For many people, moving to assisted living doesn’t feel like any other move. With it — they imagine — comes a loss of privacy, control,…
There’s nothing Activities Director Lorelei Dubowski loves more than seeing a resident’s face light up or hearing from their family that their loved one is…
The Ivy at Ellington is nestled in the Connecticut River Valley and set against the backdrop of the Shenipsit State Forest. But if you visited…
When Bianca Syriac planned the Yoga & Tai Chi on the Green event, she expected it would take place on The Ivy at Ellington’s gorgeous…
If you haven’t been to an assisted living community before, it’s hard to know what to expect: Are residents told where to be and when?…
Moving is stressful no matter what your age. But when you have decades of belongings to sort through, it can feel like an emotional roller-coaster,…
Loraine likes the pork because it’s tender. Mary Anne’s favorite dish is the cream of squash bisque. For Herold, the soup of the day is…
If you ate alone day after day, how long would it be before you stopped cooking elaborate dinners and started microwaving frozen dinners? Would you…
The day Rosemarie moved into The Arbors at Stoneham was a day for celebrating: Her wishes had come true.
For the first time in nearly two years, Marcia and her siblings are at peace.