Categories for Kaplan Estates
June 29, 2020
Choosing an Assisted Living Residence Virtually
How do you find the right assisted living for a family member when in-person tours are not an option? At Cohen Florence Levine Estates in Chelsea and Harriett and Ralph…
June 3, 2020
Resuming Outdoor Family Visitation
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) have recently released guidance on how to safely begin family visitation with our residents. We are…
June 1, 2020
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Utilizes Best Practice Deep Cleaning Techniques
What do the Boston Red Sox, and other professional teams have in common with Chelsea Jewish Lifecare? Their deep cleaning procedures! Professional sports teams, along with hospitals, medical centers, airlines,…
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, Two months since we first began our fight with this terrible virus, we strongly believe we have weathered through the worst and can begin to look…
May 9, 2020
May 8, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, We write to you today with a new sense of optimism. Data for Massachusetts is starting to show improvement in our broader communities due to everyone’s…
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, More than a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has continued to work through adversity to meet the commitment of care we make to you…
April 30, 2020
Parade wishes popular senior ‘Happy Birthday’ at Kaplan Estates
PEABODY — About 20 cars filled with family, plus police cars and fire trucks, wished Eleanor “Helen” Dittmer a happy 93rd birthday this past Sunday at The Harriett and Ralph…
April 27, 2020
Kaplan Estates resident surprised with parade for 93rd birthday
Eleanor “Helen” Dittmer, a much beloved resident at The Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Living, celebrated her 93rd birthday with a social distancing drive-by parade. The parade included police…
April 21, 2020
April 20, 2020 – Family Letter
Dear Residents and Families, As Massachusetts experiences what experts believe to be the peak for new COVID-19 cases, senior care living organizations have become the focus of attention given the…
April 12, 2020
April 11, 2020 – Family Letter
To Our Families, We write to you now possibly during the most difficult time in our lives. Never in the 100-year history of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare have we faced a…
March 30, 2020
I just don’t want her to wither away: visiting Mom through an open window
By Evan Allen Globe Staff, Updated March 28, 2020. Jean Follett, 86, (left) got a visit Saturday morning from her daughters, including Charlene, who crouched outside a window at the…