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...

Tulip Time is always a big celebration for both the city of Holland and Resthaven residents. This year Tulip Time was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, but our staff and residents were able to find creative ways to celebrate! Our Life Enrichment Team worked...

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...

Every two years, Resthaven partners with Holleran, a third party organization, to conduct an Employee and Resident Satisfaction Survey for the Care Center. This year, Resthaven Care Center was delighted to receiver Holleran’s Highest Honors, scoring in the top 10% of...