On the Plus Side

We are thrilled to welcome back Gove County Medical Center Long-Term Care Unit back to our membership. We look forward to working with Denise Woodworth, DON and Carol Boyd, ADON/MDS Coordinator.

Midland Care Connection, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark A. Wiles, MD as Chief Medical Officer. In his new role, Dr. Wiles will be responsible for the oversight, direction and delivery of...

Tallgrass Creek has been  recognized as one of the Top 10 Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities in the Kansas City Area by the National Post-Acute Continuum. This honor is based on CMS Quality Rating...

Bluestem Communities recently hosted a public forum with special guest Duane Goosen, who spoke about the state of the Kansas economy and budget. Goosen is a Senior Fellow at the Kansas Center for Economic Growth....

Lawrence Presbyterian Manor earned a zero-deficiency survey from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services following its assisted living inspection March 15, 2019. Senior living communities that offer assisted living are surveyed by their...

New year comes with new changes for LeadingAge Kansas members. Sara Sutterby promoted to DON at Lakeview Village (ssutterby@lakeviewvillage.org) Samantha Pakkebier is the New DON at Logan Manor Community Health Services (spakkebier@loganmanor.com) Larry Blochlinger will serve as...

Village Shalom’s new independent living apartment community will transform the corner of 123rd Street and Nall. The new four-story building will be comprised of 76 independent living apartments, an underground resident parking garage and...

PMMA’s (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s) 2019 Art is Ageless® calendar and a series of ads featuring PMMA’s values won gold awards from the Healthcare Advertising Awards. The 36th annual competition is administered by Healthcare...

As Kidron Bethel Village planned what needed to be included in a capital project, it was integral to consider values that reflect the campus community and larger organizational Bluestem Communities. Incorporating details that offer...

Bluestem Wellness Centers, with locations at Schowalter Villa’s Lakeside Village in Hesston and Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, will both re-open to the public on Monday, August 9th.  “For services connected to senior living...

If you weren’t able to hear Karen’s candid and edifying conversation with Linda Couch on the recent national policy call, you can read the highlights here. Since 2016, Karen has led a turn-around effort at...

Linn Community Nursing Home was recently selected as one of five pilot sites for their company, MyndVR, to test how virtual reality could benefit seniors with dementia. They were chosen because of their recognized efforts in...