He also noted that Ashlar of Newtown has been part of the Masonicare continuum for 25 years.

The name modifications are:

*Connecticut VNA will become Masonicare Home Health & Hospice

*Ashlar of Newtown will become Masonicare at Newtown

*Ashlar Village will become Masonicare at Ashlar Village

*Masonic Healthcare Center will become Masonicare Health Center

Connecticut VNA Partners, a collaboration between Masonicare and St Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford, will be known as Masonicare Partners Home Health & Hospice, effective February 1.

The following affiliate names will not change: Masonicare At Home, Masonicare Primary Care Physicians, Masonicare Behavioral Health, and The Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut.

 Margaret Steeves, Masonicare’s vice president for marketing, notes, “We know from our field work that Masonicare has an outstanding reputation among seniors and in the health care community. These name changes will reinforce the Masonicare brand as a familiar name that families have come to know and trust.”