An Iowa man and his friends are making sure some skilled nursing facility workers always have a taste of home while working each weekend.
Stained glass beauty extends 14 miles
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform another facility’s chapel — 14 miles away.
Capturing memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
A Day in the Life:Resident gets her diploma at 92
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
It took 75 years longer than most, but Dorothy Leiss now has her high school diploma.
A day in the life: A walk on the wild side
By
Mary Gustafson
Apr 01, 2011
Joel Nelson, the maintenance supervisor for a sheltered care facility in Princeton, IL, has worked in maintenance capacities for 35 years. But that hardly prepared him for one particular resident’s...
The cat’s meow
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Jun 05, 2017
One of St. Augustine Health Ministries’ most popular employees never had a job interview, or submitted an application — she simply showed up in the parking lot.
Connecting kids with seniors
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
After teaching kids most of her life, 101-year-old Grace Cloninger enjoyed interacting with children at her retirement community in Sacramento, CA.
Breaking away in style
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Dec 04, 2015
About once a week, Chris Kramer goes for a bike ride along the Fox River in Oshkosh, WI. It’s a scenic ride, but the best thing of all is Kramer never breaks a sweat.
Residents boogie down — silently
By
C. Max Bachmann
Sep 11, 2022
Residents at Otterbein SeniorLife Community in Lebanon, OH, danced the night away recently at a silent disco party. Although it was no “Saturday Night Fever,” participants enjoyed the opportunity to...
Nurse surprised by international honor
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
A New York nursing home worker was honored for her “extraordinary care” with an international award that recognizes outstanding work in the healthcare profession.