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September 2, 2020
Leonard Florence Center for Living Resident Eleanor Karp Turns 106!
If anyone knows the secret to longevity, it is Eleanor Karp, a much beloved resident at the Leonard Florence Center for Living. Eleanor turned 106 on September 1. What a…
August 12, 2020
Socially Distant 100th Birthday Surprise Party at Kaplan Estates Makes Headlines!
Kay Morrocco, a much beloved resident at The Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Living, celebrated her 100th birthday on August 10. To mark this special milestone, the assisted living…
August 3, 2020
Ken Dudzik’s 61st Birthday
There was a special birthday celebration at Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL) last week. Ken Dudzik, one of our residents in the Dapper McDonald ALS Home, turned 61 and…
July 21, 2020
Visits resume at Jewish assisted living facilities
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare residents are overjoyed at seeing family members after months of restrictions due to the coronavirus. And the families feel the same way! Our dedicated staff worked day…
July 7, 2020
Resident Engagement in a Quarantine Environment
Social distancing requirements in nursing homes and assisted living residences present their own unique set of challenges during this pandemic. To address this, the staff at Chelsea Jewish Lifecare have…
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 19, 2020
Mother and Daughter Reunite at Cohen Florence Levine Estates
Rosalie Sussman had not seen her daughter, Gloria Dove, for over three months. When the Massachusetts Department of Health issued a no-visitors policy for assisted livings and nursing homes throughout…
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
Katzman Resident Recovers from COVID-19
At 93 years old Annette Carruccio is beating the coronavirus. WBZ spoke to her on a Zoom call from the Katzman Family Center for Living in Chelsea. “I’m feeling great,”…
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 3, 2020
Sylvia Hertzel Turns 100!
On March 31, 2020, Sylvia Hertzel, a resident at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living, turned 100. Although her family couldn’t physically be with her to celebrate due…