Standish Village

Discover stories about Standish Village’s remarkable residents and staff, as well as the latest news and exciting events happening at our assisted living community.


Standish Village Program Director Receives Public Education Award

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Pictured above: Julie Platz (left), Assistant Executive Director at Standish Village, and Lauren Basler (right), EnrichedLIFE Director at Standish Village and recipient of the 2019 Isabel G. Besecker Award BOSTON, MA — On June 11th, Lauren Basler, EnrichedLIFE Director at Standish Village Assisted Living at Lower Mills, received the 2019 Isabel G. Besecker Award from…

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Standish Village Spreads Awareness about Mediterranean Diet

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With so many fad diets circulating in pop culture right now, it’s hard to know which one is the best across a range of ages, body types, and lifestyles. The Mediterranean diet was recently named the “#1 Best Diet” by U.S. News & World Report, and since its inception in the mid-1900s, the diet has…

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Standish Village Holds Celebration for WWII Veteran

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Standish Village Holds Celebration for WWII Veteran Standish Village Assisted Living in Boston recently held a celebration for one of its residents who returned from his tour with Honor Flight New England. Standish Village is located at 1190 Adams St., right over the Milton town line. Eugene O’Brien, a World War II veteran, was flown down to…

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Memory Cafe to Come to Milton

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Standish Village Assisted Living and Compass Memory Support, located in Dorchester’s Lower Mills, has partnered with the Milton Council on Aging to create a new memory café. The Milton Memory Café will provide those living with memory loss or dementia and their care partners, family, and friends a safe space to relax and enjoy conversation over…

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WWII veteran, 91, honored at Standish Village ceremony

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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 >>

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The Dementia Experience adopted for Dementia Friendly Quincy Project

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Early in 2016, representatives from the City of Quincy participated in a Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Train-the-Trainer program hosted at Standish Village in Dorchester. This three-part education program, which includes The Dementia Experience, an interactive sensitivity training that allows participants to feel what it is like to have dementia, was one of the first steps the City…

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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio Discusses Dementia Friendly Mass

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Massachusetts’ Dementia Friendly Initiative on Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio and host Lori La Bey invited Senior Living Residences’ Robert Larkin, Pamela Maloney, and Cassi Braithwaite to talk about why they decided to bring the Dementia Friendly movement to Massachusetts and why it’s important others do the same. Listen Here

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One more time: The Blesedells again say ‘I do’ – 60 years later

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Fred and Anne Blesedell celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at Standish Village on June 29. Their actual anniversary is July 30. Photo courtesy Standish Village It was 60 years ago this month, on July 30, 1955, that Fred and Anne Blesedell exchanged their wedding vows, and late last month, they renewed their promises to each…

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WGBH ‘You’re Not Alone’ Talks to Standish Village Resident

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Standish Village Resident Featured on WGBH’s ‘You’re Not Alone’ Series At the Standish Village assisted living residence in Dorchester, a handful of elderly folks sit in the living room on the main floor, their walkers, canes and wheelchairs nearby. One woman spots Carol Doan. Listen on WGBH.org

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