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
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
According to the National Stroke Association, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds and is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. Strokes and heart attacks are often discussed together, yet they are very different. A stroke happens when blood flow is cut off to any area of the brain. Lack of oxygen… Continue Reading Continue reading
Occupational therapy (OT) is defined as therapeutic practice of everyday actions in order to establish, recover, or maintain a person’s typical daily living activities. In other words, it helps individuals get back to doing everyday activities. The month of April was Occupational Therapy month, so to close out this month of recognition, below are some… Continue Reading Continue reading
ALF is short for assisted living facility. Structured similarly to a typical apartment complex. At an ALF, residents typically receive three meals a day, housekeeping and laundry service, and various daily activity programs in addition to help with medication management. Generally… Continue Reading Continue reading