Students, residents of Shelton facility work to benefit veterans

A Housatonic Community College student works with a resident of Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. / Contributed photo

SHELTON - Residents from Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center partnered with students from Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport to benefit Home for the Brave, a transitional home and shelter for female veterans in Bridgeport.

The students, part of the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at the college, have been working with Bishop Wicke residents throughout the fall as part of their clinical field work requirement.
As a way to celebrate the upcoming end of the semester, residents hosted a bingo game and worked with the students to create a handmade fleece blanket that would be delivered to a female veteran at the shelter.
Residents also proudly signed a card with well wishes for the recipient of the blanket and sent their love to the veterans, along with both the card and blanket, which the students will be delivering to Home of the Brave.


Relationship-centered approach
Bishop Wicke is proud to model a relationship-centered approach to care and partners with area colleges and universities to provide educational experiences for students in the healthcare field.

In addition to Housatonic Community College, Bishop Wicke currently works with Certified Nursing Assistant students from Griffin Hospital in Derby and will be partnering with nursing students from Fairfield University in the future.


For more information about Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center at Wesley Village, visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.


This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.