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 and is organized by the American Nurses Association (ANA).  Nurses provide care in every healthcare setting, in difficult situations and conditions and often at great personal sacrifice. This is a time to celebrate and honor the hard work, sacrifice, commitment, and…

Westside Care Center’s Dahlia Francis, LPN, will receive the 2022 Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in a virtual ceremony hosted by Hartford Healthcare at Home. Nightingale Award winners are recognized for making a significant impact on patient care and the nursing profession, going beyond the call, demonstrating excellence, showing commitment to the community served and achieving a lifelong legacy. According to her nomination, Dahlia has been with Westside Care Center for over…

On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the team from Touchpoints at Bloomfield hosted a breakfast event at the Windsor Senior Center for 50 town residents.  Events such as these, hosted by the Touchpoints team, had been a regular occurrence prior to the onset of the COVID pandemic and thus this was the first time returning in just over two years.  A delicious breakfast was prepared in the Touchpoints kitchen and transported to the Senior Center for service to the folks in attendance.  Pictured a…

On March 31, 2022, the team at Touchpoints at Bloomfield held a party in honor of Antonia Browne who retired after 31 years of service to the residents of the care center. Despite the balloons, research and input from Antonia show she actually achieved 33 years! The surprise celebration included a cake and card as well as an engraved crystal retirement award. Antonia has been with the team since it was Wintonbury Care Center. Good luck with your next adventure, Antonia and thank you for your se…

On March 18, 2022 the team at Touchpoints at Chestnut held a surprise party for Andy Casassa, upon his retirement after 38 years of distinguished service at iCare Health Network. For many years Andy worked as a Regional Maintenance Director for iCare as well as several years as the Maintenance Director at Touchpoints at Bloomfield.  He had just recently transferred during Touchpoints at Chestnut where he continued to provide excellent service and his focus on resident safety and comfort.  A…