Seniors

PEABODY – “I was a soldier and no matter what they told me, I did,” said centenarian Leon “Leo” Ditchek about what his service in the Army as a field medic during World War II...

The residents of Edelweiss Village, a West Roxbury assisted living residence, took part in a unique project in conjunction with graduate students enrolled in MIT’s Integrated Design & Management master’s program. Exploring the theme of...

Feeling guilty about moving a loved one to assisted living or memory support? Choosing to move a parent or spouse to an assisted living or memory support community is a difficult decision that many people...

CHELSEA – Eleanor Karp, a much beloved resident of the Leonard Florence Center for Living, turned 107 on Sept. 1. Wearing a festive tiara, Eleanor celebrated this milestone day with family, friends, residents, and staff...

BOSTON – Holocaust survivor Israel ‘Izzy’ Arbeiter of Newton, an eyewitness to the horrors of Nazi concentration camps, will be honored during a virtual community event on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. The event is...

We’ve all been through a lot during the last year and a half. Just when we started feeling ready to ditch the masks for good, new COVID-19 variants have caused many people to feel uneasy...

CHELSEA – Florence & Chafetz Home, a specialized memory support residence operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, announced that it has expanded its assisted living memory care residence. The 12newly open private studio apartments, each with...

BOSTON – It’s a century-old scrapbook, with a modest, mottled black-and-white cover and yellowed interior pages, the kind of common family keepsake that might attract curious flea market shoppers or history buffs. But the letters...

To perk up the summer season, Cohen Florence Levine Estates staff teamed up with “Judy’s Jewels” on July 28 to orchestrate a lively flea market in the assisted living residence. Judy Weiss, a volunteer, curated...

It’s been more than two months since I honored my late son’s memory with the annual scholarship at Danvers High School. Brian died May 14, 1982, and a year later, the first scholarship was awarded...