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November 17, 2016
Happy Birthday to Joe (108) and Winnie (107)
By John Laidler Globe Correspondent November 16, 2016 “The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea recently held a birthday party for two residents who were born before the outbreak…
November 4, 2016
CJF Presented Doug Fiebelkorn With 2016 “Mensch of the Year” Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Presented Doug Fiebelkorn With 2016 “Mensch of the Year” Award BOSTON, MA (November 2016) — The Chelsea Jewish Lifecare presented Doug Fiebelkorn, Managing Principal…
October 13, 2016
Chelsea Jewish Entities Receive National Quality Awards
The Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is proud to announce that two of our skilled nursing facilities have received national recognition for the outstanding quality care they provide to our residents. The…
October 6, 2016
Architect with ALS speaks to Malden Catholic students
Steve Saling, a resident of the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, recently visited Malden Catholic High School and shared his story with the student body, faculty, staff and…
September 19, 2016
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Holds Annual Walk for Living
Area residents have a chance to support a Chelsea facility that provides specialized residential care for people with ALS and multiple sclerosis. The Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is holding its annual…
September 9, 2016
Matt Siegel to Emcee Eighth Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living
Matt Siegel to Emcee Eighth Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living
August 2, 2016
At this Community, Residents Blink to Control Just About Everything
Written by Mary Kate Nelson “At the Leonard Florence Center for Living, residents can control just about everything around them through a series of blinks. The community is located in…
July 13, 2016
Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Chelsea Record • Thursday, June 30, 2016 • Page 5 Story and photos by Kate Anslinger Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence The Leonard Florence Center…
July 11, 2016
Disease Stole Their Independence, But This High-Tech Home Is Giving It Back
By Lisa Winter @lisa831 Jul 08, 2016 Steve Saling, a Boston-area landscape architect, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2006. Saling still had full function of his body…
July 8, 2016
ALS Patient Designs a Residence He Can Control With Just Blinks
Architect with ALS designs a residence he can control with just blinks
July 1, 2016
CJF Celebrates Grand Opening of Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Leonard Florence Center for Living, the only urban model skilled nursing Green House® in the world caring for individuals with ALS, recently celebrated the opening of its second ALS…
May 18, 2016
Bill Needleman Wins Coveted Mass-ALFA Resident Spirit Excellence Award
Bill Needleman, a 101 year-old resident at the Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Living, which is part of the Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, won the Resident Spirit Excellence Award at…