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Masonicare at Ashlar Village is an independent and assisted living retirement community associated with Masonicare whose continuum of care is available to all Masonicare at Ashlar Village residents.

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Masonicare at Ashlar Village Re-accredited

August 31, 2009

The accreditation covers all three of Masonicare at Ashlar Village's service lines: the continuing care retirement community, the assisted living community and the assisted living-memory care area. In addition, the not-for-profit organization received an "exemplary" citation for its programming for the latter group.

By pursuing and achieving accreditation, an organization demonstrates that it meets measurable international standards for quality and is committed to pursuing excellence. An organization receiving a five-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process. "Our residents and staff are delighted with the news," said Jon-Paul Venoit, president of Masonicare at Ashlar Village. "The CARF-CCAC accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded, and just 10% of communities receive it," he noted.

The Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC) was founded in 1985 as the nation's only accrediting body for continuing care retirement communities. In January 2003, it merged with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), which was founded in 1966.

An affiliate of Masonicare, Masonicare at Ashlar Village is located in Wallingford on the upper campus of Masonicare. Its continuing care retirement community has 459 independent living residents, and its assisted living population totals 113.

Masonicare is Connecticut's leading not-for-profit provider of healthcare and retirement living for seniors. Its other affiliates include Masonicare Health Center and Masonicare Primary Care Physicians in Wallingford, Masonicare Home Health & Hospice (statewide), Masonicare at Newtown, The Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut and, most recently, Masonicare Partners Home Health, a partnership with Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford.

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