Sisters of Charity Wellesley to Partner with Legacy Lifecare

Legacy Lifecare announced today that it will provide management, operational development and consulting assistance to Sisters of Charity-Halifax’s campus in Wellesley, which includes the Elizabeth Seton Residence, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, and the Marillac Residence, a Level IV Rest Home. Legacy Lifecare, a nonprofit management resources collaborative, also manages Chelsea Jewish Lifecare of Chelsea and Peabody, JGS Lifecare of Longmeadow, and Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury. Legacy Lifecare began providing management services on January 1, 2021.

“We are excited to partner with Legacy Lifecare,” said Sister Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax. “By joining a network of nonprofit elder care organizations, we are better prepared to deal with today’s increasingly complex healthcare landscape while retaining our mission and community focus. We are confident this collaboration will strongly benefit our residents, employees, and surrounding community.”

With this new partnership, the Sisters of Charity-Halifax (Wellesley) will continue to oversee their branding, strategic planning, and fundraising. Legacy Lifecare will provide executive leadership, day-to-day support, and general management services. Both the Marillac Residence and the Elizabeth Seton Residence are highly regarded entities in the Greater Boston area.

“Like all our members, Sisters of Charity-Halifax (Wellesley) is committed to proving the highest possible caliber of care,” said Adam Berman, President and CEO of Legacy Lifecare. “We are thrilled to partner with this esteemed nonprofit organization. I look forward to working with their talented leadership team, headed by Lori Ferrante, administrator of the Elizabeth Seton Residence and Sister Judith Breen, administrator of the Marillac Residence.”

About Legacy Lifecare

Legacy Lifecare, a nonprofit management resources collaborative, helps organizations operate in today’s complex environment while keeping their own unique mission, identity, and values. With deep expertise in strategy, finance, operations, and support systems management, Legacy Lifecare enables its nonprofit affiliates to gain access to sophisticated managerial services and collaborative opportunities ordinarily only available to larger organizations.

Legacy Lifecare’s members include Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, a recognized leader in senior living with campuses in Chelsea and Peabody, JGS Lifecare, a top elder care system in Longmeadow, and Deutsches Altenheim, a highly regarded elder care organization in West Roxbury. Models of care include skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation residences, traditional and specialized assisted living options, independent living residences, adult day health, aging life care, home care and hospice agencies. One of its residences is the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, the country’s first urban Green House® skilled nursing residence that features all private rooms and a home-like environment. It is also the home of individuals living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis) supported by cutting-edge assistive technology.

About Sisters of Charity

The Sisters of Charity-Halifax have devoted themselves to a life of joyful service, through education, health care, social service and pastoral ministry. Their sisters have served in hospitals, schools and parishes, across Canada and in Massachusetts and New York, Peru and the Dominican Republic.

Originally built for Sisters who needed nursing care, the Elizabeth Seton Residence opened its doors to the public when it was granted a license to operate a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in 1980. Marillac Residence, formerly a Rest Home for religious women only, was granted a license to open its facility to the general public in 2017. Both are proud to welcome people of all religious traditions, cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds to its residences. Their shared mission calls them “to provide compassionate, caring service and to create an atmosphere where all feel welcome and respected”.