To address with respect the needs of our residents, focusing on security, purposefulness, and wellness of mind, body, and spirit.
Our comfortable apartments are located in attractive, country-like settings, and the friendly, social atmosphere of our communities fosters a sense of community. Residents enjoy communal activities in spacious and well-maintained common areas.
Colony Retirement Homes are ideal for older adults who wish to maintain their independence and free themselves from the responsibility of home maintenance, yard work, and snow removal.
In 1962, the Worcester Area Mission Society (part of the United Church of Christ) studied the need for affordable housing for the elderly in the Worcester area. They formed a small group to give life to their ideas, and in 1963, Colony Retirement Homes received a charter as a nonprofit agency from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In the years that followed, the Colony Retirement Homes Board of Directors secured land and developed the five communities we own and manage today. They continue to stand as a testament to the hard work and dedication of our original Board and their vision.
In 1962, the Worcester Area Mission Society (part of the United Church of Christ) studied the need for affordable housing for the elderly in the Worcester area. They formed a small group to give life to their ideas, and in 1963, Colony Retirement Homes received a charter as a nonprofit agency from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In the years that followed, the Colony Retirement Homes Board of Directors secured land and built five projects. These beautiful buildings are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our original Board and their vision.
Michael has a bachelor’s in economics and an MBA and has many years’ experience working in business, including in finance, operations, human resources, coaching and strategic planning. In addition to his work on the board for Colony Retirement Homes, Michael serves on three other boards of local nonprofits and is a member of several other local philanthropic organizations. He began working with the Colony board in 2016 and became President in 2018.
John became involved with Colony Retirement Homes when his mother moved into Colony III in 2004. John became a member of the board in 2020 and helps inform management from a family perspective. Now retired, John was a Major Account Manager for Toshiba in their office equipment division, a 50-year member and volunteer of the YMCA, Rotary Club President, Deputy Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, a member of his Parish Council, and a professional singer. John has been a Worcester resident his entire life, married to Janice, has two grown children, and three grandchildren.
Dianne graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Business Administration specializing in Personnel Administration. During her career, she held positions in the Human Resources Department of some Worcester area hospitals. In her retirement, she has been involved in reading for the blind through the Audio Journal and spent over ten years as the Co-Coordinator of the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Worcester, MA where she learned a great deal about support services for older adults in the community. Most importantly, the issues many older adults face with food insecurity. Dianne joined the board of directors in 2020, she looks forward to using her experience to better the lives of the folks who call Colony their home.
Anne graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in psychology. She worked for the State of Rhode Island doing psychological testing until the birth of her first child. Being a wife and mother occupied her for many years. Marriage to a college professor allowed the family the opportunity to travel around the country (camping) in the summers. Sabbaticals enabled them to live and travel abroad.
With grown children, she taught GED courses (high school equivalency diploma) to adults for several years. She then did home visiting with families in danger of having their children taken away by the state. It was a job she loved and worked there until she retired. She enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family. She has been on the board for many years and is very proud of Colony Retirement Homes.
Marianne has been in eldercare since she was 14 years old and had one of her first jobs in the kitchen of a local nursing home. Since then, she went on to study Psychology in college and then earned her master’s and Ph.D. in Gerontology at U Mass Boston in 1997. Marianne focused her studies on housing for the elderly and on ikigai which is the Japanese word for life purpose and meaning. She has worked in affordable housing and related services since 1992 and has worked with several different organizations including the Cambridge Housing Authority, Cascap, Springwell, and Colony Retirement Homes. She is passionate about the need to support older adults in the community and about the need to reaffirm the worth of all our citizens. Marianne writes an article on housing and the elderly every month for the 50 Plus Advocate. In her spare time, Marianne enjoys quilting, gardening, and time with her husband, sons, cats, and chickens.
Caren received her master’s degree in the Management of Human Services with a concentration in Aging from the Heller Graduate School at Brandeis University. Caren has held executive management positions in government-funded affordable housing, assisted living, non-profit and private community-based long-term care programs, and her consulting company, SilverLiving Consulting. Caren is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences, private companies, universities, and the public on various topics arising in housing for older adults. Caren serves as assistant director for Colony Retirement Homes and on the board of trustees and the strategic planning committee of Mount Pleasant Home, and the advisory and resident relations committees of the Newton Community Development Foundation.
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