Independent and Assisted living in Boston Area

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By way of recent history, New Horizons retirement community opened in Marlborough, MA in October 1994. This followed a complete rebuilding of the former Madonna Hall School for Girls, at 400 Hemenway Street, Marlborough, MA. This independent and assisted living community in Massachusetts is just down the road from Longfellow's historic Wayside Inn, and was earlier the longtime family farm of Marlborough resident Joseph Bouvier, who operated a well-known apple orchard there for decades.

New Horizons is a private, non-sectarian community on a delightful 40-acre country campus. Altogether, this New Horizons accommodates up to 500 seniors, and generally has only a short waiting list, or none at all. Seniors enjoy a wide variety of personalized living plans.

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The natural beauty of the area offers New Horizons' residents a lovely tranquil environment with lots of broad meadows and other green space for quiet walks, or just sitting with a friend. Assisted and independent living residents come and go as they like on a 24-hour basis, and often journey to shopping areas in Marlborough and Sudbury, MA in New Horizons' private, climatized bus. The beautiful country-like campus is a half mile north of U.S. Route 20, at the end of Wilson Street. New Horizons' Boston retirement community prizes its rich heritage and diversity.

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Although both New Horizons assisted living communities in Massachusetts are entirely nondenominational, the Marlborough campus is one of few communities anywhere to offer both daily Catholic Mass, in its own beautiful 140-seat chapel, and regular on-site Protestant and Jewish services as well. Overall, of those residents who express a religious affiliation, New Horizons residents appear to be about 35 percent Catholic, 35 percent Protestant, 10 percent Jewish and 20 percent other.

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The very large 86-degree heated indoor swimming pool is another joy for many residents in Marlborough. At a consistent depth of 3' 6", the pool is perfect for the water exercise programs. Other special attractions include frequent shopping trips into town, and numerous social and entertainment events, which give residents plenty to do.

One resident's daughter put it very well. "I started to get puzzled after a while when Mom never seemed to be around to answer the phone anymore. That hadn't happened in years. It took me a while to realize that she now has a life again!" She told us her mom had spent eight years sitting by the phone in case it rang.

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Residents who live in Building 400 may receive MA assisted living services from our Medicare-certified on-site home health agency. Residents who elect to have this additional service pay an additional monthly fee beginning at $1,045, which includes an average of one hour of personal assisted living services per day.  Convenient services include assistance with daily living activities, meal escorts, medication reminders, special activity programs, and much more. All residents pay a 100 percent fully refundable $30,000 Entrance Fee and furnish a guaranty from a suitable individual, usually a family member, prior to moving in.

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Other residents (in the independent living suites) who would like such services on a less frequent schedule (as little, for instance, as laundry once a week), may arrange them directly with our on-site home health providers. New Horizons offers low cost assisted living for residents from Concord, Sudbury, Framingham, Wellesley, Weston, Waltham, Wayland and Worcester, MA as well as Marlborough and the rest of the Metro West community.

An internationally known Alzheimer care program, operated by Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, Ltd., and 130 spacious, independent living apartments in brand new buildings (completed in June 2002) round out the wide spectrum of living choices this community offers. The facility is now one of the largest, most affordable retirement communities in New England, with accommodations for more than 500 residents. Serving residents and their families from the entire Metrowest area.

Respite stays

For individuals in need of temporary supportive services while recuperating from a hospital stay, or during rehabilitation, or while a family member may be away, New Horizons in Marlborough offers a respite program. This program is available to individuals or couples, with a minimum 30-day stay and maximum 60-day stay.

Respite residents are provided furnished suites with kitchenette, bath with walk-in shower, emergency response system, and cable and local telephone service. The program fee includes a Standard Assisted Living Service Plan for one, with personal care provided by Care Solutions, the on-site certified and MEDICARE approved home health agency. Additional care is always available, and a licensed nurse is scheduled on site 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

Included are three delicious meals served daily in an elegantly casual dining room, weekly housekeeping and linen service, and all regular community activities, as well as all special programs. There is a 140-seat stained-glass chapel and religious services on site for all faiths.

Try our Vacation Package

Are you tempted to give full service retirement living or assisted living a try, but remain uncertain as to whether senior community living is right for you? Why not sample the lifestyle with our Vacation Program?

In this 30-day program, individuals or couples can give retirement living at New Horizons a trial run, and then later move their own furniture and those other belongings that contribute to making a home, only if it suits them. New Horizons private suites are equipped with kitchenette, bath with walk in shower, emergency response system, and cable and local telephone service. During the 30-day trial period, New Horizons will also furnish the suite.

This program includes, naturally, all of the services and amenities that are available to New Horizons residents. These include three delicious meals served daily in an elegantly casual dining room, weekly housekeeping and linen service, access to all activities and special programs within the community, including use of the on-site Hemenway Health Club and indoor heated swimming pool. Also included, for those who need assistance, is a Standard Assisted Living Service Plan for one with services provided by Care Solutions, the on-site certified and MEDICARE approved home health agency.

New Horizons at Marlborough, LLC is a not-for-profit entity which leases its facility from Cummings Foundation, Inc., but is itself solely responsible for all operational issues. Both heavily endowed not-for-profit entities are financially very strong and conservative, and were developed by the same family which developed Cummings Park in Woburn, MA and Cummings Center in Beverly, MA.  Significantly, there is no debt or mortgage of any kind on any part of either New Horizons' property!

The community's executive director, Robert O'Connor of Marlborough (508-460-5000), has managed the community since before its opening in August 1994. He has more than 25 years experience in the long-term care industry. The associate executive director are Molly Lukason of Hopkinton, MA and Maryellen King of Marlborough.