SALMON purchases University Commons, names new director

Westborough, MA Sept. 2, 2008_SALMON Health and Retirement, based in Westborough, has purchased University Commons Nursing Care Center, a 164-bed nursing home and child care center located at 378 Plantation Street, Worcester. The center, previously owned by a subsidiary of UMass Memorial Health Care, will be known as Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center – University Campus and the Child Care Center there has been renamed SALMON Center for Early Education. The Worcester location will be the fifth rehabilitation and skilled nursing center for SALMON, and their third child care center.

The facility is adjacent to the University campus of UMass Memorial Medical Center. All of the employees of University Commons were retained as it became a part of  SALMON Health and Retirement.

“We are delighted to have worked with SALMON Health and Retirement to complete this transaction. SALMON is one of the premier operators of nursing homes in Massachusetts. We are confident that they will provide the same extraordinary level of care to patients at University Commons that the patients and families have come to expect. The fact that all of the current employees will remain is a compliment to both organizations and a comfort to the patients and their families,” said Gary N. Lapidas, President of University Commons Nursing Care Center.

SALMON has appointed Edmund J. Taglieri, Jr., RPh, NHA, MSM, as executive director of the new Beaumont location. Taglieri has a 24-year background managing a home health agency, skilled nursing centers and most recently, the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough.

“We’re fortunate to have Ed leading our newest component,” says SALMON CEO Phil LaCasse. “His expertise and personality will ensure a smooth transition for the residents, their families and current staff members, and solid guidance for everything to come.”

The Willows at Worcester, a “premier retirement community for active adults” now under construction off Salisbury Street, is the first SALMON location in Worcester and is scheduled for occupancy in 2009. SALMON Health and Retirement was founded in 1952 and is currently managed by third-generation family members.

SALMON Health and Retirement is a family owned and operated business specializing in retirement communities, assisted living, adult day health, rehab and skilled nursing centers and child care, with locations in Natick, Northborough, Northbridge, Westborough and Worcester.

Company Vice President of Programs, Quality and Innovation Matt Salmon comments: “Because of our history serving Central Massachusetts, it seems only natural to open locations in Worcester. We have a long-standing, positive relationship with UMass Memorial Medical Center, too, so having Beaumont right next to their University Campus is a very happy coincidence.”

Kate Salmon-Robinson is SALMON’s director of marketing communications and community relations. “Beaumont has become a name associated with high quality short- and long-term care throughout the area, and we’re looking forward to serving even more of Worcester with this addition,” she says. “Having Ed Taglieri joining us there, with his skills and enthusiasm, is the icing on the cake.”

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