October 31, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, our team and I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. As you may have seen in the news lately, Connecticut, as well as other states across the country is experiencing an uptick in positive COVID cases throughout many communities. With that… Continue Reading Continue reading
Dear family members with loved ones at Bayview, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Although we are following social distancing guidelines, handwashing protocols, hygiene recommendations, and wearing masks in our center, we STRONGLY encourage that all staff and residents receive an annual Influenza Vaccine. We have received our shipment of… Continue Reading Continue reading
October 1, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Testing of our staff and residents continues a weekly basis, as required by CMS, CDC and DPH. Thankfully, none of our residents have recently tested positive. Unfortunately, last week, one of our staff members tested… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 15, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As you may have heard on the news, nursing homes will begin receiving “Rapid” COVID testing machines from the federal government over the coming weeks. The state of CT DPH has approved their use for staff, residents, and visitors. As soon as we receive the… Continue Reading Continue reading
September 4, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We are pleased to report that we continue to remain COVID-free for both our staff and residents. Thank You for all your support that you have been giving us during this difficult time. We… Continue Reading Continue reading
August 28, 2020 As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We are pleased to report that we continue to remain COVID-free for both our staff and residents. As you know more than anyone, it’s been a difficult few months as our center has battled with COVID-19. While the number of individuals… Continue Reading Continue reading
August 21, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, As always, we hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Athena Recreation Departments in all our facilities hosted an Athena Nursing home week from 8/9/2020 through 8/15/2020 to help celebrate and appreciate our residents and staff. We know how hard our staff have been… Continue Reading Continue reading
August 13, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, On Sunday we began our National Nursing Home Week celebration. There are quite a few fun activities planned throughout the week for both residents and staff to enjoy together. The recreation department outdid themselves once again with internationally themed “Words of Wisdom” days.… Continue Reading Continue reading
August 1, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, We hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We continue to thank our team for the hard work they do while in our center. Their chosen careers were never simple or easy to begin with, but working through a pandemic and under such troubled… Continue Reading Continue reading
July 30, 2020 Dear Resident, Family Member or Responsible Party, National Skilled Nursing Care Week, formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, is one of the most important events of the year for nursing homes. Held annually since 1967, the observance is sponsored by the American Health Care Association and recognizes the role… Continue Reading Continue reading
