Brookline’s Camp Memory Connections: Our Third Summer of Fun For the past three summers, Goddard House Assisted Living has teamed up with the Brookline Senior Center to host Camp Memory Connections” at Larz Anderson Park, a “Day Camp” experience for people living with memory loss and their care partners to enjoy a program filled with…
Goddard House Assisted Living Kicks Off 6th Annual Jazz Series BROOKLINE, MA — Every August for the past six years, Goddard House Assisted Living & Olmsted Memory Support Community hosts some of Boston’s premiere jazz performers as part of their Cookin’ Up Jazz Concert Series. Now in its sixth year, the series kicked off on…
Purple Table Reservations: A Warm Welcome to Everyone! By: Ginny Mazur, Community & Academic Arts Advisor at Goddard House Anyone with a disability, cognitive or physical, knows that enjoying the simple pleasure of dining at a restaurant can be extremely challenging. From mobility barriers to loud music and harsh acoustics to small print and poor…
Goddard House Assisted Living Raises LGBT Pride flag BROOKLINE, MA — On Friday, May 31st, Goddard House Assisted Living and Olmsted Memory Support in Brookline held their first annual LGBT Pride Flag Raising to kick off Pride Month. Residents, families and community members gathered to hear local leaders speak and to witness the raising of…
For the past four years, the Board of Trustees of Goddard House has had the pleasure of funding scholarships for UMass Boston nursing students. Candidates for the Goddard House Doane Scholarships must have worked in the City of Boston for at least ten years as a C.N.A., L.P.N. or R.N. Students are recruited and screened…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Diana C. Pisciotta 617-784-5256 Newly created role to focus on expanding community-based programming for seniors (Brookline, MA) The Board of Trustees of Goddard House is pleased to announce the appointment of Candace Cramer as its first CEO. Goddard House is a non-profit operating a high-quality assisted living community and creating innovative programs…
In 2019, Executive Director, Carolyn Sandel began the tradition of offering special recognition to one exceptional associate each quarter. The award nominees are staff members who’s work, attitude and concern for our residents best exemplify the seven Goddard House Values. These values of Compassion, Respect, Collaboration, Responsiveness, Excellence, Innovation and Transparency are at the heart…
As we seek to more fully embody the Goddard House core values, our leadership team will be engaging in a training process to become the first Assisted Living in Massachusetts to obtain an SAGE accreditation to better serve LGBT elders. Along with providing advocacy and resources for LGBT elders across the country, SAGE also offers…
Goddard House been awarded the 2017 Program Innovation of the Year Award by LeadingAGE Massachusetts. The Award is given for the development and implementation of a creative and innovative program that measurably benefits residents and/or staff – and in this case, students training at Goddard House from Lesley University. The Opening Minds through Art program…
Goddard House awarded the 2016 Phyllis Vineyard Award for Exemplary Service to three employees demonstrating excellence and commitment in service to Goddard House at a luncheon on September 13th. Pictured below(left to right) are Phyllis Vineyard with the winners; Betty Depina-Gomez (Housekeeping), Ginny Mazur (Community Partnership Office) and Tammy Goodhue (Resident Care). Vineyard was a…