On February 7th, Concetta Lopes, a resident of Touchpoints at Bloomfield, was able to celebrate her 98th birthday with a long awaited gift – an indoor, in-person visit with her son; the first indoor visit at Touchpoints in almost a year of COVID precautions and visitor restrictions.  Happy birthday, Concetta! We are so very pleased that she was able to celebrate it with family and in person.  Visitor restrictions were imposed on March 10, 2020. Extensive testing and sweeping vaccinatio…

The healthcare heroes at Touchpoints at Bloomfield were treated to snacks and meals as a sign of appreciation and recognition from two generous partner organizations this week. Saisystems, in conjunction with Subway, sponsored meals for all three shifts, which was over 120 boxed meals. Saisystems is a Hartford Healthcare Partner, as is Touchpoints at Bloomfield. This generous event was meant to highlight the hard work and dedication of frontline healthcare workers and all staff who cared for res…

The residents and staff of Touchpoints at Bloomfield threw a surprise retirement party for Carol Lenneg, a longstanding volunteer at the care center and librarian at Prosser Library in the heart of Bloomfield, Connecticut.  Carol has volunteered for just shy of 17 years in March.  During her volunteer hours, her style was to choose a topic and utilize her vast resources at the library to provide and facilitate a discussion for the residents.  She would bring with her materials such as f…

For the three years in a row, Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield generously donated 50 wrapped gifts for the residents of Touchpoints at Bloomfield.  Shirley Cooper, pictured here with Assistant Director of Recreation Dwayne Mullings, dropped off the gifts to be delivered by Santa’s Helpers last month.  Shirley  has been a volunteer for Touchpoints for the past few years, delivering communion to the residents.  Shirley contacted Director of Recreation Cindy Payne and explained that the c…

Touchpoints at Bloomfield staff prepared and served a delicious holiday meal as part of their annual Holiday Luncheon for local seniors at the Bloomfield Senior Center.  The Touchpoints at Bloomfield team, including the department heads and food service staff fed 100 people a traditional thanksgiving meal.