Community news briefs: Senior Solutions selects new executive director
Modified: 4/3/2021 2:52:40 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. Senior Solutions, the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, has selected Mark Boutwell to be its next executive director.
Boutwell, who has been the director of social services at the Springfield, Vt.-based nonprofit organization for around seven years, will begin his new role on Monday, according to a news release.
He replaces Carol Stamatakis, who retired after leading the organization for five years.
“Mark Boutwell is a compassionate and skilled leader who supports the dignity of all people,” Senior Solutions Board of Directors President Barbara Woods said in a news release. “His familiarity with Senior Solutions and his collaboration with regional and state leaders across Vermont will serve us well.”
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COVID-19: More cases found at Sullivan County, Hanover nursing homes
Modified: 1/12/2021 9:56:45 PM
UNITY COVID-19 cases at senior living facilities in the Upper Valley continue to climb.
An outbreak at Sullivan County Health Care in Unity has grown to include 20 people, according to Ted Purdy, the nursing home’s administrator. Since Jan. 5, 11 residents and nine workers have tested positive for the virus, Purdy said in an email. Additional testing of both residents and workers took place on Tuesday, he said.
Residents’ symptoms have ranged from none to coughs, nausea and elevated temperatures, Purdy said.
Four employees of Kendal at Hanover have recently tested positive for the virus, spokesman Jeff Roosevelt said in an email. Two Kendal employees also tested positive in September. So far, no residents at the facility off Lyme Road have tested positive, Roosevelt said.