Company Profile

Hearthstone Alzheimer Care
Profile last edited on: 11/7/19      CAGE: 487Z5      UEI: DQFZJFDENN61

Business Identifier: Enabling quality of life for Alzheimer's patients regardless of degree of memory loss
Year Founded
1992
First Award
1994
Latest Award
2021
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

10 Tower Office Park Unit 317
Woburn, MA 01801
   (781) 674-2884
   wecare@thehearth.org
   www.thehearth.org
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 05
County: Middlesex

Public Profile

Among the few US Assisted Living facilities to maintain an active research division, Hearthstone’s research is structured around providing answers to the many elusive questions regarding how to improve care for people with dementia and others requiring supportive environments. As such, the focus of the division is on translational research – the translation of research into practice. Through our research, we create evidence-based training and products that enable Hearthstone to provide the most state-of-the-art care to our residents and clients. Particular areas of focus include: • Design of the physical environment • Development of meaningful activities and creating social roles for our residents and clients • Management of complex medication regimens, and • Measurement of treatment outcomes to improve quality of life. Projects undertaken by members of Hearthstone's Research Division have included: Environmental Contributors to Health Outcomes in Dementia Special Care Units - funded by the National Institute of Aging, the study considered the effects of eight environmental design features on agitation, aggression, depression, social withdrawal, and psychotic symptoms of residents with Alzheimer's disease in Special Care Units. The eight design criteria, which were found to have varying levels of correlation to improved outcomes in a dementia population, include: • Exit Control • Walking Pathways • Private Space • Common Space Variability • Therapeutic Gardens • Residentiality • Support for Independenc

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
150-249
Revenue Range
15M-20M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

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Key People / Management

  John R Zeisel -- President, Co Founder

  Daniel Colucci -- Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Residential Services

  Gregg Gorzelle

  Joan J Hyde

  Sharon Johnson -- Vice President of Marketing, Hearthstone Institute Director

  Michael J Skrajner -- Director of Research and Innovation

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