Caring Connection

Highlights
 
 

 

FY 2005 Highlights

The Caring Connection Adult Day Center adjusts to its spacious and functional 9,000 square foot facility at 330 Windsor Avenue.

Both clients and caregivers continued to receive benefit from outside funding from various agencies in FY05, including:

  • The Home Care for Elders Program (Connecticut Department of Social Services)

 
  • The North Central Area Agency on Aging IIIB Grant, Alzheimer’s Aide Grant and the Caregivers and Alzheimer’s Support programs (funded by the federal government through the Older American’s Act) and the United States Department of Agriculture Adult Day Care Food Program through the State of Connecticut’s Department of Education

 
  • The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving are the Brainard Trust & Archer Trusts

 
  • Granger Trust, Larabee, Reynolds Foundaton through private funding

 
  • Ensworth Charitable Foundation and the George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, funded through Fleet Bank

 
  • Caring Connection receives over $60,000 in grants and donations.

The health center continues its growth period and has maintained its financial obligation to the Town of Windsor.

The Fiscal Year 2005 highlights include:
  • The Caring Connection hosted six graduate and undergraduate Art Therapy Interns from Springfield College

 
  • The National Art Therapy Association recognizes seven pieces of Caring Connection Art Therapy pieces in a national exhibit in the Russell Senate Rotunda Building in Washington, DC

 

  • Intergenerational programming continues with Loomis Chaffee School and Windsor High School

 

  • The Caring Connection received "Excellent Ratings" in its annual survey

 

  • North Central Area Agency on Aging sponsors Dr. Steven Sobel who presents segments from his book Untold Lessons from The Little Engine That Could

 

  • North Central Area Agency on Aging and the Caring Connection collaborate to sponsor a Family Resource Library at the 330 Windsor Avenue site

 

  • Ten Aetna Employees participate in the "United Way day of Caring"

 

  • Caring Connection Clients raises over $350 for the United Way campaign as a community service project

 

  • Caring Connection Staff become certified to use an AED donated by Windsor High School Students.

 

The Caring Connection Adult Day Health Center continues to maintain its excellent reputation as a municipally operated health center in the State of Connecticut. The center is a member of the Connecticut Association of Adult Day Centers, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, and the National Council on the Aging in Washington, DC., which reflects the high quality and level of care provided to the clients by the professional staff.