Each year we bring our team leaders to Hutchinson for an educational conference. During our winter conference, we announce those who won awards during the previous year. Last night, we announced the winners of the 2012 awards. *Pictured above, L to R: Dean Bloemke,…
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Pinewood Derby–Baxter vs. Pillager at Excelsior Place
This week, Excelsior Place Assisted Living in Baxter, welcomed the Cub Scout Packs from Baxter and Pillager in for their derby car races. Scouts from both cities came to for a day to see who had the fastest wheels between the two cities. I’ve always…
2011 Welcome Home Award Winners
Each year, Welcome Home gives out several awards for excellence in our senior living communities. Awards for Resident Choice, Employee Choice, Best Community Award, and the North Star Leadership Award were given to communities and individuals who qualified for the awards. Our teams did such…
Senior Olympics at Excelsior Place prove you’re never too old to play!
We started talking about 3 months ago on how we could get our residents moving more through out the winter months and have tons of fun doing it. I brought the idea to the Supervisor’s meeting and we discussed what activities to have that the…
Welcome Home honors North Star Leadership nominees by submitting them to Aging Services of Minnesota’s Stars Among Us campaign.
Next week, Aging Services of Minnesota will be showcasing people who work in the senior living industry at their annual Institute. The goal of their program, called “Stars Among Us”, is “to shine a light on the people who are the backbone of our support system…
Home for the Holidays
By Todd Corrow, Marketing Associate at Legends at Heritage Place and Lisa Lehmann, Director of Resident Services at Twin Town Villa. As families gather together during this upcoming Holiday Season, some may face seeing changes in their parents. Our goal is to assist all families…
Heart and Soul – LCM Workshop
Today, the heart and soul of the care providers visited Welcome Home for their Fall Workshop. We covered a variety of topics, but the overall goal was sharing information between all of the communities. What works, best practices, scheduling ideas, taking inventory, and being a…
Great day of discussion – Community Life Coordinator’s Fall Workshop
What an amazing day filled with ideas and great discussion among a bunch of talented people! Today, we hosted our Community Life Coordinator’s and the Director’s of Resident Services from our communities. Quite honestly,
Excelsior Place getting ready to host its annual Fall Open House
Preparing for a future move is very important for older adults. With winter on the way, many people are considering what their options are. With that in mind, Excelsior Place Assisted Living community in Baxter, Minnesota will be holding its annual Fall Open House on Tuesday,…
For the love of food
In an older adults life, food plays a vital role. How it looks, how it tastes, the texture, to how it is perceived. Every year, we bring our Food Service Director’s together for workshops where we cover topics that are useful to them and their…