In the News
The media keep their eyes on SALMON Health and Retirement — the diversity of our activities, talents of our staff and fascinating backgrounds of our residents make for news articles on a regular basis. The articles below are the most recent ones to appear.
Worcester Business Journal’s
Family Business Award for 2010 goes to SALMON Health and Retirement
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, MA, was the venue on June 23, 2010, for Worcester Business Journal’s annual Central Mass. Family Business Awards. SALMON Health and Retirement was an award recipient in the category of family businesses with 250 or more employees.
Worcester Business Journal’s Editor Christina Davis comments: “With today’s headlines filled with news of corporate missteps and fat-cat bonuses, it’s refreshing to hear stories like those of the family businesses we’ve selected to honor. There are no multi-million dollar bonuses for these folks. Instead, there’s a tremendous amount of hard work, perseverance and commitment. There are also a host of tough calls, difficult decisions and sleepless nights. But read any one of [their company] profiles and you’ll understand that for these firms, the rewards always outweigh the demands.”
Event sponsors presenting awards hailed from Bank of America, Clark University Graduate School of Management, and Mirick O’Connell Attorneys at Law. Worcester radio stations providing media support were WTAG and WSRS.
Accepting the award on behalf of her family, SALMON’s Director of Marketing Communications Kate Salmon-Robinson acknowledged a debt to their staff and founders.
“Over the decades, we’ve been able to attract a talented and devoted team willing and able to help fulfill our mission. They regularly join us because friends, relatives or staff members have talked about us with enthusiasm, or when a family member has been cared for by the company. Our success is based on a total team effort…
“…We are grateful to the Worcester Business Journal for this award and for placing us among such good company.
“It humbles and motivates us as we strive to honor our parents’ and grandparents’ examples in everything we do as a family caring for other families. Thank you.”
SALMON Health and Retirement’s most recent venture includes The Willows at Worcester, a retirement community geared to those 55 and older, located at 101 Barry Road, which opened in September 2009.
SALMON Health and Retirement was established in 1952, and has grown to encompass six campuses in Central Massachusetts. Visit www.SalmonHealthAndRetirement.com.
Area Seniors Compete for National Title Playing Wii Bowl
Natick, MA October 30, 2009_Usually Nintendo® Wii™ provides friendly entertainment for residents at Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences in Natick. But once a week, racking up strikes and converting spares turns more serious, especially since a national championship is on the line.
Team Whitney Place, led by Coach Jessica Sousa, Campus Recreation Coordinator at the assisted living community, has joined more than 180 teams from 24 states who are seeking to claim National Senior League’s first-of-its-kind championship playing Wii Bowl.
"We’re ecstatic to be representing both Whitney Place and Natick as we compete to bring home the national title," said Sousa. "Our residents have teamed up to compete against some of the best Wii bowlers across the country. There’s a lot of pride at stake each match, making it much more than just playing Wii."
Whitney Place’s eight-member lineup includes residents Arnold Black, Grace Comer, Lois Harper, Jerry Levy, Millie McHugh, Eva Spadoni, Richard Strenhike and Mert Young.
Team Whitney Place kicked off league action with their first game on Tuesday, October 20. Each week, for eight weeks, through November 23, the team will bowl and track their scores online until a champion has been crowned. In their conference, residents will challenge teams from Phoenix, Ariz.; Sparta, Mich.; Manchester, N.H.; Solon, Ohio; and Philadelphia, Pa., trying to advance to the national playoffs. National Senior League, the tournament organizer, will crown a national champion following its title matchup the week of December 14.
"This has really become a community event," said Sousa. "Even if they’re not playing, residents come out to support their neighbors, and also bring friends and family to cheer for Team Whitney Place on game day."
Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences at Natick, located at Three Vision Drive, Route 9 West, provides residents with a maintenance-free lifestyle of maximum independence in a warm and friendly setting. The community includes sun-filled residences, complete with weekly housekeeping, 24-hour staffing, and priority access to on-site healthcare. In addition to Wii Bowl, Whitney Place offers a wide range of community amenities, including comfortable lounges and recreation areas, a country kitchen where residents meet for coffee and conversation, an onsite hair salon, a Personalized Exercise Program, and a variety of social, recreational, educational and intergenerational programs.
More information about Whitney Place is available by calling (508) 655-5000, or by visiting www.SalmonHealthandRetirement.com.