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Congratulations to RiverCourts own Resident Care Director, Rya Bennett, RN for her write up in the Boston Globe’s 5/7/17, “Salute to Nurses” section. Thank you to all the nurses at RiverCourt for your hard work!

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Here are her nominations:

Rya Bennett, River Court Residences
Rya Bennett demonstrates true compassion to all the residents of River Court, especially those who have lost their voices to Alzheimer’s. Rya showers kindness upon all in her care. She has a personal relationship with every resident. Alzheimer’s patients suffer from anxiety and depression and Rya has a way of making people smile. She will come in during the middle of the night when one of the residents is having a medical issue. Rya helped our family follow my mother’s wishes and stood by our side throughout my mother’s final days.
–Nominated by Julia Horgan

Rya Bennett, River Court Residences
Rya Bennett is resident care director at River Court Residences in Groton. Rya oversees all her patients in a compassionate manner. She listened to and respected our advocacy for our mother’s final wishes. Our mother was a registered nurse herself and she had made it clear she did not want any medical interventions in her final days. As we moved our mother to hospice care within the River Court facility, Rya supported us with this decision and worked to have the hospital bed and equipment moved into our mother’s room. At one point, our mother was removed from hospice care and Rya found a hospital bed to replace the one that was removed. The hospital bed aided our mother greatly in keeping her comfortable. In the end, our mother passed quickly with Rya making the late-night call to family and then standing nearby and assisting us in caring for our mother in her last moments. Afterward, she was there with hugs and coffee and helping us in every way she could. All this while her beeper was calling her to other patients, and she ran back and forth taking care of everyone. Several months after our mother had passed, River Court had a memorial service for all residents who had passed in the last year. When it turned out the chaplain who was scheduled to speak at the service was not going to be able to make it, Rya had to take over and speak to the residents and families gathered there. As she spoke about each resident who had passed, it was evident how well she had grown to know them and how much she genuinely cared for them. We were blessed to have Rya Bennett as our mother’s nurse.
–Nominated by Monica McCann
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