The Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of Health Care Administrators 2022 inductees to the Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant Hall of Fame included Touchpoints at Manchester’s Christine Pryce. The Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of Health Care Administrators inducts Christine Pryce into the Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant Hall of Fame.  In recognition of your distinguished service and dedication to the health care needs of all residents, we are …

Last week the staff and resident at Touchpoints at Manchester were treated to a performance by a special guest, Mr. Elvis Presley. The King dropped by to celebrate staff anniversaries, passing out certificates honoring their longevity and serving up some cake.  Elvis made his way through the resident care units, driving the crowds wild with his dancing and playing all his hits. It appears this particular Elvis showed up from the early 1970’s. Due to dietary considerations, no peanut butte…

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…

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 November 11, 2021 the team at Touchpoints at Manchester took a moment to celebrate a big achievement: the care center’s return to Five Star designation with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)! According to the CMS website, CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and to help identify areas about which they want to ask questions. The Nursing Home Compare Web site features a q…