The entire iCare team is excited to celebrate National Nursing Home Week, this week May 13-19th. According to the American Health Care Association (AHCA) website, AHCA established the weeklong celebration in 1967, always beginning on Mother’s Day. NNHW provides an opportunity for residents and their loved ones, staff, volunteers, and surrounding communities to recognize the role of skilled nursing care centers in caring for America’s seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The Touchpoints at Manchester team bid farewell to Peter, a resident from its Veteran program, as he discharged into the community. He was Touchpoints at Manchester’s first veteran admission under the VA contract and spoke about how the staff changed him to a more positive person and gave him the strength and motivation to rehab, discharge and move to a new home. He credits them with changing his life and giving him a positive attitude and hope. “Touchpoints touched my heart.R…

The Touchpoints at Manchester crew surprised Cristina Lazure, Unit Manager, on her last day at the facility. Cristina, who is a seasoned unit manager and recently obtained her RN license, will be the new Director of Nursing for Touchpoints at Chestnut. The Manchester staff proudly wore t-shirts emblazoned with “Team Cristina” and adopted #teamCristina.

I heard about the Pulmonary program at Touchpoints at Manchester so I made the decision to go there…when I met the Touchpoint’s Pulmonologist Dr. Preskenis, he said ” We can help you.” And boy did Touchpoints deliver! The Rehab team was awesome! The best I have ever seen. They pushed me just enough each day to build my strength, endurance and confidence. It all worked to my advantage. They gave me the confidence to do more than I ever expected I could. And TODAY I AM GO…

Touchpoints at Manchester received this patient outcome and testimonial related to its strong and growing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, overseen by Pulmonologists John Rodgers and William Preskenis, Respiratory Therapist Maureen Orlando and the iCare Care Transitions Team. Patients continue to stress the importance of having the same team see them in the hospital and in the skilled nursing facility including the pulmonologist and care transitions team.