National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nurses Day and Week promote nursing professionals for their dedication and commitment to advancing the health care field, while also raising awareness of the challenges they face. It is an opportunity to thank nurses for providing high-quality care to those in need every day of the year. This year’s theme, “Nurses Make the Difference,” honors the incredible nurses who embo…

iCare Health Network is pleased to announce that Renee Cole has joined the iCare team as the Director of Specialty Programming and Strategy.   In her new role, Renee will be overseeing the implementation, design, educational frameworks and overall strategy for iCare’s range of specialty programs within its care centers. Renee brings significant knowledge and experience in special project management and as a licensed nursing home Administrator. Her role will be vital in enhancing and …

A graduate of Western Governors University, Emily has eight years of nursing experience as an RN, primarily in long term care facilities due to her love for the geriatric population. She started her nursing career in Massachusetts until moving to Connecticut in 2020 where she found her nursing niche for infection control and wound care at her previous organization.

I could not be prouder and more humbled of what iCare Health Network has become.  By our calculations, in the over 9,000 days since April 1, 1999, we have proudly served and cared for over 30,000 residents.  In 2024, we are a leading provider of skilled nursing and long-term care in New England, we enrich lives day in and day out, and we have distinguished ourselves across the country as an innovator and groundbreaker.   Together, let us embrace the opportunities of the next 25 years of iCare…

iCare Health Network is pleased to announce that Francis Lijadu and Mirja Tupas have joined the iCare clinical team. Francis re-joined iCare in December 2023 as a Regional Clinical Director overseeing Education, Infection Prevention and Transitional Care, including Touchpoints Rehab’s signature heart failure and pulmonary programs.  Mirja joined Francis’ team as a Transitional Care Nurse overseeing the direct care, transitions through the care continuum and success of residents on t…