Exciting Happenings Around the Membership
Brewster Place Announces New VP of Operations
Lea Chaffee, former Director of Education at LeadingAge Kansas, and long time Brewster employee has been named as Vice President of Operations at Brewster Living. Congratulations Leanna!
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Record Number of Sponsors Support the Bluestem Gala
A record number of businesses and individuals sponsored the annual Bluestem Communities Gala, which was held at the Meridian Center on November 1st. With over 250 attendees and 21 sponsors, the gala resulted in...
Locust Grove Village Celebrates 40 Years of Service to Their Community
Locust Grove Village recently celebrated its 40th year of service in Rush County with a Fall Festival event for the whole community! It was held Sunday, October 28 from 4- 7 pm on the grounds...
Latest US News & World Report Best Nursing Homes List
Congratulations to our member homes that received the US News & World Report Rating of Best Nursing Home in their latest list that came out last week. Out of 323 homes in the state,...
Brewster Names New President and CEO
The Brewster Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Walter J. (Joe) Ewert, will assume duties as President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019, succeeding David Beck, who announced his retirement...
New SunPorch of Dodge City PTA Shares Information During Special Month
The new physical therapy assistant (PTA) at SunPorch of Dodge City has been there only a short time but she is eager to share information about the on-site care at SunPorch of Dodge City.
Therefore,...
Riverview Estates Hosts Match Day
On Saturday October 20, 2018 Riverview Estates in Marquette participated in its first Match Day event with the help of the McPherson County Community Foundation. They were able to raise a total of $3,455.00...
Parkinson’s Foundation Heartland Chapter to Host Event Empowering Women with Parkinson’s Disease
The Parkinson’s Foundation Heartland Chapter will host its first Parkinson’s disease (PD) education program titled “Women and PD” in the Heartland on November 2, 2018, 9:30 a.m.- Noon, in Overland Park at 119th, 6101...
Village Shalom Welcomes Paige Wheeler as Vice President of Health Care Services
Village Shalom in Overland Park is pleased to announce Paige Wheeler, licensed nursing home administrator, as its vice president of health care services. Ms. Wheeler oversees the facilities, health care, nursing, social services, therapy...
Fall Happenings at KMH
There is a lot going on at KMH in Wichita this fall. They provided us the following update on recent and upcoming activities:
The Assisted Living and Long Term Care households have already decorated and...
Congrats to GERTI on Celebrating 15 Years
Evergreen Community of Johnson County’s education arm, GERTI had a great celebration yesterday on 15 years of educating Kansas aging services staff on person-centered care. Congratulations to Belinda Vierthaeler, Shawna Walberg, Karen Craig, Chris...
SunPorch of Dodge City Receives State-of-the-Art Lift Chair
A new high-tech piece of equipment at SunPorch of Dodge City is providing increased safety and a more comfortable experience for elders and staff members.
SunPorch became eligible to receive the Raizer lift chair because...