2020-08 - Presbyterian Homes & Services

Make Your Mark: Renee Richer enriches lives and connects families

31 August 2020

Meet Renee Richer, Life Enrichment Coordinator. “Renee does a great job connecting with residents and families. She thinks of creative ways to engage the Arbor memory care residents at Kirkland Crossings,” says Jackie Iaquinta, Campus Administrator.

Presbyterian Homes & Services is the #1 best employer in Minnesota, says Forbes

28 August 2020

Presbyterian Homes & Services was named as the #1 best employer in Minnesota by Forbes, a national publishing company known best for its magazine that features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics.

Make Your Mark: Don Fundingsland grows beauty for neighbors in Memory Care

24 August 2020

Don Fundingsland makes his mark as a resident at Avalon Square by caring for others and the beauty in God’s creation. Don is living with Alzheimer’s Disease, but that doesn’t stop him from sharing gratitude and building community with his neighbors at The Arbor.

How Far Would You Go?

21 August 2020

“How many really good friends do you have in your life? How many people can you count on when you need them?” Keith Lomen, Campus Pastor at Orchard Path, retells the account in the Gospel of Luke when four people shared such faith that they went to extreme lengths to bring their friend to Jesus.

Make Your Mark: Ken's Big Kitchen

17 August 2020

In today’s Make Your Mark spotlight, we share a story from the in-house TV series called Ken’s Big Kitchen at Johanna Shores in Arden Hills, MN.

Kind Regards: A thoughtful act of humanity

13 August 2020

Assistant Fire Chief Eric Nordeen writes, “It was humbling to witness the thoughtfulness of the nurse and the willingness of Allina to take a brief moment to allow the husband to say goodbye to his wife.”

Above and beyond: Carondelet Village resident Nancy Tang, RN, is a COVID hero

12 August 2020

As the coronavirus spread across the United States, Nancy Tang, RN, Navy reservist and resident at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, MN, stepped up, packed up and headed out to serve on the front line of New York City’s COVID crisis.

Make Your Mark: Nursing Assistant Teresa Smith, a light in the darkness

10 August 2020

When night falls, Teresa Smith is awake and making her mark as a nursing assistant at GracePointe Crossing in Cambridge, MN. She nourishes relationships through tender care and soft conversation when residents request assistance and may benefit from a little reassurance.

Call for nominations for 2nd annual CROSS Awards

6 August 2020

In 2020 we wish to recognize individual employees whose service goes above and beyond expectations as they embody and extend our values. Learn more and share your nomination today!

Grandpa gets the first look

5 August 2020

“It was important to Emma that her grandpa could see her on her wedding day in her wedding dress,” writes Mariel, the mother of the bride. “The people at Harmony River were so very accommodating to make it all happen.”