Life at 2Life
Meet Mason, a 2Life Communities resident
Mason and his wife live on our Brighton campus, where he volunteers at the front desk, paints, and plays accordion.
Brighton Campus
Located walking distance from Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton Center, and the MBTA’s B Line, the Brighton Campus is comprised of four connected buildings that create one vibrant community.
2Life Communities’ biggest and most diverse campus is here in Brighton. Join your neighbors in celebrating the Chinese Moon Festival; participate in a community-wide Passover seder; or attend a meeting of the Russian Scientists Club in our state-of-the-art, 200-seat auditorium.
The Gitta and Saul Kurlat House
Built: 1978
Renovated: 2018
- 209 apartments for residents ages 62 and older with income levels that meet HUD guidelines for subsidized housing
- 189 one-bedroom apartments (20 wheelchair-accessible)
- 20 two-bedroom apartments (1 wheelchair-accessible)
Leventhal House
Built: 1973
Renovated: 2007
- 254 apartments for residents ages 62 and older with income levels that meet HUD guidelines for subsidized housing
- 59 studio apartments
- 195 one-bedroom apartments (13 wheelchair-accessible)
Ulin House
Built: 1971
Renovated: 2013
- 239 apartments for residents ages 62 and older with income levels that meet HUD guidelines for subsidized housing
- 151 studio apartments (14 wheelchair-accessible)
- 78 one-bedroom units
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg House
Built: 2018
- 61 apartments for residents ages 62 and older with income levels that meet HUD guidelines for subsidized housing
- 5 studio apartments
- 57 one-bedroom apartments (15 handicap-accessible)
Special Features
In addition to the features standard to all 2Life Communities, at our Brighton campus you’ll enjoy our state-of-the-art auditorium, resale shop, and a trilingual library, as well as a host of programs and services that are unique to this community. These include:
-
Joyful Connections: A social drop-in club for residents with memory loss and their care partners. The program engages residents four times per week in a structured two-hour agenda that many say has changed their lives.
-
CaringChoices(TM): This program supports residents in the comfort and familiarity of their own 2Life apartments, providing home care services that make it possible for our more frail residents to remain at 2Life for as long as possible, and delay or prevent their need for nursing home placement.
-
Great Days for Seniors: A supportive, stimulating, and social environment for older adults who have memory loss and other serious conditions. Open five days a week, with staff bilingual in Russian and English. Residents can pay for this program privately or, if they are financially eligible, Medicaid will cover the costs.
Contact
Denise Hamilton, Executive Director
2Life Communities, Brighton campus
30 Wallingford Road, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone: 617-912-8400
Fax: 617-912-8489
brighton@2lifecommunities.org
Denise has more than twenty years of professional experience supervising and directing various nonprofit organizations. Denise brings us extensive experience as a clinician and chief operating officer in well-known non-profit human service organizations, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at local colleges. Denise shares our mission-driven model and is a skilled multi-tasker who develops high performing teams with a relationship-building leadership style. She is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with an MSW from Rhode Island College.
Robin Bromberg, Director of Resident Services
2Life Communities, Brighton campus
30 Wallingford Road, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone: 617-912-8487
Fax: 617-912-8489
rbromberg@2lifecommunities.org
Robin has worked as an LICSW and has a dual career history in both Mental Health field and with the Aging Population for 25 years. She received her Bachelor of Science from Tufts University and her Masters of Social Work from Simmons College School of Social Work. She has worked as an Outpatient Therapist, an Emergency Services Clinician, and a Private Practice clinician. In the Elder Care field, Robin served as the Social Services Leader at Hebrew Senior Life, specializing in Advanced Dementia with Behaviors. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Currently, as the Director of Resident Services at 2Life Communities, Brighton, Robin supports a culturally diverse community of residents and staff in Supportive Senior Housing. Robin is a Professor at Boston College School of Social Work and is a Community Speaker for the Massachusetts General Hospital's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.