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…
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…
On March 17th, Mayor Gary Christenson paid a visit to Forestdale Park Senior Living in Malden to give a special presentation of his State of the City Address. Since it was also St. Patrick’s Day, residents and staff were dressed in festive outfits and enjoyed classic treats like hot cross buns while they watched the…
MALDEN, MA— Forestdale Park Senior Living recently delivered a large basket of candy to the Malden Fire Department Headquarters in honor of Valentine’s Day to show their appreciation for Malden’s brave first responders.
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…