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As always, our team and I hope this finds you safe and healthy. As we approach Memorial Day Weekend, I would like to first take this opportunity to show respect and honor to all those Veterans who have lost their lives serving our country. My sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to them and their… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, We want to take this opportunity to update you about measures being taken to protect the rights, health and safety of nursing home residents. We know that our nursing home residents are in the high risk of infection from COVID-19. We also know that appropriate PPE, testing and… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As some states begin to ease restrictions on businesses and the general public, please note that our center will NOT be included in any category. The visitor restriction placed on us by the state in early March is… Continue Reading Continue reading
This pandemic has been an incredibly challenging time, and we continue to work every day to ensure that we provide the safest possible care for our residents. Our nursing home workers are saving the lives of patients every day, and they are saving the rest of us by serving on the front lines and limiting… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, I hope this finds you all safe and healthy. First and foremost, thank you again for all the support you have shown the staff at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center over the past several weeks. I know this is a very stressful time for everyone. The kind words of appreciation and show of… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Family Members and Responsible Parties, Below is a notice from the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman regarding new measures being taken to protect the health and safety of nursing home residents across Connecticut. As you will see, the state has determined that more extreme precautions must be taken to prevent and… Continue Reading Continue reading
Just a few reminders and updates for this edition: Tele-Health While physicians are obviously an essential part of your loved one’s care; we are planning ahead and have a new contract to provide for additional physician coverage using Tele-Medicine services. This service will be available to your loved one, should their physician be unable to… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Families, We’re going to jump into a few areas to bring you up to date and hopefully answer some questions you may have about our center and more importantly, about your loved ones. We hope this format works well moving forward. Activities Recreation – How your loved one is spending their day This is… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear Family, I would like to personally thank you for your patience and understanding during this very unusual time we are all facing. We thank you for your kind words and support we have received. Most of you already know that we are an Athena Health Care Systems is part of Southern New England’s largest… Continue Reading Continue reading
Congratulations to Connecticut for being the third healthiest senior population in the nation in 2018 based on metrics such as behavior, quality of health care, public policy, and health-related outcomes. To read the article from the Journal-Inquirer, please click here: https://www.journalinquirer.com/business/state-ranks-rd-for-senior-health/article_33bb415a-8154-11e9-b727-9310a68b627e.htm… Continue reading
