The Touchpoints at Chestnut team leveraged their lobby Christmas decorations into a nice donation to the Five Cupboard Food Pantry in East Windsor.  The final donation of non-perishable food, toiletries and other supplies for those in need weighed in at 340 pounds.  The team was also able to donate six hams thanks to a Candy Tree Raffle. Congratulations to the TAC team on a creative way to give back during the holidays and for the beautiful display it created for residents and guests. 

In late November 2018, Touchpoints at Chestnut’s Therapy Department received a glowing testimonial from a resident who felt his expectations were met and exceeded by the team. In part, he said, “The staff of the therapy department in my opinion were very professional and knowledgeable in their treatment. Overall my experience at Touchpoints therapy was an  enjoyable and productive experience…I would recommend Touchpoints at Chestnut therapy unit to anyone.”

Touchpoints at Chestnut in East Windsor, CT was named a 2018-19 Best Nursing Home for Short-Stay Rehabilitation by US News and World Report. Chestnut leadership was notified of the honor in mid-October. US News and World Report rating process uses a standard for Best Nursing Home status that is more rigorous than even the star rating system utilized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

“I have had a wonderful life”, and thus begins the story of Tony Dimastrantonio. We, at Touchpoints at Chestnut, are enjoying the privilege of his presence, and as we provide care for him, he is bringing joy to all of us. While he has been with us, Tony has been continually visited by the members of the Warehouse Point Fire District and members of the Junior Fire Fighters as well as his caregiver Casey Starvish, herself an ex-firefighter and member of a firefighting family—-his story a…

As part of National Recovery Month and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Stigma Free Campaign, Chelsea Place Care Center in Hartford and Touchpoints at Chestnut in East Windsor, both iCare Health Network communities, held kick-off, pep-rally type events to celebrate and embrace stigma-free care. More pictures within the full post.