Always learning at Wellhaven
Once a month, Wellhaven team member Erin McLaughlin hosts a in-service training sessions for her fellow nursing staff.
Respect for life
Everyone is different, but we are all made in God’s image. Everyone is very important to God. The poor, sick, elderly, unborn and disabled are a little different than us, but they deserve to...
Special Olympics: Residents compete in bocce
Three residents, Sean O., Gloria P. and Heather T., earned medals at the Special Olympics bocce state competition held at HealthEast Sports Center in Woodbury. In preparation, all competitors practiced weekly. Hope Residents practices were held...
Hope residents thrive at camp
When asked about their favorite part of camp, most Hope residents simply answered “Everything.”
Kingsway Scholarship awarded
The 2018 Kingsway Retirement Living Scholarship was awarded to Andrew Hunsader and Noah Hastings. Both are entering the medical field and each received a $1,000 scholarship from Kingsway. An anonymous donor established the scholarship...
Taking stock of blessings
Born into the German baking dynasty that founded Winona’s Mahlke Baking Co. in 1895, Dean Mahlkewas legally blind from a young age. Vision problems dogged him at school and everywhere. “I shouldn’t even be...
Carol gets residents talking at St. Michael’s Assisted Living
Volunteer Carol Colbenson encourages residents in St. Michael’s Assisted Living to roll the dice. There’s no money on the line. Instead, the numbers correspond to a card with a discussion question like “Have you...
Veteran served stateside during WWII in Military Police
In 1945, Allen G. Peltz stood 100 feet from the casket of deceased President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington D.C. It was a long way from home for Allen, a farm boy born and...
A Taste of Italy
As a way to brighten up a few gloomy rainy days, Kingsway team members worked together to host an Italian themed lunch. June includes National Italian Day to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica so...