On February 6, 2024, as part of Black History Month, the team at Touchpoints at Chestnut celebrated the life of music legend Bob Marley.  Staff and residents enjoyed listening to his music and shared Jamaican beef patties and cocoa bread.  February 6th is Bob Marley Day. Nesta Robert “Bob” Marley was born February 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica. He emerged as the single most influential reggae musician of all time and is closely associated with Jamaican national identity and Rastafarian …

On Friday, April 7, 2023 the team at Touchpoints at Chestnut put on an Easter Egg Hunt on the center’s lawn followed by a Easter Social for residents and the community. There was even a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny! Great job, TAC team. 

Congratulations to Morliana Evans at Touchpoints at Chestnut! “Mo” started off at Touchpoints Rehab a decade ago as a Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) and after a short leave from the facility she returned as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and has been an excellent primary nurse on the long term care unit. She was such a good nurse and so on top of everything on her unit that multiple staff members encouraged her to go back to school to become a Registered Nurse (RN).

The entire iCare team is excited to celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week, often called Nursing Home Week, this week May 8-14th.  According to the American Health Care Association (AHCA) website, skilled nursing care centers and their staff provide a​ steadfast commitment to providing high-level of care for their residents. This has never been more evident than the last two years during the pandemic. In addition to protecting and caring for their residents around the clock du…

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…