by Megan Streng | Jul 29, 2020 | News
We’ve been living our new ‘COVID normal” for the past few weeks. Comparing life today vs. before this pandemic started over five months ago is certainly interesting. It has been a long five months. For our residents and loved ones, we know it has been challenging. It...
by Megan Streng | Jun 10, 2020 | News
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....
by Megan Streng | May 27, 2020 | News
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...
by Megan Streng | May 27, 2020 | News
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...
by Megan Streng | May 27, 2020 | News
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...
