Welcome to MissionCare at Bennington
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Jess DeRing
Director of Operations, MissionCare Health
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** Opening Summer 2024. **
Dear Residents, Families and Community Members:
It is my pleasure to welcome you to MissionCare at Bennington. Formerly known as Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center, MissionCare at Bennington is now part of the iCare Health Network and is a specialized long term care center; the only one of its kind in Vermont.
The result of a partnership and contract with the State of Vermont, MissionCare at Bennington offers a model of care that supports people who need long- term, nursing home level of care in addition to mental health support for behavioral care needs and those with challenging social or justice-involved history. Residents are referred to the center for long term care from all around the State of Vermont. MissionCare’s clinical and behavioral programming is tailored to individuals with these diagnoses and needs.
The MissionCare at Bennington campus was designed for and will continue to progress in creating a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere that contributes to each resident’s ability to enjoy his or her continuing life experience. Continue reading…
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Beneath the banner of the brave and free, In shadows deep, where silent battles rage, There lies a soul who fought for you and me, Now trapped within a war’s unending cage. The fireworks that light the peaceful sky, To him, are echoes of a distant fight, Where comrades fell, and still, his heart asks why, He carries on, ensnared by endless night.
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