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Formerly The BayView, Compass on the Bay is one of the few communities in the Boston area dedicated exclusively to those with memory loss and dementia. Our state-of-the-art Memory Support Assisted Living community offers research-based treatment programming for those with varying levels of memory loss, from Mild Cognitive Impairment to diagnosed Alzheimers disease. We focus on the whole person, not just their basic physical or cognitive needs. Our method is to individualize a plan of care for each resident, providing just the right combination of services and programming to optimize your loved ones overall well-being, sense of independence, personal dignity and enrichment. You can have peace of mind knowing we are committed to your loved ones quality of life as our number one priority.Our innovative Compass programming sets a new course for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimers disease and/or related dementia by actually treating the symptoms of their memory illness. Compass puts cutting-edge research into action through social engagement, lifelong learning, physical fitness, the arts, and our award-winning Brain Healthy Cooking Program.Our community is designed like home with private apartments, small-scale community rooms and easy access to outdoor garden spaces, which enhance residents confidence and feelings of autonomy as they move about freely. Other features incorporate the latest research on environmental design for those with memory impairment, including bright lighting, unobtrusive security systems and designated programming spaces.

Our Olmsted Place Memory Support Neighborhood is an active and engaging community providing for the unique needs of individuals with memory loss. Olmsteds innovative programs are backed by research and specifically designed to treat the symptoms of Alzheimers disease and potentially slow its progression.The care and compassion with which our residents are treated comes from people who do their work with a sense of calling and deep purpose. We hire staff people that truly become interwoven into the fabric of the neighborhood. With this high standard, the residents of Olmsted Place experience great care and compassion everyday. We work each day to create a neighborhood where people living with memory loss can experience ways to reconnect with a sense of purpose and well being. By keeping minds active we can help people recognize they have special purposes and reduce their experience of stress and failure. Families are helped to find ways to maximize their relationship with the person with memory loss.

Forestdale Park, located at the site of Maldens former McFadden Manor, recently opened its doors as the newest Volunteers of America Massachusetts Senior Residence.The community features 3 Independent Living apartments, and 59 studio and one bedroom Assisted Living apartments that features our EnrichedLIFE programming. Forestdale Park also accommodates 23 seniors in their state-of-the-art Compass Memory Support Neighborhood which specializes in holistically treating the symptoms of cognitive issues including Alzheimers disease and related dementias.Forestdale Park is a Volunteers of America Massachusetts Senior Community joining sister communities Nashoba Park in Ayer and Concord Park in West Concord. The community is professionally managed by Senior Living Residences of Braintree, a trusted name in senior housing and care with families and eldercare professionals for over 25 years.

Cornerstone at Milford offers seniors service-enriched Assisted Living and a state-of-the-art memory care program designed to treat the symptoms of memory loss in the comfortable and dignified residential setting of our Compass Memory Support Neighborhood. Located on RT-109 and just minutes from I-495, Cornerstone at Milford is close to shops, restaurants, banks and pharmacies and a walking trail for your convenience. Built in 2013 on the site of the former Greenleaf Farm, Cornerstone features spacious studio and one-bedroom apartments, as well as an array of community spaces, including a piano lounge, caf, library, and salon, designed to support a vibrant community of individuals doing the things they love, trying new experiences and enjoying the company of their neighbors. We also offer a short-term / trial stay program with no minimum length required!