DAYVILLE — Westview Health Care Center, a 103-bed inpatient and outpatient skilled nursing facility, has achieved America’s Best in the United States with a 5-Star overall rating according to U.S. News and World Report for the 9th consecutive year and since the inception of the ranking system.
The report based its findings from the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare data of over 15,500 certified health care facilities in the country and other factors based on quality of care measures
“We are very excited to be so highly ranked by both U.S. News and World Report and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” said Westview Administrator David T. Panteleakos. “We are also truly humbled by this fantastic acknowledgment and will continue to work hard in order to provide a better quality of life for the patients and residents we serve, who are the ultimate beneficiaries of our efforts. Of course, these accomplishments are not possible without the hard work, dedication and outstanding contributions of our most valuable asset: our amazing health care professionals and staff members.”
PUTNAM — Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO of PB Bancorp, Inc., announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.03 per share. The dividend will be payable to all stockholders of record as of Jan. 18, 2017, and is scheduled to be paid on Feb. 1.
“We are pleased to announce this latest dividend payment for the Holding Company” said Borner. “We believe that providing a return to our stockholders is an important part of being a community bank. We look forward to maintaining our brand of community banking for years to come as we have for the last 155 years. This is all in keeping with our tag line; “Together We Make A Difference”. We continue to encourage the community to consider keeping their banking business local to eastern Connecticut.”
Access sets
job training
WILLIMANTIC — A reminder from Access Community Action Agency in Willimantic that applications to the first training session of Access to Employment are still being accepted. Access to Employment, which launched this past fall, will begin its first training session this month, with an orientation to be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at its Willimantic office.
Access to Employment is a program designed to help under and unemployed individuals living in the Willimantic area develop the skills to gain successful, stable employment. The program is not a job placement service but will provide training and ongoing meetings with a mentor that enhance participants’ employability and provide support for when they enter the job market.
The training program includes three facets: computer literacy, financial literacy, and UConn’s People Empowering People (PEP) training. Participants will meet for two sessions each week for 2 hours each session. The financial literacy training will provide participants with technical skills and a behavioral framework through which to improve their financial well-being for the long-term. Computer literacy trainings will focus on navigating the internet, using Microsoft, and other skills that are useful in a job setting. UConn’s People Empowering People training is designed to build on the unique strengths and life experiences of the participants and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action.
The second component to Access to Employment is a mentor placement program. The integration of a long-term, personal relationship with a mentor is important to reiterating training goals and providing support for program participants after training completion. Access Agency has partnered with Windham Area Interfaith Ministry’s Partners in Independence Program (PIP) to provide each Access to Employment participant with a mentor for a year following their completion of the training program.
Those interested in participating or with questions about the program are encouraged to fill out an application, available online at www.accessagency.org/access-to-employment or contact Katherine Bottieri at 860-450-7400 ext. 7442 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Applications will be accepted until the date of the first orientation session.
Then
The Blizzard of 1888 hit Putnam with a vengence. Photo courtesy of James Hall Jr.
& Now
Not exactly a blizzard but snow covers the same area today. Putnam Town Crier file photo.