The Cambridge Homes recently held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate receiving the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation. Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ is a collaboration between the Institute for Senior Living Education (ISLE) and the Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) but has since expanded outside of CT. Historically only presented to providers with a…
The Cambridge Homes , an Independent and Assisted Living Community, recently reached the Platinum accreditation level from SAGECare, highlighting the community’s commitment to inclusivity for the aging LGBTQ population. SAGECare is an organization that provides LGBTQ Cultural Competency training and consulting to service providers. Earning a credential through SAGECare demonstrates that staff have been trained…
Cambridge’s first responders have been working tirelessly since the onset of Covid-19 to keep people safe and deliver life-saving medical attention, and The Cambridge Homes and Neville Place wanted to recognize their hard work in a meaningful way. The two Assisted Living communities recently donated lunches to three city fire stations, as well as the…
Local senior communities assemble nearly 1,000 “Deployment Care Packages” CAMBRIDGE, MA – When Teresa Burns, Executive Director at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living, received her son’s deployment date overseas, she sprang into action to ensure his entire unit would have essential travel items. This was no small task — 325 soldiers were deploying…
BEDFORD, MA –For the holidays 200 bags filled with holiday gifts were delivered to the Bedford Veterans Affairs Peer Services Department by associates at The Cambridge Homes Independent & Assisted Living community. This “Blessing Bags” initiative was launched eight years ago by Teresa Burns, Executive Director at The Cambridge Homes, and has helped hundreds of…
The Cambridge Homes, an independent and assisted living community that has been a fixture in Cambridge for more than 130 years, recently announced a new annual scholarship for students studying at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Selected yearly from Longy’s “Music as a Healing Art” program, The Cambridge Homes Music Practitioner Scholar is…
On Dec.19, nearly 200 bags filled with holiday gifts were delivered to the Bedford Veterans Affairs Peer Services Department by associates at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living community. This “Blessing Bags” initiative was launched seven years ago by Teresa Burns, executive director at The Cambridge Homes, and has helped hundreds of less fortunate…
Sydney Leonard, Boston Ballet Pioneer, Celebrates 100th Birthday CAMBRIDGE, MA — On September 30th, Sydney Leonard celebrated her 100th birthday alongside members of Boston Ballet and her neighbors at The Cambridge Homes, the Independent and Assisted Living Community where she has lived for 13 years. At the age of 5, Sydney Leonard began ballet class…
On December 21st, nearly 500 bags filled with holiday gifts were delivered to five area Hildebrand Family Self Help Center shelters by associates at The Cambridge Homes Independent & Assisted Living community. This “Blessing Bags” initiative was launched six years ago by Teresa Burns, Director of Community Relations at The Cambridge Homes, and has helped…
The Longy School of Music of Bard College has partnered with The Cambridge Homes, an independent and assisted living community, to explore “Music as a Healing Art.” This phrase is also the title of Longy’s course in which they partner with local health care facilities to give their students the opportunity create and develop therapeutic…