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Touchpoints at Manchester Resident: "They showed me so much kindness with no judgment"
February 17, 2021
In early February 2021, the Touchpoints at Manchester team received Vera’s Story, an eloquent testimonial from a grateful resident. It reads: “I could not speak or write to communicate. The staff at Touchpoints took the time to read my lips and understand my gestures. They showed me so much kindness with no judgment. They took care of me. My fears began to fade. 24/7 nothing was too big or too small. Each and every one of them gave me their utmost attention and respect.” -
On December 29th, the staff and leadership at at Touchpoints at Manchester held a retirement celebration for Joan Gallichant, capping 40 years of dedicated service as a nurse at the care center. According to Cristina Lazure, Director of Nursing, “Joan is one of a kind nurse and without a doubt she will be greatly missed. She helped us weather the COVID storm to this point after years of serving the residents.As they say, they don’t make them like that any more.” Joan started at…
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Crushing COVID: Vaccination Volume 1
December 21, 2020
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Halloween 2020 Around the iCare Health Network
October 30, 2020
Many Halloween events were taking place around the iCare Health Network, as if 2020 wasn’t scary enough! The team at Touchpoints at Farmington held a Halloween costume parade for the residents today. Costumes and the parade made it possible to keep the spooky Halloween spirit while maintaining social distancing. The group did plenty of dancing and handing out candy. The Westside Care Center team showed off their best costumes. Touchpoints at Manchester had a quick dance party up the h… -
Rotary Club of Manchester Sends Rein's to Healthcare Heroes at Touchpoints at Manchester and Westside Care Center
May 14, 2020
The Rotary Club of Manchester had dinners for Rein’s Deli in Vernon delivered to the staff at Touchpoints at Manchester and Westside Care Center. The service club, whose motto is Service Above Self, donated 80 meals for the second shift. The delicious food from the renowned deli was very much appreciated by the staff and came during the middle of National Nursing Home Week. Although this week’s events are muted given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains a great t…