Takes part

WILLIMANTIC — The Concert Chorale at Eastern Connecticut State University performed alongside the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra this past April for its annual spring concert in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC). Among the performers was Halie Poirier ’17 of Putnam, who sings in Eastern Concert Chorale. Poirier majors in music.

 

 

PUTNAM — Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) officially opened the new central location for all of its in-home care services at 32 South Main St., during a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. It was also announced at the event that all three of DKH’s in-home services — Day Kimball HomeCare, Day Kimball HomeMakers and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut — are now under the umbrella of “Day Kimball Healthcare at Home.”

Formerly the location of just Day Kimball HomeMakers, DKH has taken over additional space in the building and made renovations to accommodate all three of its in-home care services in one space. Together, the three services provide a complete continuum of in-home care services. Day Kimball HomeCare provides clinical care for those patients who require medical care at home; Day Kimball HomeMakers provides personal care and homemaking services from weekly visits to 24/7 care, which helps people to remain safe and healthy in their own homes; and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut provides care and support to improve the quality of life for patients facing serious or terminal illnesses.  

“This new central location will allow for improved efficiency and coordination of care for patients and families served through all three of these agencies,” said DKH President and CEO Joseph Adiletta.

Commenting on DKH’s recent community partnership with Yale New Haven Health and the quality of care that partnership signifies, Adiletta continued, “We’re very proud of the quality of care we provide across the entire Day Kimball system, and our in-home care services are certainly no exception. Our HomeCare, HomeMakers and Hospice and Palliative Care staff are a very special group of caring, compassionate and dedicated individuals who provide critical services that help to keep people healthy and comfortable in their own homes. We’re grateful to the community for their support in helping us to provide these services to those in need and we’re very glad to have been able to bring all of them together in this new space for the care of those we serve.”

 

Cool Running

Most of the trees are in full leaf, including the trees along this brook in Woodstock. Linda Lemmon photo.