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
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
On May 9, 2019 Athena and its centers visited the Connecticut State Capitol to fight for our residents and employees. Since the beginning of the legislative session, we have been advocating for additional funds to ensure quality care in skilled nursing centers. Our centers in both Connecticut and Massachusetts have been testifying at various public… Continue Reading Continue reading
On May 9, 2019 Athena and its centers visited the Connecticut State Capitol to fight for our residents and employees. Since the beginning of the legislative session, we have been advocating for additional funds to ensure quality care in skilled nursing centers. Our centers in both Connecticut and Massachusetts have been testifying at various public… Continue Reading Continue reading
This morning, our administrator, Erica Roman, met with state Representative Jack Hennessy, Deputy Speaker of the House and state Representative Toni Walker, Appropriations Committee Chair, to discuss legislative issues affecting skilled nursing centers, such as Northbridge Health Care Center. Both are very receptive and understanding of the issues we face in light of limited financial… Continue Reading Continue reading
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) from the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) class of 2019 were inducted into the CNA Hall of Fame. The inducted CNAs from the class of 2019 include Marcia Miles of Northbridge Health Care Center, along with four other CNAs from around the state of Connecticut in a regional ceremony… Continue Reading Continue reading
The reality of Connecticut nursing centers is not as bleak as one may think. Even though news outlets tend to focus on the isolated, negative incidences, the truth is that nursing homes are delivering high quality care to their residents. Even during the current fiscal difficulties, the centers are facing, they are still providing their… Continue Reading Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … Continue Reading Continue reading
