Goddard House is honored to share that our community has been recognized by the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 List for Best Senior Living with an award in Memory Care. Each year, the report recognizes a wide variety of senior living communities across categories such as Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care, Best Independent…
Goddard House recently welcomed Sarah Le Roy to their Board of Trustees. Le Roy serves as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Saama Technologies in Boston. She brings more than 25 years of global human capital leadership experience across a variety of industries, with a focus on transforming businesses and building cultures to accelerate innovation…
Goddard House recently welcomed Taisha Hendrickson to their Board of Trustees. Taisha Hendrickson is the Director of Outreach, Engagement and Communications at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where her main focus is on developing comprehensive outreach strategies to effectively engage and communicate with patients and partners across various cancer research studies that the…
(BROOKLINE, MA, February 1st, 2024) – Goddard House, held a flag-raising ceremony today to celebrate receiving the Purple Flag for Dementia Care™ accreditation. Purple Flag is a collaboration between the Institute for Senior Living Education (ISLE) and the Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) but has since expanded outside of CT. The program’s standards evaluate an…
Originally published on GBH on December 28, 2023. The new year is just around the corner, and 2024 will likely see a growing number of Americans enter a new club: the centenarian club. Researchers at Boston University are trying to figure out what it takes to become a member. The New England Centenarian Study is the largest…
Originally published by FiftyPlus Advocate. People are becoming more intentional and more mindful these days about what they eat, how they exercise, and other aspects of daily living. It is all for the purpose of focusing on their overall well-being and surroundings. So, how can one be mindful about aging and all that comes with…
DOVER, MA – Goddard House in Brookline, MA recently welcomed Robert Cocks to their Board of Trustees. Cocks is a retired banking executive with 40 years of experience in commercial lending and bank management, and more recent involvement in residential real estate. A resident of Dover, Cocks is an active member of the Dover Council…
WESTFIELD, MA – Goddard House in Brookline, MA recently welcomed Dr. Linda Thompson to their Board of Trustees. Dr. Thompson is currently the President of Westfield State University and, prior to that, held the role of Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UMASS Boston. Dr. Thompson has an extensive background in…
BOSTON, MA – Goddard House in Brookline, MA recently appointed Viji Krishnan as Vice Chair to their Board of Trustees. Krishnan is the President of the Trademarks Solutions business unit at Corsearch, a data analytics company focused on customer brand protection. Previously, Ms. Krishnan held several senior leadership positions in the Information Services Industry, including…
WELLESLEY, MA – Wellesley resident Anna Xia recently joined the Board of Trustees at Goddard House in Brookline, MA. Xia currently serves as the Founder and Principal Consultant at Market Ignition Group & Advisory, LLC. She is a dynamic business executive with over 20 years of experience in global business development and strategy, including experience…