We have been fortunate to partner with various organizations that share the same goal of providing quality health care, housing, and services to older adults.
The Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center
(BU ADC)
In 2007 Carleton-Willard Village was designated a teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine. The BU ADRC is one of 33 designated National Centers of Excellence in Alzheimer’s disease research, funded by the National Institute on Aging since 1996. The ADRC conducts state-of-the-art research on Alzheimer’s disease and provides education and clinical care throughout the greater Boston community.
The BU ADRC provides ongoing education to the Carleton-Willard Village community through presentations and support groups. Seminars and lectures are given by BU ADRC experts to educate Residents and family members about memory loss, dementia, prevention, treatment, and caregiving. Residents also gain easy access to the BU ADRC’s exciting research program and the opportunity to participate in a variety of clinical research studies, including clinical trials of new treatments.
The collaboration with Boston University’s outstanding medical school enables our reputation as a center for excellence in gerontology to continue to grow. Please visit the BU ADC website to learn more.
Care Dimensions
Carleton-Willard has partnered with Care Dimensions. With its mission of enriching the quality of life for those affected by life-limiting illness, death and loss by providing exceptional care, support, education and consultation, Care Dimensions philosophy goes hand in hand with Carleton-Willard’s Living Fully Dying Well uniquely comprehensive program for supporting Residents at the end of life. Care Dimensions can provide both palliative care and hospice services tailored to each individual’s needs. The Care Dimensions team works with our staff to provide specialized pain and symptom management, emotional, spiritual and social support to seriously ill patients and their families. Please visit https://www.caredimensions.org/ to learn more about Care Dimensions.
LeadingAge
LeadingAge is a national organization of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing quality health care, housing, and services to older adults. Carleton-Willard is proud to be a member of LeadingAge and its state affiliate, LeadingAge Massachusetts. Please visit their website to learn more.
LeadingAge Massachusetts
LeadingAge Massachusetts is a statewide association representing the full continuum of not-for-profit providers of aging services including nursing facilities, residential care communities, assisted living facilities, housing providers, continuing care retirement communities and community based service providers. Sponsored by religious, fraternal and other not-for-profit groups, LeadingAge Massachusetts members serve more than 25,000 older persons and employ more than 17,000 people. Please visit the associations website to learn more.
We are so very proud of our affiliation with Carleton-Willard Village. In particular, the Ross-Worthen Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia is the very best in the area. The staff are highly trained, experienced, and caring individuals who provide a safe, warm, active, and therapeutic environment for all its residents, using treatment approaches based on state-of-the-art research.