Among many, many iCare Christmas activities, the staff at Silver Springs wraps resident gifts and the Chelsea Place team rides Santa’s sleigh through the resident care floors delivering glad tidings.

Silver Springs Care Center Director of Nursing Judie Ahmed and a line-up of speakers educated a group of 180  skilled nursing staff and leadership on Caring for Residents with Substance Use Disorder, held at the Aqua Turf in the Plantsville section of Southington. The speakers included experts from the iCare iRecovery program and Wexford Behavioral Health, policy experts from the Department of Public Health, iRecovery’s consultant Dr. J. Craig Allen and Judie Ahmed herself.

iRecovery is a groundbreaking model designed to empower patients to break the cycle of addiction while in the supportive and consistent environment of a skilled nursing facility. Patients are connected with resources and supports to assure maximum success. Visitation considerations, medication management and environmental safety are keys to success.

Join us as we address the growing prevalence of residents with substance use disorders in nursing homes. We have a full agenda of topics with expert speakers to give you the latest information that you need to succeed in helping your residents. Our speakers include Lori Griffin and Alice Martinez from the Department of Public Health.

Leaders and team members from all of iCare’s managed facilities attended the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities’ Annual Meeting at the Mystic Seaport. Pictured is the Silver Springs Care Center team from Meriden.