Allerton House Duxbury sits on a peaceful 38-acre wooded campus in Tarkiln, Duxbury, Massachusetts, with beautiful gardens and walking trails that make for a nice place to live, and they offer a range of care options to help seniors age in place, including independent living in apartments or garden homes, assisted living in spacious one-bedroom rental apartments, and memory care at the award-winning Duxbury House Memory Care neighborhood, which is secure and focused on people with Alzheimer's or dementia. The community gives residents different choices for daily life, with a café and dining room serving chef-prepared meals three times a day, a full calendar of activities, fitness classes, and social programs seven days a week, plus a state-of-the-art fitness center, a heated indoor pool, putting green, bocci court, and a gazebo for relaxing outdoors. Apartments include a separate bedroom and living area, a full bath, a kitchen, generous closet space, and features like individual heat and air conditioning, cable TV, and a phone hookup, while staff members called certified Resident Care Assistants are always on-site day and night to help with bathing, dressing, grooming, self-administered medication management, and other personal care.
The Allerton House assisted living side runs on a monthly rental basis with no long-term commitment, has 34 one-bedroom apartments, and offers access to a Resident Care Center and an RN for regular health checkups; meanwhile, the Duxbury House Memory Care provides a safe, structured, and family-like setting with trained staff, specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care, and a separate area designed to prevent wandering. Residents get daily housekeeping, linen change, laundry, bed making, and trash removal, and receive scheduled rides to local appointments and outings, plus a free car service for shopping, restaurants, and trips to Boston or the South Shore for shows and entertainment. Allerton House keeps people busy with lectures, movies, library time, a general store, a hair salon, social events, and live music in common areas that feel comfortable and home-like, and they also offer a respite program for short stays and priority placement in the nearby Bay Path Rehabilitation & Nursing Center for those who need rehab or skilled nursing care. The community cares about caregiver well-being and focuses on elder care issues such as self-care and elder abuse, trying to provide support for families as well as residents. The whole place is set up for safety and independence, with a 24-hour emergency response system, security measures, staff who know the residents, wellness and exercise programs, and options tailored to each person's needs, which means people can live as independently as possible while getting help when they need it, and still have opportunities to make friends, enjoy nature, and stay active.
