Welcome to Fresh River Healthcare

James Christofori
Administrator
Dear Residents and Family Members,
Please use this link to view and sign up for available indoor visits with your loved one at Fresh River Healthcare through SignUp Genius. [NOTE: Residents admitted to isolation must complete the two week quarantine before being able to schedule an indoor visit. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled visit for check-in and COVID testing. Appropriate personal protective equipment such as masks will be utilized by both parties during the visit.]
Thank you for visiting Fresh River Healthcare! It is the collective goal of our entire team to help you or your loved one reach a maximum level of health and independence whether you stay with us for short term rehabilitation or long term care. Our family of caregivers includes specialized therapists, a skilled and compassionate nursing team, and many other dedicated staff, partners and medical professionals.
We strive to exceed your expectations. In doing so, we understand that we must partner and participate with you in your plan of care. Communication along the way will be extremely important. This will include interdisciplinary “care conferences”, discharge planning meetings, and consistent communication with your caregivers and other staff from Fresh River.
You will find that Fresh River offers a unique and broad range of skilled nursing services. This includes short-term rehabilitation in newly renovated private rooms, respite care, movement disorder care for Huntington and Parkinson Disease, and Memory Care and Behavioral Health programs in a specialized, secure environment. Continue reading
Specialty Services
- Parkinson Disease Program
- Huntington's Disease Program
- Behavioral Health Program - Secure Unit
- Respite Care Services
- NeuroGym Therapy and Rehab Equipment
- Greater Hartford Memory Care Center
- Distinctive Dining and Dietary Services
- Touchpoints Therapy: Rehabilitation Services
- Sub-Acute and Skilled Nursing Specialty Programs
- Recreation Programs
- Social Services and Discharge Planning
iCare Health Network Blog
All the latest news, discussion, and updates from the iCare & Touchpoints Rehab team.
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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and awareness is key to improving care and advancing research toward a cure. Prior to COVID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rated complications from PD as the 14th leading cause of death in the United States. Although there is no cure, treatment options vary and include medications and surgery. While Parkinson’s itself is not fatal, disease complications can be serious. Fresh River Healthcare specializes in the treatment and managem…
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A "Keep Calm and Get Hired" JOB ALERT -- March 2021
March 24, 2021
As part of this Job Alert for the iCare Health Network, this post is highlighting seven total positions that are currently listed on iCare’s careers page. Check out the full postings and all of iCare’s open positions at ICARE.CAREERS. Vice President of Case Management - iCare Health Network Regional Clinical Director - iCare Health Network MDS Coordinator – Touchpoints at Chestnut and 60 West Staff Development - Infection Control Nurse - Touchpoints at Manchester Assistant Di…
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was year in which we all were thrown into a once-in-a-lifetime crisis that targeted our elderly and medically vulnerable and brought a level of disruption and suffering not seen in a century. To so many who spend their days and nights caring for Connecticut’s seniors, it seems like only yesterday that COVID-19 entered our lives and tightened its relentless grip. Yet here we are, and one year later the work conti…
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Happy Long Term Care Administrator's Week 2021
March 10, 2021
March 8-13, 2021 is National Long Term-Care Administrator’s Week. During this week, staff, residents, families, and volunteers have the opportunity to say “thank you” and honor the administrators who lead our nation’s long-term care communities. A heartfelt and sincere thank you from all of us at iCare Health Network to our dedicated Administrator team. Thank you for all that you do and all you have done in the past 12 months, alongside all of the frontline staff, to save lives, mainta…
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 18, 2021