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Personalized Care in Your Community. Our Commitment to Care. For the past 40 years, Athena Health Care Systems has prided itself on building individual and personalized communities for its residents. Community is not any one thing – it is not a building; it is not a rating; it is not a quantifiable metric. Community is the… Continue Reading Continue reading
September’s Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week shines a spotlight on the important teams of people keeping nursing homes clean and safe. The crews at Athena-managed centers in Southern New England care and clean for others as if it was their own family. Continue Reading Continue reading
An often underlooked part of healthcare in a nursing home setting is the admissions process. Athena’s Regional Directors of Admissions for Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts explain the process and how to navigate it. Continue Reading Continue reading
March 8th recognizes Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day and two of Athena’s dietitians share what it means to ensure residents are getting the proper nutrients they need to stay healthy. Continue Reading Continue reading
Only 2% of facilities in the country qualify for the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award and Countryside Manor of Bristol is one of them. Continue Reading Continue reading
May 17, 2021 Dear Families, We hope this week’s weather forecast remains true – as warmer days are ahead of us. This means more time outside in the fresh air for our residents! We encourage you to take a advantage of the weather and schedule an outside visit with your loved one if possible. By… Continue Reading Continue reading
May 7, 2021 Dear Families, This week, we celebrate National Nurses Week, which begins on May 6th each year since 1974 and ends on May 12th, in honor of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Next week, we begin celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Week (formerly National Nursing Home Week). This year’s theme is “Together Through the Seasons.”… Continue Reading Continue reading
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
