Thank you to Renew Therapeutic Riding Center for enriching resident’s lives by bringing horses to Resthaven. It brightened our residents’ days to greet the miniature horses outside their windows. We are thankful for great community partners like Renew Therapeutic...

As the saying goes, “If you don’t use it, you lose it”. Exercise is important for all of us, perhaps most importantly seniors. All Resthaven programs regularly include exercise on the activity calendar and we have been able to continue to offer this throughout the...

Written by Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen -   My husband, Case, and I spent last weekend with three of our grandchildren, a 7-year-old, a 3-year-old, and a 1-year-old. If you thought the littlest one was the easiest to manage, you would be wrong! Though small, she...

Written by Rev. Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen -  “Tell everyone who is discouraged, ‘Be strong and don’t be afraid! God is coming to your rescue.’” (Isaiah 35: 4)One of the blessings of spending time with older people is that we can have wonderful role models. People who...

Resthaven Chief Financial Officer Bev Donahue will retire in June. Bev started at Resthaven in June of 1998 and has been the Finance Director since then. During her 22 years of service, Bev has been a fundamental member of the leadership at Resthaven. She has been a...

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...