Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care recently held its Annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon for the staff of home care, hospice care and Franciscan Ever There Care. Over 80 employees were present for this event to acknowledge appreciation for their excellent care and commitment to those for whom we care in our home health care [...]
On March 4, 2024, Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE, Mother General, Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist; Mother Shaun Vergauwen, FSE, Co-Foundress of the religious order and Foundress of the Franciscan Life Center; Sister Barbara Johnson, FSE, Vicar General, and Director, gather to kick off the 50th anniversary of the Center’s founding. The founding of the [...]
Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction is proud to announce the 2024 Saint Francis Award Honoree DAN HURLEY UConn Men’s Head Basketball Coach Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction JUNE 4, 2024 SAVE THE DATE
As we celebrate National Home Care and Hospice Care Month, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care is grateful for our Franciscan Hospice Team including the Hospice Care Volunteers, and for the opportunity to provide end of life care to individuals and families in central Connecticut. Interdisciplinary Team, seated from left, [...]
Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care is featured this month in the Archdiocese of Hartford Archbishop's Annual Appeal! The video caption explains: "In this month's The Appeal at Work, we hear from Susan Pier, whose mother recently received end-of-life care from the very organization that Susan volunteers for: Franciscan Home Care & Hospice Care. [...]
During the month of October, we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month. Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care gives thanks for its team of physical therapists who continue to meet the needs of those for whom we provide care in the home. From left: Sister Carmina Rose, Julie, Kathleen, Therapies Supervisor, Bethany, and Sister Faith [...]
Bill Ghio and Coach Jim Calhoun at the Franciscan Sports Banquet, June 6, 2023. The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist and the Franciscan Sports Banquet Committee would like to express our heartfelt loss on the death of Bill Ghio. Bill was the recipient of this year’s Jim Calhoun Community Service Award [...]
Sister Mary Kolbe, center, poses with her group of children and helpers after a gardening experience. The Cuno Foundation and the Ion Bank Foundation are sponsors of this program. The next land-based summer experience is July 24 – 28th. Children ages 6-12 are welcome to register. Call 203-237-8084 or visit flcenter.org [...]
Serving the Community An Educational Experience Shelby Verrone-Webb, a nurse with Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, gives a blood pressure reading to a student from Wilcox Technical School at the recently held Meriden Senior Center Health Fair. Several other students had blood pressures taken while the other students observed. Franciscan Home Care and [...]
