Our Stories

We recently published the fall issue of Thriving in Community, JCHE's newsletter featuring timely stories and information. One of the stories is reproduced below.

Great Days for Seniors (The Club), which provides a home-like environment where people who have medical needs receive one-on-one attention from the professional staff, got a special visit from Chester--a dog registered by Therapy Dogs International.

Students from Northeastern and Boston Architectural College to Help Design New Site

Our Shillman House knitters made the annual trip to the Potter Road School in Framingham to deliver handmade hats and scarves to a kindergarten and first-grade class.

Rachel Li, the 16-year-old granddaughter of Leventhal resident Xuan Zhi Li performed a piano concert to the delight of her proud grandmother and her JCHE friends.

Above all else, JCHE strives to put our residents' needs first.

“There is no excuse for not having good posture,” says Cynthia Thomas who teaches JCHE’s newest fitness sensation, “Posture Pop”—a class designed to improve posture through unique movements performed to pop music.

"I have always felt that art has the ability to lift us out of one place and take us to another," says artist Evelyn Berde. “The Postcard Project at JCHE was a perfect example of this.”

Two recent articles in the Boston Globe point to the devastating effects of loneliness.

While none of us are immune to scams, older adults tend to be more vulnerable—especially seniors with memory loss.

Founded in 2016 by two veterans with the mission to help fellow veterans transition to civilian life after service, the nonprofit Rifles to Rods organizes fishing trips for veterans, touting the therapeutic benefits of the sport.

At JCHE's 2017 Gala, four residents shared their stories, shining a light on how critical affordable, supportive housing is to the well-being of seniors. This is Cynthia's story.