Briarwood Community

Developed by Rogerson, this 120-year-old building was the former Longfellow Elementary School which had been vacant since 1989. Rogerson transformed the building into 44 apartments for low-income elders, while maintaining many of its antique architectural elements, and has managed Longfellow House since it opened in 1999. Public transportation is available at the front entrance, and neighborhood shops and restaurants are within walking distance.The front yard of Longfellow House has been transformed into The Roslindale Public Gardens at Longfellow House, providing beautiful, useable outdoor space for residents and their neighbors. West Roxbury resident Sally Muspratt designed the garden, which has three distinct areas: a formal entrance garden facing Walter Street; raised community gardens for residents and neighbors to plant together; and a shade garden for quiet reading and reflection.

Graciously situated across from Jamaica Pond on three acres of lawn, trees and gardens and just minutes from Bostons world-class hospitals, Rogerson House offers an assisted living residence, a day program, and respite care in a warm, home environment.Rogerson House sets the standard in dementia care with a special building design incorporating lighting, color-coding, and environmental cues that help people with memory loss thrive in a secure setting. A diverse array of programming, including expressive therapies and fitness programs, ensures a stimulating and caring environment for our residents.

Hale House offers an alternative to institutional care a homelike place when home is no longer possible. The goal of Hale House is to enhance all aspects of living in the later years by offering meaningful choices, social, intellectual and spiritual stimulation and by honoring individual worth in the collective environment for 56 elderly residents at a time. Hale House offers private bedrooms, three healthy daily meals, housekeeping, laundry, engagement activities and on-site nursing24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hale Houses licensed on-site medical care also serves people with serious and chronic illnesses and makes it different from most other residential programs.

Rogersons Cooper House is the fourth property completed on a beautiful historic campus overlooking Franklin Park in Roxburys Egleston Square neighborhood. Completed in 2015, Cooper House has 37 apartments for low-income elders with access to Rogersons Fitness First and Egleston Adult Day Health Program.