Warm Friend Director Susan DeJong announced her resignation from Resthaven effective end of May. Susan has served Resthaven for 18 years and has been instrumental in the revitalization of The Warm Friend, transitioning it from assisted living to the thriving...

Update from President & CEO, Deedre Vriesman. I would be lying if I said that times have been easy. It has been difficult to implement the always-changing restrictions from the CDC, MDHHS, CMS and the governor. But yet, recently I received an email from my pastor...

COVID-19 has many more implications than simply respiratory symptoms, especially for those in our memory care units. It is difficult for people with dementia to understand why their family is not able to visit, why they can’t sing hymns together in the chapel, or why...

Caregiving is a relational occupation. Our nurses, care companions, and other staff build meaningful relationships with the people they serve, and this helps them be better caregivers. A challenge that comes with building relationships in the continuum of care is...

Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen "We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.” (Romans 14: 7-8) As Resthaven’s chaplain, I...

Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen …and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.  Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”  (Matthew 2: 11) Our family was blessed...

We asked some of the Resthaven leadership some of their highlights of 2019 and here is what they said:: “A highlight was a visit by State Representative Mary Whiteford and State Representative Bradley Slagh”  - Bev Donahue, Chief Financial Officer “We have been...