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Click below for an update on our visitation plan, based on CT DPH and CDC guidance, effective 3/16/2021: Visitation Guidance (CT)… Continue reading
Please see the below for an Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Facility Sheet… Continue reading
Please see the attached letter from the Connecticut Department of Health regarding staying safe and healthy during the upcoming Holiday Season. https://athenahealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-20-20-letter-to-LTC.fam_.holiday.pdf… Continue reading
CT 7.1.20 Letter to Family… 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
Athena will manage previously shuttered nursing homes with plans to open to patients next week Farmington, CT – Athena Health Care Systems, a recognized leader in senior care and one of the region’s largest operators of skilled nursing centers, announced today that it has agreed to a request by the State of Connecticut to rapidly… 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
This morning, we learned that a long-term resident of Sharon Health Care Center Sharon Health Care Center tested positive for Covid-19. The female resident resides on one of our long-term care units and remains in our center under the caring hands of our staff. We have notified the Connecticut Department of Public Health and its… Continue Reading Continue reading
I would personally like to thank you for your patience during this very unusual time we are all facing. This is an unprecedented time for all of us, and we appreciate the support and kind words of encouragement we have received. We are continuing to monitor and look to our state and federal governing bodies on updates… 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
