One of the leading challenges that seniors face is maintaining their appetite.  Significant weight loss affect 40% of people with severe Alzheimer’s disease.  Proper nutrition is important to keep the body strong and healthy.  For people with Alzheimer’s disease poor nutrition may increase behavior symptoms as well as weight loss.

Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty visited and toured iCare’s Touchpoints at Farmington location accompanied by Commissioner Betsy Ritter of the State Commission on Aging.

Touchpoints at Chestnut will hold a music event in conjunction with Abby’s Helping Hand, a local charity. The event will raise funds for the organization whose mission, according to its website, is to improve the lives of those afflicted with Mitochondrial and other chronic diseases through support, education and research. 

Touchpoints at Farmington received a patient referral from an uncommon source; Largo Medical Center in Florida. The patient was flown by medical jet to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks and re-admitted with a smile on her face. Clearly her determination and effort in returning to Touchpoints at Farmington was a source of great pride for staff and administration at the facility.

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