Submitted by Amy Falco
(August 11, 2023) — Commonwealth Senior Living has announced that The Saybrook at Haddam will join the Commonwealth family. This marks the company’s first senior living community in Connecticut. The community will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam and over the coming weeks, Commonwealth will introduce its twenty-two signature programs to residents.
“We look forward to serving the residents and their families at Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam,” said Earl Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer at Commonwealth Senior Living. “For the past 21 years, we have built a national reputation for developing and implementing an award-winning approach to caring for seniors. Through our innovative enrichment programs, world-class dining experience, and research-based memory care offerings, we have been able to improve the lives of our residents, their families, and each other.”
Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam is located at 1556 Saybrook Road in Haddam. The community features 82 independent and assisted-living units, as well as 34 memory care units for a total of 116 units.
New offerings to residents will include Commonwealth Senior Living’s “Our Promise to Veterans,” a unique offering of benefits to those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and their spouses; Commonwealth’s interactive communication tool, SMILE ™; MyndVR, a virtual reality experience designed to increase attention, improved motor skills and orientation; Farm-to-Table Dining, which sources produce and fruits from local farms; Travel the World, an in-depth enrichment program focused on learning about countries and cultures across the globe; and Sweet Memories™ Neighborhood, which features award-winning programs specifically designed to elevate and enhance the experience of our residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Earl Parker continued; “We are excited to expand our footprint and share our Core Values with our new residents and associates. These Values outline the key elements and actions that attribute to resident, family, and associate satisfaction, and the success of our communities as well as our organization.”
About Commonwealth Senior Living
Commonwealth Senior Living provides independent living, assisted living, personal care, and memory care to seniors across Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. Commonwealth Senior Living has become a leader in the senior living industry through our innovative signature programs, such as our award-winning Sweet Memories Alzheimer’s and dementia program, our Farm to Table dining, and our interactive communication tool, SMILE ™, among others. As a Certified Great Place to Work® company for five years in a row, Commonwealth Senior Living continues to pioneer new services to meet our goal of improving the lives of seniors, their families, and each other. The company is an active member of the Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA), Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association (PALA), Lifespan, Argentum, American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing (NIC). For more information on Commonwealth Senior Living, visit www.CommonwealthSL.com.
