For many years, Noble Horizons has drawn inspiration from the local farm-to-table movement. In the early years, we hosted free community cooking classes with farm-to-table chefs and offered local farm produce for sale. We also established our own gardens in which residents and staff grow herbs and vegetables which they harvest for use in meals […]
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The Corona pandemic has profoundly magnified the vital and selfless role of our region’s volunteer first responders. Northwest Connecticut fire and ambulance services run on volunteers and are fueled by the generosity and bravery of our neighbors who teach at our schools, fix our leaky pipes, and landscape our gardens. They are also our skilled
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Four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, global humanitarian, author, and former Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute of Quinnipiac University, David Ives discussed his remarkable career on July 10 via a Zoom event hosted by Noble Horizons. The venerated peace prodigy and global humanitarian is a resident of Rhinebeck, NY, and has served as the
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Lifelong learning has been at the heart of Noble Horizons since its founding almost 50 years ago. In fact, the room in which many of the daily classes, seminars, and programs have taken place for decades is called The Life Long Learning Center (nicknamed the L3)! Seeking learning opportunities and developing new skills throughout life
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Christina Melius is a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) whose deep love for the elderly stems from her childhood. “My grandmother raised me from the age of eight. I lived in a neighborhood of grandparents and adored them.” This affection informed her decision to become a CNA, which she realized through Noble’s free CNA training program,
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Certified Nurse Assistant Kristin Middlebrook fondly remembers her time with her great-grandmother. “I was around 11 and she was in her 90s. I always felt so wonderful when I helped her and she was so grateful.” That feeling of caring for another and fulfilling a need stayed with Kristin. Fast forward to her adult years.
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Helena Case, a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), has always been drawn to the elderly because of the close relationship with her grandmother that she formed in her childhood. She reminisces, “We spent weekends at her house when my mom worked. During the summers we spent long periods of time with her cooking, baking, and gardening.”
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“I’ve been here 24 years,” Ken Bathrick says with a smile. “I really like making our residents laugh at one of my silly jokes.” Right out of school in Pine Plains, NY, Ken took a job at Noble Horizons and realized that he could pursue his certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant with support from Noble’s Employee Scholarship Fund. He studied, learned, passed
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Frank Lalli, a journalist (Forbes) the former editor of Money and George magazines, author (Your Best Health Care Now), Health Care Detective™ and WHDD contributor has devoted his award-winning career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma eleven years ago, a rare but potentially deadly blood cancer, he
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This is a story written by a woman who, in light of the severe PPE shortage, organized a group of volunteers to make face shields which they donate to healthcare organizations across CT’s Northwest Connecticut. We are grateful for their donation to Noble Horizons and for the opportunity to share their story which exemplifies the
