Welcome to 60 West
Melissa Schmitt
Administrator
Dear Residents and Families,
Thank you so much for choosing 60 West for your skilled nursing, specialty clinical programming and long term care needs. Our team recognizes that each patient and their family is truly unique with their own set of expectations, clinical and social need and goals for care. Our mission is to provide a safe, secure environment that is inclusive, compassionate and free of stigma.
At 60 West, we are committed to actually living and delivering on our Mission and Vision. Our team is diverse, passionate and engaged, but most importantly they are a Team and a Family. We work together day in and day out to make 60 West all that it can be and bring that same feeling to the residents with whose care and safety we are entrusted.
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We are pleased and proud that since inception, 60 West has consistently been rated a Four or Five Star facility overall and for quality measures, as granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 60 West has also been the recipient of a US News and World Report Best Nursing Home recognition for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 and an American Health Care Association (AHCA) Silver Quality Award. Beyond the numbers, we find ways to innovate and improve patient care and the experience. Continue Reading
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iCare Health Network Blog
All the latest news, discussion, and updates from the iCare Health Network team!
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60 West Celebrates iCare's 25th Anniversary with 90's Bash
October 8, 2024
On September 25, 2024, the team at 60 West celebrated iCare Health Network’s 25th Anniversary with a nostalgic 90’s-themed bash. The staff and residents took pictures in the Photo Booth, played a 90’s Trivia Quiz game and competed in a ”Best Dressed for the 90’s” competition. The center’s Dietary Department treated everyone to appetizers and a classic pink sherbet punch. Congratulations to Leyshla Batista from the Dietary Department for winning the … -
Parkville Care Center Marches in 2024 CICD Parade, Celebrates Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day
September 25, 2024
On September 22, 2024, staff and their families from iCare’s Parkville Care Center represented iCare Health Network in celebrating the 2024 Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival del Coqui. As they did in 2019, 2022 and 2023, the Parkville team marched in the parade decked out in matching t-shirts and regalia and accompanied by decorated Jeeps. iCare is a proud Carroza Partner Level Sponsor of the Parade and Festival. -
Recovery Program Coordinator Spotlight: Chelsea Place's Dilpreet Sehmbi
September 23, 2024
Recently, there was a resident who admitted to Chelsea Place and used the structure to help himself get better and keep his sobriety. The resident had a goal of being present in his kid’s lives, especially his one year old. The resident kept going to meetings, and individual and group therapy and did everything that was required of him. He was helped by Money Follows the Person to get his own apartment and later was discharged facility an has been doing really good since then. The resident s… -
60 West Celebrates a Stigma-Free Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
September 19, 2024
The team at 60 West celebrated and honored Recovery Month by emphasizing the power of stigma-free care and culture. Staff and residents assembled a bouquet of flowers to illustrate how different elements, people and challenges in our lives come together into a beautiful and unique combination. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website, Stigma is when someone, or even you yourself, views a person in a negative way just because they have a condition such as mental illn… -
Recovery Program Coordinator Spotlight: Westside Care Center's Tericsha Diaz
September 17, 2024
I build trust and rapport with individuals in Recovery by giving them respect. I speak to them without judgment, show them empathy, am my true self; transparent and understanding. I feel I empower individuals in Recovery by showing them how far they have come and highlighting their positives, These residents are already struggling with the day to day and are constantly trapped in a negative space or mindset. -
On September 12, 2024, iCare Health Network welcomed its newest location to the network, part of the MissionCare Health service line. The center was formerly known as Bennington Health and Rehab and was relaunched as of 12:01AM as MissionCare at Bennington. An informal ribbon cutting ceremony for residents and staff was held with a more formal event to be held in the coming weeks. A 91 bed center in southwestern Vermont, MissionCare at Bennington will provide similar services to sister facili…