Meet Maria Serrano, Administrator at Silver Springs Care Center. With more than 30 years in long-term care, Maria brings deep experience, compassion, and leadership to her role each day. Maria was drawn to the field because of her profound respect for older adults. As she shares: “I entered this field over 30 years ago because I believe our elders are a living library of wisdom.”   Over the years, she has remained passionate about helping create an environment where residents can thrive and…

September is recognized as National Recovery Month, a time to honor the resilience, healing, and hope of individuals on the journey of recovery. Throughout the month, iCare Health Network care centers marked the occasion with meaningful celebrations, activities, and events that brought residents and staff together in support of strength and community.

On October 23, 2024 the team at Silver Springs Care Center in Meriden celebrated iCare Health Network’s 25th Anniversary with a party theme of ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Cultural Diversity’. Silver Springs had a Caribbean food truck parked outside which everyone loved! We had music, cake, decorations, cultural desserts and different cultural food items, and drinks brought in by employees as well. Employees wore clothing from their culture as well. According to the Silver Springs …

On June 26, 2024, 31 direct caregivers from across iCare’s Greater Hartford Memory Care Centers earned their Certified Dementia Practitioner credential.  Participants developed a better understanding of dementia and the associated disease process, learned to identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive, and sundowning behaviors in adults; describe behavioral/care interventions that may be used to prevent or reduce difficult care situations; and, learn alternative activity interventio…

On April 30, 2024, the team at Silver Springs Care Center held a retirement celebration for Carmen Mallet, a Cook in the Food Service department, who retired from Silver Springs after 42 years of service.  Carmen worked as a first shift Cook in the center since the days that Silver Springs was known as Royal Crest, with a start in March of 1982!