ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation

Apple Health Care provides care to seniors through a variety of specialized services including short-term rehabilitation, Alzheimer s, dementia and hospice care and has more than 25 homes within the group, one of which is Brightview, located in Avon, Conn. It is a single-storey, 60-bed home with restaurant-style dining, a beauty salon, laundry service and TV and phone connections. The Apple Health Care staff at Brightview treat the individual needs of each resident according to their functional level and its licensed therapists provide physical, speech, and occupational therapy for individuals recovering from major illness or surgery, neurological disorders and orthopedic conditions.

Brightview of Avon is a 60-plus-bed facility that offers a spectrum of health care services. It is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and is located in Avon, Conn. The facility offers specialized wound care and intravenous therapy. Brightview of Avon s staff includes physicians, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers and therapists. The facility also employs consulting podiatrists, dentists, optometrists and advance practice registered nurses. Its licensed therapists provide physical, speech and occupational therapies for individuals recovering from surgeries, neurological disorders and orthopedic conditions. The facility s physical therapy program focuses on mobility retraining and cardiac rehabilitation. Its speech and language therapy program focuses on enhancing language, voice and articulation skills. Brightview of Avon additionally conducts field trips, arts workshops, musical concerts and card games.

Duncaster is a retirement community located on a more than 85-acre facility in Bloomfield, Conn. Duncaster s residents are actively involved with how the community operates, and influence a range of issues, such as interior d cor, common gardens, dining services, gallery exhibits, trips and programs, and the weekly calendar of events. Independent living residents can select from more than 12 floor plans, ranging from studios, to one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The apartments feature individually controlled heating and air conditioning, fully equipped kitchens, wall-to-wall carpeting, draperies, large closets and storage areas, fire and smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, private balconies and terraces, and emergency response systems. Various rehabilitation, therapeutic and social services are offered to the residents. A variety of services and amenities are available at the community, such as regularly scheduled transportation, cable television, weekly housekeeping and linen services, parking for residents and guests, grocery service, guest suites and daily choices of lunch and dinner.