Inside Athena: Webster Manor’s “Goofy” And “Persistent” Resident Ambassador
Katrina Wilbur says it’s her job to make residents feel better, but the Resident Ambassador says what she gains is much more than that. Continue Reading Continue reading
A Healthier Approach To Caring
Update from Administrator – August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021 Dear Families, With Hurricane Henri nearly upon our region, we are hopefully that you are safe and prepared for whatever comes our way. Our facility’s team maintains a disaster manual for such hazards both internal and external, plans are in place and implemented as necessary. We run generator tests on a routine… Continue Reading Continue reading
Update from Administrator – August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 Under the direction of the DPH, facilities are now required to swab all unvaccinated staff daily with our rapid BinaxNOW kits and weekly through our PCR testing method. As of today, we are now required to test ALL STAFF regardless of vaccination status. To that end, we have been alerted that 1… Continue Reading Continue reading
Massachusetts Governor – Vaccine Guidance – August 4th 2021
Vaccination Mandate Guidance – 8.4.2021 &nbs… Continue reading
Update from Administrator – May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 Dear Families, Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We pay respect to the Men and Women who have served and continue to serve this Great Nation. Thank you! By now, I am certain you heard the great news from our federal leadership late last week about updates to mask requirements. While we are as… Continue Reading Continue reading
Update from Administrator – May 9, 2021
May 09, 2021 Dear Families, Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mom’s out there, you Rock! This week, we begin celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Week (formerly National Nursing Home Week). This year’s theme is “Together Through the Seasons.” NSNCW begins on Sunday, May 9, Mother’s Day and runs through May 15. The theme will… Continue Reading Continue reading
Update from Administrator – April 29, 2021
April 29, 2021 Dear Families, Here we are, another week closer to warmer, spring-like weather. Great news for us all to get back outside and enjoy the fresh air and some sunshine. As we have mentioned before in these updates, our outside visits remain the recommended means of visitation for nursing home residents and families,… Continue Reading Continue reading
Update from Administrator – April 14, 2021
April 14, 2021 Dear Families, We hope this email finds you healthy and as optimistic as we are about the continuing decline in COVID cases in our surrounding community. Within our own facility we are again COVID RECOVERED! Considering these encouraging numbers, we will begin to take a slightly different approach with these weekly email… Continue Reading Continue reading
Update from Administrator – April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021 Dear Families, Recently we have had some changes to our centers visitation plans, which are based on our state’s response to the CDC and CMS guidance are in place at this time. Please note that over the past week, our community has seen an uptick in positive cases. We continue to… Continue Reading Continue reading
