{"id":13999,"date":"2023-02-27T17:16:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/?page_id=13999"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:55:15","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-block gt gb -version-2 l-content-simple-1 \"   style=\"\">\n\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"l-heading text-center l-heading-v1\">\n\n\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2 \">\n        \n        \n        \n                    <h2  class=\"c-heading__title\"><br><br>Community<\/h2>        \n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/05\/Living-Aging-at-Home-flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Aging at Home flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17557 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/05\/Living-Aging-at-Home-flyer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/05\/Living-Aging-at-Home-flyer.png 612w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/05\/Living-Aging-at-Home-flyer-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>April Fundraiser<\/p>\n<p>LuAnn\u2019s Caf\u00e9: 238 Somers Road, Ellington, CT 06029, open Mon-Sat 8am-2pm<\/p>\n<p>Drive-Thru: 140 West Road, Ellington, CT 06029, open Mon-Sat 6am-6pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t stop by LuAnn\u2019s, but still want to donate, use this link: https:\/\/act.alz.org\/goto\/ABCCentralCT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"April 3, 2025\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9V7iCWjGEKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/04\/donation-creation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/04\/donation-creation.png 498w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/04\/donation-creation-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm at Buckingham Heights Memory Care for an informative presentation on how VA benefits can off-set the growing cost of care in the home and senior living communities. Learn what benefits you or a loved one might be eligible for and how to access those benefits!\u00a0 RSVP to <a href=\"mailto:TLajeunesse@abc-seniors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TLajeunesse@abc-seniors.com<\/a> or by calling 860-533-9343.\u00a0 Unable to attend?\u00a0 Give us a call at 860-533-9343 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/veterans-assistance-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/veterans-assistance-program\/<\/a> for information on Veterans Services through Always Best Care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17419\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/02\/VA-Benefits-Presentation-Real-Estate-Flyer-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17289\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2025\/01\/Join-Always-Best-Care-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Parkinson&#8217;s Social Hour<\/h4>\n<p>Join us the second Tuesday of every month for a social hour! This group is open to those living with Parkinson\u2019s Disease and their Care Partners.\u00a0 Meet others living with PD, hear from professionals in the field of movement disorders, and build relationships! Refreshments will be served, and RSVP is not required but can be made by calling 860-533-9343 or emailing Taylor Lajeunesse at <a href=\"mailto:TLajeunesse@abc-seniors.com\">TLajeunesse@abc-seniors.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Meetings will alternate every other month with having a speaker for the first 20-30 minutes and will be held at UR Community Cares, 153 Spruce Street, Manchester, CT 06040.\u00a0 For more information on support through the American Parkinson Disease Association, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apdaparkinson.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.apdaparkinson.org<\/a> or information on non-medical home care support visit <a href=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/parkinson-care\/\">https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/parkinson-care\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17206\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/12\/Parkinsons-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">September 17th<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Promoting the event on Great Day at 9 on WFSB 3 with Nicole Nalepa and Scot Hany. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfsb.com\/video\/2024\/09\/06\/always-best-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here<\/a> to watch the interview.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14917\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/IMG_0919.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14913\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2024\/09\/Guest-Bartender-Sept-2024-002.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-left\">September 22nd<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text-left\">What an amazing day raising awareness and funds to further research and find a cure for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. Thank you to our own Taylor Lajeunesse, Director of Operations for representing ABC and being a part of the Enfield Walk Committee. Thank you to our Client Services Director, Gigel for getting up so early to help us set up for the walk. We appreciate our Staffing Coordinators, Wilda and Michelle for helping us to raise money and come out with their families today to walk with us as well as Blanca, Maria, Nicole, Carolyn and our caregiver staff who not only walked with us today but that contributed to our fundraisers that we have held over the last several months. We are so proud of all that you do to make a difference in the lives of our clients and families. There&#8217;s still time to donate to our team. Click here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ABCCentralCT\/posts\/10157503129988374\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WalkToEndAlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2023\/02\/AlzWalkCT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-left\">April 28th<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text-left\">So proud to have Taylor Lajeunesse participate with Rebuilding Together this past weekend here in Manchester to assist with over 90 families in need of home and yard repairs. Such a great group of business owners and organizations that made this day possible including the Manchester Police Department, Police Explorers, EMT&#8217;s, ASM Ambulance, Highland Park Market and more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2023\/02\/rebuilding-together-2018-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-left\">April 18th<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text-left\">Taylor Lajeunesse and I had a great morning with the planning committee for the Enfield Walk to End Alzheimer&#8217;s. Thank you to Suffield by the River for hosting our group. E We are looking for volunteers, families to join our walk and or donate to this year\u2019s Walk to End Alzheimer\u2019s, please join us September 9th on the Enfield Green to learn more on how to join our team or donate to the walk contact our office at 860-533-9343<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2023\/02\/walk-to-end-alz-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-left\">May 2, 2018<\/h4>\n<p class=\"text-left\">Taylor attended the Health and Wellness Fair at our local Independent Living Community and CCRC to share information on healthy living and the benefits of care at home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2023\/02\/Arbors-Health-Fair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Make a Senior Smile<\/h4>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\" style=\"padding: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Make a Senior Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/92141691?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-left\">The Pagini Family Make a Senior Smile: The Pagini Family from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/thesilentpartner\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle S. Reyes<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-left\">A photo collage from the Senior, Senior Prom as part of our Make a Senior Smile Fundraiser Event.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2023\/02\/MASS1-Collage-1024x819-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13999"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17993,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13999\/revisions\/17993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysbestcare.com\/manchester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}