"The most challenging activities were the group activities. They taught me to work with my team and to really focus on our goals." The Franciscan Land-based Summer Experiences for Children and Franciscan Summer Youth Leadership Program held their first sessions this week. In addition to building confidence and leadership through games, attendees learned how [...]
The Franciscan Hospice Care Interdisciplinary Team Seated L to R: Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Administrator; Audrey Lefkowitz, MD, Medical Director; Sister Catherine Mary Clarke, Clinical Social Worker. Standing L to R: Jan Louiselle, RN, Hospice Nurse; Laura Borrelli, RN, Hospice Director; Barbara Raby, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator; Sister Jilda Marie Chabot, RN, Hospice Nurse; and Agnes [...]
The Franciscan Life Center, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, and Franciscan Ever There Care are grateful recipients of grants from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal through its Vicariate Outreach Program. The funding helps three Franciscan missions care for those in need of outpatient mental health, home health care and hospice care, and homemakers, companions and [...]
Sister Faith Marie Woolsey, FSE, Physical Therapist, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, gave an educational presentation on lymphedema to the Rotary Club of Wallingford at the invitation of Tom Laffin, a Rotarian and the Information Technology Supervisor for the agency. Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Administrator, spoke about the programs and services of Franciscan Home [...]
The countdown to our annual Franciscan Christmas Fair has begun! Mark your calendar for November 23 and find more information HERE!
(L to R) Sister Mary Richards, FSE, Finance Manager, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, Stephen Mysatyukow, Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE Administrator, and Rosemary Mysatyukow, at her recently held retirement party celebrating 23 years of service. Rosemary began as an administrative assistant to Sister Suzanne. As the agency grew and technology with it, she became [...]
Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Administrator, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, and Marie Laffin, RN, Clinical Director, are proud to have received, in behalf of the agency, the 2018 Patient Satisfaction Award of Distinction from Fazzi’s Patient Satisfaction Service, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems designed to measure the experiences of people [...]
We're making a list and checking it twice... Preparations are underway for the 2018 Franciscan Christmas Fair! Mark your calendar for the big day, November 17th. Admission is Free. Purchase raffle tickets NOW and save time filling them out at the fair. Call 203-237-8084. Prizes this year are: 1st Prize - $300 Gift Certificate Redeemable at [...]
In two weeks we will be gathering in the Chapel of St. John to hold our annual Mass and procession in honor of loved ones who have died over the past year. During this celebration we gather to pray, remember and give thanks for the patients of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care who have [...]
