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…

For more than 20 years, Chris Wright has been doing what many other nursing home operators either can’t or won’t: taking patients with behavioral health diagnoses, treating them with embedded, additional services, and becoming a valued community partner while building value in his own business. Following an expansion of his iCare Health Network last year, Wright remains bullish on building and managing behavioral health and other speciality services. But even as regulators put more emphasis …

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…