Saint Mary Home News & Upcoming Events
WEST HARTFORD, CT – May 24, 2024 – Saint Mary Home, Trinity Health Senior Communities’ skilled nursing community in West Hartford, has been named a Center of Distinction in Wound Management by Wound Care Specialists, LLC. Michael Lombardo, vice president of corporate partnerships at Wound Care Specialists in Farmington, presented Charmin Kendall, RN, Saint Mary Home’s infection preventionist, with the certificate at a recent medical staff meeting.
The Wound Care Specialists’ Program of Distinction was created to identify post-acute care skilled nursing facilities that demonstrate outstanding wound management performance and continued superiority in wound healing. Certificates are awarded to those communities who meet clinical criteria for wound healing time, care management through nursing, nutrition, and physical or occupational therapy, and outcome data.
“This recognition by Wound Care Specialists, LLC means so much to the entire team of professional caregivers at Saint Mary Home,” said Administrator Rachel DeMaida. “We work every day toward a mission of providing compassionate, transformative healing for our residents, and this is significant acknowledgment that we’re doing it very well,” she explained. “I’m so proud that Saint Mary Home has earned Center of Distinction status.”
East Hartford, CT – March 26, 2024 – Tinika Champion of East Hartford, a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) working in The Frances Warde Towers Apartments at Saint Mary Home in West Hartford, received a Caring Hands Award from LeadingAge Connecticut at its annual Caregiver Awards Luncheon March 1 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Nominated by her supervisor at Saint Mary Home, Tinika was credited as “a very hard worker who is always making sure that the residents’ needs are met and concerns are addressed.”
Tinika has been a CNA for more than 20 years and has served in The Frances Warde Towers Apartments for the past two years. Her nomination explains: “In our community, many of our residents don’t have family or someone they trust that they can open up and talk with. For some of our residents, Tinika has been that person for them.”
The Caring Hands Award is LeadingAge Connecticut’s recognition of the contribution that nursing aides provide in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. The focus is on honoring those who exemplify the highest standards of compassion, commitment, and excellence. “We are very proud of the way Tinika exemplifies our core values of reverence for each person and integrity,” said Saint Mary Home Administrator Rachel DeMaida. “It was a joy to see her honored along with some of Connecticut’s very best caregivers.”
Hartford, CT – March 26, 2024 – Dawn Hinds of Hartford, a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) working at Saint Mary Home in West Hartford for more than five years, received a Caring Hands Award from LeadingAge Connecticut at its annual Caregiver Awards Luncheon March 1 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Dawn’s nomination states that she is “a true role model for what a team player should be. She is the colleague you would want to orient all of your new hires, as she is upbeat, positive, and often shares how much she enjoys her important role at Saint Mary Home.”
The Caring Hands Award is LeadingAge Connecticut’s recognition of the contribution that nursing aides provide in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. The focus is on honoring those who exemplify the highest standards of compassion, commitment, and excellence. “We are thrilled that LeadingAge Connecticut recognized Dawn’s ability to build positive professional teams and to be a light for our residents and families,” said Saint Mary Home Administrator Rachel DeMaida. “She exemplifies our Mission to be a compassionate, transforming healing presence for those we serve.”
(West Hartford, CT) – February 7, 2024 – Bonni Lapp Horwitz has been hired as Director of Nursing at Saint Mary Home, part of The Mercy Community in West Hartford. A skilled nursing community, Saint Mary Home provides older adults with long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and more.
“We are delighted to welcome a professional of Bonni’s caliber,” said Saint Mary Home Administrator Rachel DeMaida. “Her commitment to high-quality care, her experience developing and managing teams, and her passion for serving older adults will serve her well at Saint Mary Home. We have a Mission to serve our community as a transforming healing presence, and that aligns beautifully with Bonni’s personal and professional missions,” DeMaida added.
Prior to her arrival, Bonni held leadership positions at Trinity Health Of New England’s Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center campus, West Hartford Health & Rehabilitation, and the Hebrew Center for Health & Rehabilitation. Her professional background includes experience in acute care, radiation/oncology, infection prevention, home care, and assisted living nursing. She is a certified dementia specialist and has held clinical supervisory roles at Goodwin College, Capital Community College, and the University of Saint Joseph.
A Registered Nurse, Bonni received her bachelor of science degree in Nursing from Central Connecticut State University and a master of science degree in Nursing from the University of Hartford.
[West Hartford, CT] – January 30, 2024 – Saint Mary Home has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report.
Since 2009, U.S. News’ annual Best Nursing Homes ratings have assisted consumers in need of either short-term rehabilitation or long-term care for themselves or a family member.
Saint Mary Home earned its U.S. News Best Nursing Home status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating, for Short-Term Rehabilitation. U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those that satisfy U.S. News’ assessment of consistent performance in quality measures.
“We are thrilled to have our short-term rehabilitation services recognized by U.S. News & World Report,” said Rachel DeMaida, administrator of Saint Mary Home. “Our team works with great skill, talent, and passion to provide outstanding care to our residents.”
For the 2024 edition, U.S. News rated more than 15,000 nursing homes on resident outcomes, such as infection rates; staffing levels; potentially inappropriate reliance on antipsychotic drugs; health inspection results and other indicators of quality.
“U.S. News’ Best Nursing Homes ratings give patients, senior residents, their families and caregivers an objective assessment of quality, to help them choose the facility that best fits their individual needs,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “Nursing homes that have earned the recognition of U.S. News have a track record of achieving better outcomes for patients and residents, and maximizing the amount of care they receive from nurses and other staff.”
To calculate the Best Nursing Homes ratings, U.S. News evaluated each nursing home’s performance using a variety of quality measures obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The U.S. News methodology factors data such as resident care, safety and outcomes. Both short- and long-term ratings include data on nurse staffing, use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing ER and hospital visits. The long-term care rating also includes measures of whether a home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.
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About Saint Mary Home
Saint Mary Home, part of The Mercy Community in West Hartford, is a CMS Four-Star Rated skilled nursing community. It provides long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and market-rate housing for older adults through The Frances Warde Towers Apartments.
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