Celebrations of service, gatherings and group recognitions are beginning to reemerge and are more important than ever. This is especially true when the purpose is to celebrate our nation’s Veterans, their service and their sacrifice. On behalf of iCare Health Network, our care centers and entire staff, we would like to honor all of our nation’s veteran’s for all that they gave in service of our country.  There are dozens of veterans in every iCare facility as staff members, re…

Many Halloween and Fall-related events were taking place around the iCare Health Network.  Trinity Hill Care Center held an absolutely wild decorating contest among the staff and residents of the different units, creating a totally interactive haunted house.  Touchpoints at Manchester took their residents to the pumpkin patch with the hope of a glimpse of The Great Pumpkin. The surprise instead was the grand return of Touchpoints at Manchester’s status as a Five Star nursing center. (Con…

On October 22nd the team at Touchpoints at Bloomfield hosted their 1st Annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Walk in the care center’s parking lot.  The venue enabled Touchpoints to keep the residents close and safe while enabling their participation and getting fresh Fall air in the process. According to Cindy Payne, the Director of Therapeutic Recereation for Touchpoints at Bloomfield, the walk organizer and a breast cancer survivor herself, “It was a huge success. October as…

iCare Health Network will be holding a week of Job Fairs and Hiring Events across the network on November 1-6, 2021. The Job Fairs have a wide range of locations and times to maximize flexibility. Candidates can present to any location at any time to interview for any open position.  iCare is recruiting for full-time, part-time and per diem positions! Locations include all iCare Health Network care centers across greater Hartford and western Massachusetts and iCare’s home health agency, Tou…

On October 12, 2021, as part of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) Annual Convention and Expo in Washington DC, Administrator Jessica DeRing accepted a Silver - Achievement in Quality Award on behalf 60 West, originally awarded to the care center in 2020.  According to AHCA-NCAL, Silver Award winners have demonstrated effective approaches that help improve performance and health care outcomes. Recipients of this prestigious award have d…