Congratulations to Foundation Scholarship Winners
The LeadingAge Kansas Foundation is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has awarded 16 scholarships totaling $15,000 this year. Awardees include:
Nathan Spencer with Sunshine Meadows in Buhler to go through an...
Celebrate All Year
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Resident Group Turns Plastic Bags Into Yarn
The Newton Presbyterian Manor Plastic Bag Ladies enjoyed a wonderful outing to Wichita on Friday, August 16. They visited the Open Door ministries complex, a day shelter for homeless persons. Fred Irwin, an intake social worker,...
Stories from the Front Lines: Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America
PMMA: With a little help from a Wichita area sign-maker, PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) has shown the love to their team members at all 16 of their communities (14 in Kansas and 4...
New Roles and Faces in the LeadingAge Kansas Membership
We would like to extend a warm welcome and congratulations to the following individuals who have new roles within our membership.
The new Administrator at Villa Maria in Mulvane is Doug Wyckoff and Niki...
The Hutch News Highlights 3 LeadingAge Kansas Members for “Repeat Stellar Inspections”
Three area nursing homes made a list published annually by Kansas Advocates for Better Care as among the best homes in the state for scoring from 0 to 5 deficiencies during their last three...
KMH Names New CFO
KMH recently announced that they have hired Scott Heinrichs as their new CFO. Welcome Scott and we look forward to working with you!
Sunshine Meadows in Buhler Celebrated Mother’s Day with a Parade
For Mother’s Day, Sunshine Meadows in Buhler planned a parade for residents’ family members, staff members and their families, and the community. The hope was that there would be a few families driving by,...
Exciting Changes at The Wheatlands Health Center
After many years at the helm of the Wheatlands in Kingman, Sherry Rinke is retiring at the end of June. She has been a great advocate for aging services during her career and oversaw...
Pleasant View Home Receives Zero Deficiency Survey
Congratulations to Jalane White, Marilyn Stuffelbean and the entire team at Pleasant View Home on their recent zero deficiency survey. Way to go team!
Larksfield Place Honors Employees
As an active member of LeadingAge, senior living communities like Larksfield Place are called on by Carol Silver Elliott, LeadingAge board of directors chair, to share the positive stories of life in our senior...
Kidron Bethel Village Honors Graduates
In May, Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton honored current employees graduating from college and high school. The 2020 graduates walked the halls of health care neighborhoods wearing caps, gowns and masks as residents...