At the recent LeadingAge Massachusetts‘ 2023 Annual Achievement Awards, the Leonard Florence Center for Living proudly accepted the Program Innovation Award! The award was given for LFCL’s revolutionary Outward Bound program, which enables ventilator-dependent residents to attend events outside of our Chelsea-based residence. Betsy Mullen, COO of Legacy Lifecare and Chelsea Jewish Lifecare , and Yari Velez, Special Projects Director at LFCL (both pictured below), accepted this...
On November 3rd, Legacy Lifecare and Elizabeth Seton Residence team members had a great time for a great cause at the “2023 Meet the Need” Dinner, Raffle, and Silent Auction. The event took place at the Wellesley Country Club and featured WCVB Channel 5 reporter Ted Wayman as emcee with entertainment provided by the Bo Winiker Jazz Quartet. All proceeds supported Elizabeth...
Patrick O’Brien, a long-time resident at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, was featured in a Boston Globe profile by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and photographer Stan Grossfeld. O’Brien, who has been a resident in the ALS & MS specialized homes for 14 years, is the recipient of the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival for his highly...
Click here to view/download a PDF of the story in The Dedham Times. As a resident of Dedham for over 26 years, Clarissa Woodman believes in helping people for two area nonprofits. At Stone Rehabilitation & Senior Living, Clarissa has greeted families and guests since 2002. In her role as Administrative Assistant/Receptionist, Clarissa’s professional yet personable manner creates a wonderful...
The Leonard Florence Center for Living was recently featured in a segment on the Channel 5/WCVB-TV 6pm news broadcast. On-air reporter Maria Stephanos visited Chelsea to see, first hand, how the Center is changing lives. Take a look at her interview with Chelsea Jewish Lifecare CEO Barry Berman and residents Steve Saling and Michael Scott. It’s easy to see why Maria called...
Click the stories below to read about Chelsea Jewish Lifecare in the Jewish Journal. Downsizing — or, is it finally time to confront that basement? When her husband, David, retired from a dental career at age 70, Barbara Schneider knew it was also time to retire from the three-bedroom Marblehead house where they’d raised their family. She also knew moving...
