On August 27, 2024 the team at Touchpoints at Chestnut put on a carnival and celebration of the iCare Health Network 25th Anniversary for staff and residents.  Touchpoints at Chestnut was the first iCare center to hold their celebration with many still to come. Each celebration will feature a cameo appearance from Prince, to help us in partying like its 1999, iCare’s founding year.  The carnival included cotton candy and other sweet treats, giveaway items, carnival food and music. Great …

On August 29, 2024 the team at Westside Care Center celebrated with staff the retirement of two members of the team.  Lorna Christie retired after eight years of service as a CNA and Lynne Ambrose retired after 38 years as a CNA, both at Westside. A celebration was held at the care center with well wishes and many thanks. 

On August 20, 2024, Jess DeRing, Director of Operations for MissionCare Health, presented “Creating Specialized Long-Term Care Facility for Justice-Involved & Difficult to Place Individuals at the 2024 Home and Community-Based Services Conference in Baltimore, MD. Jess’ presentation included details and background on MissionCare Health including the origins of 60 West, MissionCare at Holyoke and the upcoming  MissionCare at Bennington in Vermont.  

As part of celebrating iCare Health Network’s 25th Anniversary, we are highlighting some of our many talented and committed long-tenured employees. Here, Fresh River’s Justine Attenello reflects on her years of service, how she came to work at Fresh River Healthcare in 1988 and some of her favorite moments working in the care center.

On July 26, 2024, iCare Health Network premiered its newest commercial, highlighting and honoring some of iCare’s longest tenured employees and its specialized clinical programs. The commercial debuted on multiple platforms during the 2024 Summer Olympics on NBC in Paris.