Residents and visitors at EPOCH Assisted Living at Boylston Place will welcome a unique and fascinating guest on Friday.

It’s important to stay up-to-date (even ‘hip,’ you could say) on health issues associated with aging and how to handle them.

We have a lot of holiday-themed events going on at all of our communities this month, and EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne is no exception.We have a lot of holiday-themed events going on at all of our communities this month, and EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne is no exception.

Several EPOCH communities will be hosting celebrations and performances as the week-long observance of Hanukkah begins Wednesday. If you're in the neighborhood, we'd love it if you stopped by and joined us for storytelling, music, singing and other activities as we celebrate the Festival of Lights. Read more after the jump.

The primaries had hardly been called when EPOCH Assisted Living at Boylston Place residents began clamoring for an audience with a candidate. After much anticipation, Rep. Barney Frank visited the community on Nov. 1 for a pre-Election Day discussion.

The Boston Herald, Boston Globe and WBZ-TV came to cover Frank’s appearance. Boylston Place was featured in several photos in the Herald’s photo album of candidates preparing for Election Day, and was included in a segment on the evening news about candidates’ final campaign pushes before Election Day.

While the media attention was exciting, several residents said they were thrilled that Frank would take the time to come to EPOCH and visit with seniors on such an important day.

People spilled into the hallway. Boylston Place’s theater was filled to capacity and beyond. Frank arrived to applause and discussed hot-button topics like the economy, health care   reform and immigration with residents and a handful of guests lucky enough to be within earshot.

After speaking for 20 minutes, Frank turned the floor over to residents for questions.