Nathaniel Witherell, DanielCare Launch At-Home Nursing Service

GREENWICH, CT – From The Nathaniel Witherell Home: Recognized as one of the best nursing homes in Connecticut by U.S. News & World Report, The Nathaniel Witherell now adds a new service to support the Greenwich seniors it serves—Witherell At Home, in-home care for its newly discharged short-term rehabilitation residents. The new service comes through a partnership between The Nathaniel Witherell and DanielCare Caring Choice, LLC, a leading home care organization serving the Fairfield County community.

“We are pleased to be able to offer this much-needed new service to our clients,” says the Witherell’s Executive Director Allen Brown. “We have a long-standing relationship with the team at DanielCare, and feel they are the best organization to extend our commitment to excellent care to the home setting. This new partnership lets us expand our services beyond the walls of the Witherell so that our seniors are well-cared for once they are back home, too.”

When residents leave The Nathaniel Witherell’s short-term rehabilitation unit, they are often still in need of temporary assistance for home and personal care. The Nathaniel Witherell’s staff can arrange and coordinate the highest quality home and personal care at discharge through Witherell At Home, to be executed by DanielCare Caring Choice.

“We’ve worked with The Nathaniel Witherell for many years, and welcome the opportunity to make our flexible and highly-personalized care available to its clients,” says Daniel Kraus, executive director of DanielCare Caring Choice. “Our approach to home care is very synergistic to the person-centered care provided by the Witherell, so clients will continue to get the same individualized care they have come to expect in the comfort of their own home.”

Witherell At Home services include 24-hour live in care, homemaker and companion care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, errand services, grocery shopping, transportation services, recreational activities, grooming and dressing supervision, and more as needed. All DanielCare Caring Choice caregivers are bonded employees, carefully screened and monitored to provide safe, reliable, and high-quality services in-home. After an initial in-person home assessment conducted by DanielCare’s executive director and a field supervisor, a caregiver is introduced to ensure that a perfect match has been made.

“Quality at-home care is important to a successful recovery,” says Allen Brown. “When our clients know that they will be safe and supported at home, it lets them focus on the important task of healing and recovering.”

About Nathaniel Witherell

Nathaniel Witherell is a short-term rehab and skilled nursing center located on 24 beautiful acres just two miles from downtown Greenwich. Witherell is committed to person-centered care provided by a compassionate and experienced staff. Rehab is available seven days a week. The nonprofit is owned and operated by the Town of Greenwich and has been serving the community for over 114 years.

Witherell reflects the community’s collective commitment to provide for the town's elderly when home care is no longer an option. The vast majority of residents have lived their entire lives in Greenwich and supported the community in which we live. Nathaniel Witherell has been consistently recognized as “one of the best nursing homes in Connecticut” by U.S. News & World Report.

About DanielCare Caring Choice, LLC

DanielCare Caring Choice’s experienced, compassionate, and dependable caregivers provide clients with loving care and assistance to help make their lives easier and to retain their independence. This provides families with the peace of mind that their loved ones are safe. The executive director of DanielCare Caring Choice, Daniel Kraus, is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and has more than 25 years of experience in providing home care.

Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Witherell Home