HAVERHILL (Jan. 9, 2012) – Jeanette Erickson, 90, was this year’s top contributor to the Hat and Mitten Tree at Penacook Place.
This year, Erickson lovingly knitted more than a dozen hats for the tree – each one unique and a fine example of the art she has been practicing for at least 80 years.
Penacook’s Activities [...]
HAVERHILL (Dec. 8, 2012) – Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, honored a dozen residents who served in the nation’s military.
The Veterans Day observance, led by Activities Directors Rosa Rivas and Donna Shaw, included a ceremony called The Empty Table, recitation of a poem and distribution of patriotic keepsakes.
Employees [...]
HAVERHILL (November 15, 2011)—Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center recently held its Eighth Annual Rehabilitation Reunion. The event has become a celebrated tradition at Penacook, where staff and former rehab patients gather to celebrate their successful collaboration.
Each invited guest has overcome a significant illness or injury and received rehabilitation services at Penacook. The reasons for [...]
HAVERHILL (Sept. 29, 2011) –– Locally sourced produce, seasonal dishes and farm-to-table dining may be the rage in some restaurants, but Penacook Place has always been tuned in to a quality home-like dining experience.
Director of Dining Services Alysia Spooner-Gomez, a registered dietitian, creates meals for residents that take advantage of local flavors yet are wholesome [...]
HAVERHILL (Aug. 17, 2011) –– Open for just over one year, the Penacook Place Memory Care Unit is operating at its full capacity of 40 residents.
According to unit director Barbara Stricsek, services are provided to residents in mid-stage to later-stage dementia, meaning the residents are no longer able to live independently, but are able to [...]
HAVERHILL (July 25, 2011) –– Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has completed the annual election of the board of directors for the 2011-2012 operational year.
The board’s officers retained their positions for a second year.
William J. Klueber, former City of Haverhill auditor, will serve a second year as chairman of the board.
Serving another year in [...]
HAVERHILL (June 7, 2011) — At Penacook Place, the staff seeks to create a home-like environment for residents and their families.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the nursing and rehabilitation center’s Dementia Care Unit.
For many residents, the activities associated with the kitchen — cooking, eating, meal planning, and gathering with loved ones — carry [...]
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