Awards and Affiliations

Awards and Certifications

 

Goddard House Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica Plain:

2011

  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health – perfect score, deficiency free survey for the third consecutive year
  • 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Facilities
  • American College of Health Care Administrators – top performer in long-term care nationwide

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 5-star rating

 

Goddard House in Brookline Assisted Living:

2010

  • Brookline Tab Newspaper - Reader's Choice Award – Best Assisted Living Community

2009

  • Brookline Chamber of Commerce – Business of the Year Award



Our Affiliations

 

Affiliations and partnerships with the larger community are an important part of Goddard House life. Volunteers, organizations and schools in and around Boston are partners in on-site and community-based programs that enrich the lives of all participants.  We keep the community informed about Goddard House projects and elder issues through outreach.

Professional Affiliations:

Alzheimer's Association - Massachusetts Chapter (www.alz.org/MANH)

Brookline Chamber of Commerce (www.brooklinechamber.com)

Brookline Community Aging Network (www.brooklinecan.org)

Jamaica Plain Eldercare Network

LeadingAge Massachusetts (www.leadingagema.org)

Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association  (www.massalfa.org)

Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (www.mass.gov/elders)

Massachusetts Senior Care Association (www.maseniorcare.org)

Multicultural Coalition on Aging (www.hebrewseniorlife.org/research-multicultural-coalition-on-aging)

West Suburban Area Alzheimer’s Partnership (www.alzmass.org/partnerships/westsuburban.htm)

The Art Connection (www.theartconnection.org)

 

Academic Affiliations:

Berklee College of Music (www.berklee.edu)

Boston University Medical School (www.bumc.bu.edu)

Brookline High School – Careers in Aging Program (www.brookline.k12.ma.us)

Emmanuel College (www.emmanuel.edu)

Lesley University (www.lesley.edu)

Medical Professional Institute (www.mpi.edu)

Northeastern University (www.northeastern.edu)

Regis College (www.regiscollege.edu)

Simmons College (www.simmons.edu)

UMASS Boston Gerontology Program (www.umb.edu/gerontologyinstitute)

Wheelock College (www.wheelock.edu)