January 22nd, 2016
Mary-Gail Hannon, a Guest of our Andover program, recently celebrated her 64th birthday in a big way…with a new job! Mary-Gail started working at the British Delights store earlier this month and she loves it. She said this new job gives her more confidence and independence. That’s some WOW! Magic! We’re so happy for Mary-Gail. [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Day Services
January 21st, 2016
The mild weather has officially ended and winter is beginning to feel like it is headed into full swing. With winter storm Jonas scheduled to make an impact on the Northeast this weekend, folks are getting ready to hunker down and ride out this year’s first gnarly Nor’easter. Not only do we have to deal [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Day Services
January 20th, 2016
We celebrated National Hat Day last week, Friday, January 15, with all of our favorite, wacky hats! Our entire American Training Family was invited to wear their hats to all ATI locations, and encouraged to share photos of said hats. We found even more creativity and craziness than we ever expected with these hats. There [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Specialized Housing
January 13th, 2016
Fall prevention is something most people never think of, until something happens. The fact is that falls are the leading cause of injury among “older” adults, and a pretty common mishap among all ages, especially during these winter months. Regardless of age, scanning over this blog could just save you or a loved one from an [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Clinical Services, PBS
January 8th, 2016
The newest addition to the ATI family : Zoey Mae Moore Congratulations to Specialized Housing Manager Stephanie Colon Moore on the birth of her daughter Zoey Mae. She arrived on December 23rd, just in time for Christmas. Weighing in at 6 lbs. 10 oz. and measuring 19 1/2 inches, Zoey is just perfect! Mom and baby [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Specialized Housing
January 5th, 2016
Most of us look at the beginning of the new year as a time to make changes or to set goals for the year ahead. Financial health is one of the top 10 New Year’s resolutions, according to StatisticBrain.com, and pretty much every other list available on the internet. So we talked to our Business [...]
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Filed Under: Business Office
January 4th, 2016
You get to class early on a Thursday morning. You immediately sit down at your desk, pull out your number 2 pencil, a calculator, and your notebook. You carefully look over the calculus study guide given to you by your professor the week prior. Today is the final exam. You have prepared for every possible [...]
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Filed Under: Clinical Services, PBS
December 31st, 2015
We here in Day Services, like all members of the American Training family, have one thing in common…we are driven by a need to bring out the best in everyone we touch and to make sure that we make each and every Life Matter through our WOW! Magic. In the midst of this bustling holiday season, [...]
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Filed Under: American Training Family, Day Services, Developmental Disabilities
December 29th, 2015
The holiday season is really the most WOW! Magic time of year! The joy, the lights, the decorations, the enthusiasm. It’s all really pretty wonderful. And every year, here at ATI, we soak up every moment of the season! We kicked it off with our annual LARE Christmas Party, celebrations at our residential homes, and our [...]
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December 29th, 2015
Our annual Holiday Craft Fair was, once again, a huge success! Our Day Services Colleagues and Guests worked hard over the weeks leading up to the fair, to create the beautiful works of art that now fill our offices and homes. From wreaths beautifully adorned with ornaments and holly to creative candle holders made from decorated [...]
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