Courtesy of Bar Harbor Story by Carrie Jones

BAR HARBOR—Birch Bay Retirement Village has received the 2025 Aging Leadership Award from Leading Age Maine and New Hampshire, honoring exceptional leadership, workforce development, and innovation in senior care.

The award was presented at LeadingAge’s annual May conference to Executive Director Robert Hemenway, Programs Director James Hoke, and Marketing Director Susanne Hopkins. This marks another major milestone for Birch Bay, which also received the 2019 Standing Ovation Award for Excellence in Dementia Care.

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