Staff/Resident Spotlights

Decatur House is honored to celebrate a remarkable milestone, the 100th birthday of resident Jean Macklin, who has been part of the Decatur House community since 2018. Jean was born and raised in Leominster, Massachusetts, the youngest in a close-knit family that meant everything to her. She shared a particularly special bond with her older […]

Growing up in a large Irish family comes with its own special kind of magic: built-in companionship, plenty of helping hands when it comes time to work, and enough craziness to keep it all interesting and fun. Pat Coffey knows this well. Born the youngest of the four older children and the oldest of the […]

Decatur House is pleased to welcome Michelle Deiana, RN, as our new Resident Care Director. Michelle specializes in hospice care and previously worked at two in-patient hospice centers before joining us. A Sandwich resident for the past four years, Michelle says she has always admired Decatur House and had always wanted to work here! She […]

From a young age, Delanie has been hard at work, beginning her culinary journey as a dishwasher at just 13 years old. Born in Osterville on Cape Cod, her dedication and talent quickly shone through, earning her promotions from prep cook to line cook. While she enjoys cooking Italian food, it was her time at […]

A Love Story 69 Years in the Making Sometimes, the most beautiful journeys begin with a blind date you almost skip. That’s exactly how Ben and Betty’s lifelong adventure started – set up by friends in Fort Knox, Kentucky, when neither was quite sure they wanted to go. But they did go, and thank goodness […]

Joe considers himself a man with a sense of humor and is described by his family as funny, loyal, Irish proud and a little picky. He enjoys watching baseball with the guys, playing cards – poker and hearts, and attends Christ the King church most weekends. Joe was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts by […]