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Community overview

Standish Village Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support Community is in Lower Mills, on the Dorchester–Milton border. It offers assisted living and a secure Compass Memory Support Neighborhood, alongside an independent-and-assisted-living neighborhood. The 85-apartment community occupies a renovated former textile mill in Lower Mills. Its historic building is close to the Milton MBTA stop and neighborhood dining, shopping and banking.

Search description

Standish Village Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support Community offers assisted living, secure memory support and respite stays.

Can someone stay temporarily before deciding on a move?

Yes. Standish Village offers respite and trial stays, in both assisted living and Compass Memory Support. The stays can provide temporary support or a chance to try the community.

Are therapy and other medical services available onsite?

The community works with local medical providers who can bring podiatry, dental, hearing and neuropsych services onsite. Physical, occupational and speech therapy, oxygen, post-surgical wound care and insulin management are described as outside care brought in, not as included services provided by the community.

Care & support

Assisted living support includes a health assessment and personalized service plan. Care staff are available 24/7, with medication management and personal care among the listed supports.

Rooms & living spaces

Assisted living apartments include private studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Features include a kitchenette, walk-in shower, emergency alert system and individual thermostat; one- and two-bedroom apartments also have high ceilings, granite kitchenette counters, large windows and storage.

Rooms & living spaces

Compass Memory Support offers private studios, one-bedroom apartments and companion suites on the first floor. The apartments lead to smaller community rooms with access to outdoor garden spaces.

Everyday life

Transportation is available for medical appointments, and the community limobus is used for social outings. For local trips, the Milton MBTA stop is a short walk away.

Dining & meals

The restaurant-style dining room serves three meals daily. An executive chef oversees varied menus with seasonal, locally sourced food and resident-approved choices; main dishes and soups are prepared in-house from scratch.

Dining & meals

Brain Healthy Cooking choices are offered at every meal. The menu draws on Mediterranean-style ingredients such as vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, olive oil, eggs, lean meats, fish and seafood.

Activities & connection

EnrichedLIFE programming for assisted living residents includes Headlines and Horoscopes, Blue Hills Choir, a Poetry Slam Group and Discovery Learning Series. Other examples are a monthly volunteer program and fitness classes with yoga, stretching and fall-prevention exercises.

Activities & connection

Memory support residents have the separate Reconnections program, with social engagement, lifelong learning and exercise.

Shared spaces & amenities

Shared spaces include a pub and game room, private dining room and country kitchen. Outdoor areas include two ground-floor patios and a fourth-floor patio with views of Dorchester’s Lower Mills neighborhood.

Location & getting around

Standish Village is in Lower Mills, on the Dorchester and Milton border. Dining, shopping and banking services are also nearby.