Alliance Health at Marie Esther sits in Marlborough, Massachusetts, surrounded by rolling green grounds and peaceful gardens, offering a comfortable setting for seniors who want different types of care as they age, and this place really covers almost everything since it has a Rest Home Community, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Units, and Long Term Care Units, so residents can move from independent living to assisted living, memory care, and nursing care without having to leave the property, which makes things easier on families, and while people can start out in independent or personal care living, where the staff helps with dressing, bathing, laundry, medication, and other daily needs, there's always 24-hour supervision and emergency call systems too, so folks stay safe while keeping some independence. The place has 54 standard rooms, including 12 newly renovated private rooms that can be certified for Medicaid and MassHealth, and the staff accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care insurance, and the services cover a wide range, from three hot meals a day cooked from scratch and snacks, to housekeeping, maintenance, access to washer and dryer, and kitchens or kitchenettes in some rooms, which really helps people feel at home, and of course, the facility's equipped with safety features like wheelchair access, sprinkler systems, and fall prevention protocols.
Marie Esther supports folks with more complex needs through specialized care, with nurses and clinical staff available 24/7 for wound care, medication support, diabetes management, oxygen, sepsis smart protocols, and other medical needs, and there's lots of therapies, like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus podiatry, all provided onsite, and memory care services are also personalized for those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, following individualized care plans, while residents also have access to palliative, hospice, and respite care, and can use a full range of rehabilitation services onsite or as outpatients, which can be billed to insurance. Activities here are plentiful, like movie nights, arts and crafts, health and wellness sessions, resident-run clubs, and spiritual services in the onsite chapel, which is open all day with services almost every day; the place even welcomes women religious from different congregations because of its association with the Sisters of Saint Anne, St. Marie Province, but the newly renovated Rest Home is open to men and women of all faiths. There are social spaces for games, music, art, guest parking, free resident parking, scenic walking paths, a therapeutic garden and patio completing in 2024, a barber and salon for grooming, fitness center, wifi, and a community van that takes residents to appointments or outings nearby, since it's just down the road from CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, Big Apple Deli, and St. Bridget's Church and School.
Marie Esther recently won the 2023 Silver Award from AHCA/NCAL, and holds a 5 Star Rating by the Department of Public Health, which speaks to its reputation for good care and compassionate staff, and while it isn't run as a Continuing Care Retirement Community, the facility really does cover almost all senior needs, supporting people as they age in place with care services increasing and changing as needs change, and they've also got sepsis smart protocols, strategies to reduce use of certain medications, and lots of education programs for staff and residents, so folks here get the right care in a thoughtful, home-like setting.
