The innovative and collaborative ways Goddard House has implemented OMA in the community is featured in the Opening Minds through Art Newsletter, issued quarterly by the Scripps Gerontology Center, based at Miami University.

Goddard House collaborated with the Town of Brookline to create an outdoor summer camp with people living with dementia where they created large-scale OMA paintings in teams.

Goddard House also presented OMA at the most recent MA/NH Alzheimer’s Association conference.

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Goddard House, the oldest nonprofit elder care organization in Massachusetts, has recently pledged a $500,000 gift over five years to the Goddard House – Doane Scholarship program at UMass Boston, which was established in 2015. Financial support will be available for UMass Boston nursing students pursuing any degree or certification program who have previously worked…

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Goddard House Assisted Living and Olmsted Memory Support holds Dementia awareness and sensitivity training BROOKLINE, MA — Goddard House Assisted Living & Olmsted Memory Support, a senior community located in Brookline, recently held a comprehensive Dementia Awareness & Sensitivity training for 130 members of the Brookline Fire Department over the course of four days.   The…

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100 years old and ready to party: Honoring Brookline’s centenarians The Titanic was still a year away when Dr. Elinor “Fuzzy” Downs was born, as was Boston’s iconic Fenway Park. Both debuted in 1912, Downs in 1911. Anywhere else, her 108 years would make her a stand-out. But at the Party of a Century, Downs…

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New Creative Aging Program Announced Arts programming throughout the City to be tailored to older adults Mayor Martin J. Walsh along with the Age Strong Commission and the Office of Arts and Culture today announced a partnership with Goddard House Community Initiatives and Lifetime Arts that brings free arts programming to older adults in Jamaica Plain, Mattapan…

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Goddard House Assisted Living Raises over $2K for the Alzheimer’s Association BROOKLINE, MA — On Friday, September 27th, Goddard House Assisted Living hosted their 2nd annual “Mini Walk to End Alzheimer’s”, which raised more than $2,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. While staff and residents also participate in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in…

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Brookline’s Camp Memory Connections: Our Third Summer of Fun For the past three summers, Goddard House Assisted Living has teamed up with the Brookline Senior Center to host Camp Memory Connections” at Larz Anderson Park, a “Day Camp” experience for people living with memory loss and their care partners to enjoy a program filled with…

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Goddard House Assisted Living Kicks Off 6th Annual Jazz Series BROOKLINE, MA — Every August for the past six years, Goddard House Assisted Living & Olmsted Memory Support Community hosts some of Boston’s premiere jazz performers as part of their Cookin’ Up Jazz Concert Series.  Now in its sixth year, the series kicked off on…

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Purple Table Reservations: A Warm Welcome to Everyone! By: Ginny Mazur, Community & Academic Arts Advisor at Goddard House Anyone with a disability, cognitive or physical, knows that enjoying the simple pleasure of dining at a restaurant can be extremely challenging.  From mobility barriers to loud music and harsh acoustics to small print and poor…

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Goddard House Assisted Living Raises LGBT Pride flag BROOKLINE, MA — On Friday, May 31st, Goddard House Assisted Living and Olmsted Memory Support in Brookline held their first annual LGBT Pride Flag Raising to kick off Pride Month. Residents, families and community members gathered to hear local leaders speak and to witness the raising of…

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