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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
Since this week is National Nurses Week, I would like to first take this opportunity to wish all Nurses my sincerest wishes and thank you for all of your hard work, dedication, and compassion for all of our residents here at Northbridge. We remain incredibly grateful for our entire dedicated team and ask you to… 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
Families and Friends of Northbridge, I am going to bring you up to date and hopefully answer some overall questions you have about our center and more importantly, your loved one. We hope this format works well moving forward. Activities Recreation– How your loved one is spending their day The visitor restriction placed on our… Continue Reading Continue reading
To the families and loved ones at Northbridge, I would like to personally thank you for your patience during this very unusual time we are all facing. This is an extraordinary time for all of us and we appreciate the support and kind words of encouragement we have received. We continue to monitor and look… Continue Reading Continue reading
Bridgeport, CT: January 15, 2020 –Northbridge Health Care Center received the “Tier 2 Recognition” in the Quality Initiative Recognition Program, awarded by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the nation’s largest association of long term and post-acute care providers. The AHCA advocates for quality care and services for frail, elderly, and disabled Americans. The team from… Continue Reading Continue reading
Northbridge Health Care Center was recognized yesterday by the CT Association of Health Care Facilities in Mystic for their 2019 AHCA/NCAL Silver National Quality Award. They are one of only two centers in the state of Connecticut to receive this recognition this year… Continue reading
Northbridge Health Care Center has been recognized as a 2019 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which spotlights providers across the nation that have demonstrated… Continue Reading Continue reading
This past Tuesday, June 11th, 2019, the owner of our center, Athena, held their annual Partners in Dedication event. This year it was hosted at The Country Club of Farmington. This event is in place to recognize our committed employees who have been with us for ten, twenty, and thirty years as of December 2018.… Continue Reading Continue reading
