Hi Boston - do you know of any good retirement homes in the larger BOS area where people speak English and German? Submitted by hyperhappy2 t3_yhi7gz on October 30, 2022 at 4:14 PM in boston ​ Thank you very much for your help + Happy Halloween! 11 comments 22
BluestreakBTHR t1_iudwsrq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:24 PM #347,880 Check in Melrose. There are more retirement homes there per capita than anywhere else in the state. 7
slouchingtoepiphany t1_iudybdk wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:35 PM #348,211 Consider contacting the German consulate in Boston. Here's a link to their web site: [https://www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/boston] Viel Glück! 20
BosRoc t1_iue83cz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:40 PM #350,307 Maybe here? https://www.germancentre.org/ 14
kmkmrod t1_iueq2dq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:38 PM #353,832 How far west are you willing to go? 2
[deleted] t1_iufcacr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:07 PM #358,643 “Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury. West Roxbury used to be the German town of Boston https://www.germancentre.org/about-us/ “Deutsches Altenheim was originally designed to serve as a retirement residence for elderly German Americans.” Maybe they still speak German. 12
backbaybilly t1_iuflc3t wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:11 PM #360,751 Replying to [deleted] (#358,643) This. This is the correct answer. 2
Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_iufze1v wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:59 AM #364,253 Replying to [deleted] (#358,643) They hit my mother in that place. 😢 11
startmyheart t1_iugpcr0 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:45 AM #371,501 Replying to BosRoc (#350,307) I don't know how much German is actually spoken here, but it seems nice and well-managed. My husband's grandmother lived in the assisted living facility there for several years before she passed away. 3
[deleted] t1_iuhlcv7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:07 PM #379,219 Replying to Itchy-Marionberry-62 (#364,253) [removed] 1
BluestreakBTHR t1_iudwsrq wrote
Check in Melrose. There are more retirement homes there per capita than anywhere else in the state.