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Spring 2023 Newsletter
If “necessity” is the mother of invention, then “insight” is the mother of REINVENTION. The Riverbrook community is embracing change. Due to years of pandemic introspection, we are experiencing an...
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As spring dawns and the bird song that has been quiet for months returns, there is a stirring that takes place inside all of us. That feeling so long muted by dark days and winter winds is...
read morePT. . . Not just another appointment!
Stretching into a new practice with Physical Therapist Carol Hahn One day a week, Physical Therapist Carol Hahn closes her busy private practice in Winstead, Connecticut, and makes her way to...
read moreMaking Friends with New Resident Kaylin McCarthy
When Kaylin McCarthy began attending Day Program at Riverbrook in August 2018, it was immediately obvious that she was a great fit. Her parents had moved across the state to Stockbridge so that...
read moreStar Volunteer: Normalyn Powers
Riverbrook volunteer Normalyn Powers has a fantastic sense of humor. That may be one reason why she and Riverbrook resident Tanny Labshere have become such fast friends; Tanny loves a good joke – or...
read moreListening to Empower
by Rebecca Amuso Wendell, Executive Director “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant H McGill “I didn’t catch that can you please...
read moreBuilding Community with Esther
With an innate friendliness, a sense of compassion, faith, and trust, Esther creates connections Thirty-two-year-old Esther may be new to the Berkshires, but you wouldn’t know it. With her...
read moreRiverbrook featured in Berkshire Eagle
Riverbrook parents Chris McCarthy and her husband packed up their home of 37 years and moved across the state to enroll their daughter Kaylin at Riverbrook. What could inspire a family to make such...
read morePerfect Score!
Riverbrook receives highest marks in state licensing assessment. Riverbrook Residence is pleased to announce that the organization has been awarded a score of 100% in Day Program Services by the...
read moreStar Volunteer: Amy Rutstein
On a cold January day in the Berkshires, Riverbrook resident Katie crouches on the floor while an adorable, fluffy white dog named Teddy climbs onto her lap to lick her face. Katie has always had a...
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