Extend Care Family Health formally opens in North Utica

UTICA — Extend Care Family Health, N.P., PLLC — a nurse-practitioner practice — formally opened in North Utica in early March.

The business, operated by Jonathan and Rachel Colino, held a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce on March 7.

As traveling nurse practitioners, the business owners have cared for patients at many nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and other health-care facilities. They formed Extend Care from their “vision of providing patients with comfort, convenience and a higher quality of care,” according to a Greater Utica Chamber news release.

The building in which Extend Care Family Health operates was home to the optometry practice of Dr. Daniel Colino, Jonathan’s father, for decades, per the release.

Jonathan Colino is a doctor of nursing practice and Rachel Colino is a family nurse practitioner, according to the Extend Care website. The business also employs Melissa Eddy as a licensed practical nurse and Miriam Colino, Jonathan’s mother, as an office staff person greeting patients when they enter. She also manages the retail eye wear shop within the office.