On October 22nd the team at Touchpoints at Bloomfield hosted their 1st Annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Walk in the care center’s parking lot.  The venue enabled Touchpoints to keep the residents close and safe while enabling their participation and getting fresh Fall air in the process. According to Cindy Payne, the Director of Therapeutic Recereation for Touchpoints at Bloomfield, the walk organizer and a breast cancer survivor herself, “It was a huge success. October as…

iCare Health Network will be holding a week of Job Fairs and Hiring Events across the network on November 1-6, 2021. The Job Fairs have a wide range of locations and times to maximize flexibility. Candidates can present to any location at any time to interview for any open position.  iCare is recruiting for full-time, part-time and per diem positions! Locations include all iCare Health Network care centers across greater Hartford and western Massachusetts and iCare’s home health agency, Tou…

On October 12, 2021, as part of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) Annual Convention and Expo in Washington DC, Administrator Jessica DeRing accepted a Silver - Achievement in Quality Award on behalf 60 West, originally awarded to the care center in 2020.  According to AHCA-NCAL, Silver Award winners have demonstrated effective approaches that help improve performance and health care outcomes. Recipients of this prestigious award have d…

iCare Health Network will celebrate National Case Management Week 2021 on October 10-16, 2021. Case Management Week is a time to celebrate case management and transitions of care professionals for the good work they do each and every day. Case managers, usually registered nurses, social workers, physicians or other health professionals, provide collaborative clinical assessment, care coordination, patient education, counseling, case monitoring/clinical pathway management, discharge planning, re…

iCare Health Network is a leading provider of long term care to residents with a behavioral health diagnosis in multiple settings and care centers, including in six secure behavioral health units across the network. As such, iCare works towards a stigma-free environment for behavioral health care and supportive services and recognizes the importance of awareness of mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has designated October 3-9, 2021 as Mental Illness Awareness Week.