On December 16, 2019 members of iCare Health Network’s leadership team visited the lobbies of all 11 iCare care centers to check out the Christmas decorations. The care center teams take the decorating contest much further than the lobby and much further than snowflakes and tinsel.  This year every center went above and beyond year’s past with decorations throughout the halls, skits, special celebrity guest stars, train rides, indoor snow storms and skating rinks, snowball fights and …

The Westside Care Center team joined schools, workplaces and organizations from around the State of Connecticut in throwing a pajama party to raise money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.  Each participants donated a minimum of $5 to wear pajamas for the day. Proceeds will be donated to help parents of children fighting cancer with the cost of parking, food, and other general expenses during the hospital stay. 

This month the team at 60 West received some excellent feedback and praise from a family member of a resident receiving care through their Acquired Brain Injury Program:  “The team at 60 West is awesome. We had a great experience with everyone at the facility and I have only positive to say about the Acquired Brain Injury Program. From our first meeting with Kyle Bousquet, Program Director, to all the nurses, social worker, and staff; they were all very helpful and assisted Steven in achiev…

Two residents and a handful of staff form Touchpoints at Chestnut went to the Wadsworth Antheneum in Hartford to tour their annual Festival of Trees and Traditions.  According to the Wadsworth website, established in 1973 by the Women’s Committee as a museum fundraising event, Festival of Trees & Traditions has become an annual holiday custom for visitors from throughout the state and beyond. Every year community members, artists and organizations decorate holiday trees and wreaths to …

To kick off the Christmas season, the residents and staff of 60 West made gifts for the residents and staff of each of the ten other iCare care centers and delivered them in person on December 3rd. Christmas is a very big deal around the iCare Health Network and the pace of festivities will soon be gaining speed. Next up will be the annual lobby decorating ‘thrown-down’ where the centers compete and often go over the top, adding holiday cheer to their front lobby and beyond. 60 We…