Application Process for
Independent and Assisted Living
at New Horizons

All residents at New Horizons enjoy three meals daily. They also have extensive activities programs, as well as housekeeping services, and access to a variety of home health and nursing services, if needed. Whereas residents of The Meadows pursue more independent, self-directed lifestyles. New Horizons residents benefit from the supportive environment and the increased level of services available to them.

Prospective residents who have already visited New Horizons and met with staff may begin the sign-up process by submitting their Application for Residence. Click here to download and print out a copy of the standard application form. Completed applications should be accompanied by the fully applied $300 Application Fee, and, when applicable, a fully-refundable $2,000 Waitlist Deposit.

If you have not yet visited New Horizons, but are ready to start the procedure, please print out and complete the brief application form, and either mail it in or bring it with you when you visit and select your unit. The application process typically takes only a few days.

Completed applications may be mailed to the following:

New Horizons at Choate currently has a waitlist, and a $2,000 Waitlist Deposit is required along with the Application Fee. New Horizons at Marlborough has some very nice units still available, with no Waitlist Deposit necessary.

Most New Horizons residents are actually in the Independent Living program, although many still require a little help from time to time - say for medication reminders or assistance with bathing, for instance. Others with greater needs will sign up for the full Assisted Living program, and will have a set arrangement, of daily personal care assistance, depending upon their needs. Each resident's specific needs can only be accessed through a careful evaluation, following receipt of a Physician's Statement. Service charges are billed accordingly.

New Horizons at Marlborough has a special program to encourage more couples. If more than one person is to occupy the apartment, the additional basic monthly fee for the second occupant (spouse) at New Horizons in Marlborough (only) is only $100 per month (including three meals)! Staff will be happy to send floor plans and information about the monthly fee for each specific apartment. Only one spouse is required to meet the minimum (62 years) age requirement.

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE Although most seniors would prefer assisted living over nursing home residence, assisted living facilities in Massachusetts may not provide 24-hour skilled nursing care, and they are not appropriate for everyone. Residents come and go as they wish. They are not under constant oversight, and sometimes they make choices that may not appear to be in their own best interests. New Horizons is a not-for-profit community which provides personalized supportive services with the activities of daily living, but does not, and can not, monitor its residents.