“The home has become the place where most Americans die of natural causes — beating out hospitals for the first time since the early 20th century.” With Healthcare improving, it seems to be keeping most patients out of “acute settings” and in a familiar environment for them with their friends and family. Only a small… Continue Reading Continue reading
NORTH HAVEN, CT – 12/18/2019. Montowese Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has received a Center of Excellence Certificate, awarded by Wound Care Specialists, LLC, Connecticut’s largest provider of post-acute and long-term care wound management services. Leaders, physicians and clinicians from Montowese Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Wound Care Specialists gathered today to celebrate the Center… Continue Reading Continue reading
Beacon Brook Health Center hosted their 25th Anniversary Open House Celebration event. The event was held at their center located at 89 Weid Drive. Many employees were recognized for their years of service to the center and its residents, including several who have been with the center since the first day it opened its doors… Continue Reading Continue reading
On August 8, Litchfield Woods Health Care Center hosted their 30th Anniversary Open House Celebration event. The event was held at their center located at 255 Roberts Road. Four employees were recognized for 30 years of service to the center and its residents. These employees include Certified Nursing Assistants and clinical team members who have worked… Continue Reading Continue reading
Being exposed to excessive sun and heat isn’t healthy for anyone, but especially the elderly. To lower your risk of heat-related illnesses there are many steps you can take… Stay hydrated – but stay away from alcohol and caffeine! Use fans or air conditioning if you can – if not, keep your shades closed and… Continue Reading Continue reading
Northbridge Health Care Center has been recognized as a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated… Continue Reading Continue reading
Northbridge Health Care Center has been recognized as a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated… Continue Reading Continue reading
This past Tuesday, June 11th, 2019, Athena held our annual Partners in Dedication event. This year it was hosted at The Country Club of Farmington. This event is in place to recognize our committed employees who have been with us for ten, twenty, and thirty years. Their dedication to our organization and quality care has… Continue Reading Continue reading
Your parents have been with you through it all. They were there to teach you how to ride a bike, to help you get ready for prom, to send you to college, and now it’s your turn to help them. You love your parents, and you want them to live a healthy life even as… Continue Reading Continue reading
Congratulations to Connecticut for being the third healthiest senior population in the nation in 2018 based on metrics such as behavior, quality of health care, public policy, and health-related outcomes. To read the article from the Journal-Inquirer, please click here: https://www.journalinquirer.com/business/state-ranks-rd-for-senior-health/article_33bb415a-8154-11e9-b727-9310a68b627e.htm… Continue reading
