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The Cordwainer in Norwell, MA reimagines how individuals requiring dementia care can thrive.
Welcome to The Cordwainer, where compassionate care meets unwavering support in a modern, nature-inspired, and inviting environment. We understand the challenges families face when seeking memory care solutions for their loved ones. At The Cordwainer, we offer more than just a residence; we provide a nurturing environment where individuals living with memory impairments can thrive, finding joy, purpose, and dignity in each moment.
The Learned EnvironmentSM
Our unique dementia therapy programming, The Learned Environment℠, is curated to stimulate the brain by fostering learning through music, art, and foreign language. This pioneering program aims to change lives among families looking for Massachusetts memory care communities.
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Art projects can create a sense of accomplishment and purpose and offer residents an opportunity for self-expression. Each day residents have an opportunity to draw, paint, or do crafts – all designed to stimulate creativity, provide therapeutic value, and explore, retain, or spark artistic skills.
It’s been widely studied that music can be therapeutic for individuals with dementias and may reduce agitation and behavioral challenges. Our curriculum offers opportunities to listen to music or use various instruments to create music as a method to connect, relax, or encourage movement, even after verbal communication becomes difficult.
For all of us, learning a foreign language exercises your brain, challenges you to concentrate and boosts key problem-solving skills – and studies have found it can delay memory loss. Tapping into this knowledge, our curriculum (and our daily activities), introduce phrases, words, songs, numerals in foreign languages to help stimulate resident brain function.
How our Norwell assisted living memory care is different than a nursing home for a loved one with dementia
You have options for stimulating and comforting memory care in Massachusetts. Our community is purpose-built for your loved one’s well-being.
Designed with the latest research in memory care, The Cordwainer provides a caring and inclusive living environment for people with cognitive challenges and special care requirements related to dementia.”
Tamilyn and Bodo Liesenfeld
Founders
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Meet Our Team
Maria Lastoria
Executive Director
Maria has a passion for enriching the lives of seniors. For 30 years, she has been recognized for outstanding work in several executive director roles within assisted living, memory care, and luxury independent living communities in New England. Most recently she was named Executive Director of the Year by the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association. READ MORE »
Erica Lathrop
Sales Director
With 13 years of senior living experience on the South Shore, Erica brings both expertise and heart to The Cordwainer. As a Certified Dementia Practitioner and dedicated advocate, she supports caregivers and helps families feel welcomed every time they visit our memory care community.“I find walking through the door is the most difficult decision a caregiver can make. Once they are through the door, I love to create a customized experience for them. I believe wholeheartedly that The Cordwainer has set the bar for memory care on the South Shore, and educating those who come to learn more is empowering.”
Meet Our Team
Maria Lastoria
Executive Director
Maria has a passion for enriching the lives of seniors. For 30 years, she has been recognized for outstanding work in several executive director roles within assisted living, memory care, and luxury independent living communities in New England. Most recently she was named Executive Director of the Year by the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association. READ MORE »
Erica Lathrop
Sales Director
With 13 years of senior living experience on the South Shore, Erica brings both expertise and heart to The Cordwainer. As a Certified Dementia Practitioner and dedicated advocate, she supports caregivers and helps families feel welcomed every time they visit our memory care community. “I find walking through the door is the most difficult decision a caregiver can make. Once they are through the door, I love to create a customized experience for them. I believe wholeheartedly that The Cordwainer has set the bar for memory care on the South Shore, and educating those who come to learn more is empowering.”
Care and Enjoyment
To be truly effective, memory care assisted living requires specially trained team members and services tailored to each resident’s needs. Carefully designed programming and services offering enjoyment and comfort for residents are at the heart of our community.
Discover Our Story
Proudly serving the South Shore and surrounding areas, the idea for The Cordwainer memory care has been in planning for years. Innovative concepts and best practices from around the nation and across the pond in the U.K. and Europe are integrated into our design and programming to create the most impactful memory care assisted living community for our residents.
In addition to innovative programming, our community uses principles of biophilic design to serve residents’ social and health needs. You will want to add The Cordwainer, a thriving community, to your assisted living memory care list in Norwell, MA, as it is different from a nursing home. SCHEDULE A VISIT and discover the benefits of The Cordwainer today.
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The Cordwainer in Norwell is not just a memory care community; it is a haven where respect, dignity, and quality of life are paramount. Its exceptional care, innovative programming and serene environment set it apart as a model of excellence in memory care.”
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