Kami LaRue & Betty Briggs
Meet Kami LaRue, Thrive Coordinator at Rosegate Commons, and CARE Companion to resident Betty Briggs. Betty took the idea of starting a Plarning Club to Kami. She loved the idea and helped Betty get the club started. Working together, they are making a difference by improving the lives of homeless people in their community by […]
Bridget Cowper & Jesse Storms
Meet Bridget Cowper, Guest Relations Specialist at Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living, and resident Jesse Storms. While Bridget and Jesse aren’t related by blood, they have a bond with each other that’s hard to describe as anything other than familial. Shortly before he moved into Brownsburg Meadows, Jesse’s wife passed away. The move and the loss […]
Stephanie Booher & Ed and Nila Goshert
Meet Stephanie Booher, Business Office Manager at Coventry Meadows Assisted Living, and residents Ed and Nila Goshert. The instant connection started with Stephanie sharing a birthday with Nila and calling each other “Birthday Buddies.” When Ed and Nila transitioned into the Assisted Living from the Garden Home, Ed stated that Stephanie straightened the couple out […]
Dee Parish & Martha Brock
Meet Dee Parish, MDS Coordinator, and resident Martha Brock. When asked for her words to live by, Brownsburg Meadows resident Martha Brock replied, “Always be yourself and trust in God.” Martha has a special relationship with the MDS Coordinator, Dee Parish. Dee and Martha happen to share the same birthday and they enjoy celebrating together. […]
Sara Barnett & Debbie Kennedy
Meet Sara Barnett, Memory Care Support Specialist and Debbie Kennedy Danville Regional Rehabilitation resident. Sara first met Debbie when she was the Activities Director and Debbie’s Customer Care Companion. Their relationship bloomed over a plant. One day when Sara was visiting, she noticed Debbie and her roommate at the time had a plant that had […]
Sue Rose & Edna Jacobs
Meet Edna Jacobs, Resident, and Sue Rose, Activities Director at Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation. Both Edna and Sue grew up in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Sue attended school with Edna’s daughter, Gayle. Edna was a well-known in the community as Sue was growing up and Sue always admired Edna’s involvement in charities, church and the […]
Dawn Brooks & Raymond Glaze
Meet Dawn Brooks, Director of Marketing and Admissions and Meadow Lakes resident, Raymond Glaze. Whether it is bonding over their love for family or Raymond recounting his past, Dawn loves to visit him and listen to his stories. As his CARE Companion, she would visit him every day, say hi and try to make small […]
Kim Hallenbeck & Betty Barbee
Meet Kim Hallenbeck, Customer Care Coordinator and Coventry Meadows’ resident, Betty Barbee. Kim first met Betty while working as a Memory Care Support Specialist for a sister facility. Betty captured her heart instantly with her spunky personality, her sense of humor and her smile. The two just sort of clicked. Kim thinks it’s because they […]
Don Reinking & Kimball Tetzloff
Meet Don Reinking, Heritage Park resident, and Kimball Tetzloff, Environmental Supervisor. Kimball was fixing something in Don’s room and noticed two pictures Don had on the wall. Don’s family had made two magazine covers with his service photo, making it look like he had appeared on Time and Life Magazine. Kimball started asking Don about […]
Maryanne Harlan & Wayne Brown
Meet Maryanne Harlan, Activities Director and Wayne Brown, Cypress Grove resident. Maryanne hails from Tennessee and Wayne from Kentucky. Both are huge fans of Hank Williams Jr., who happens to live right in the middle of where they grew up. Each of them has tracked down Hank’s home in Paris, TN and both used to […]