellow resident and friend Tana joined them for the joyous day. The couple and their friends received quite the surprise visitor when Mayor of Malden Gary Christenson stopped by!…
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…
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…