by Sheila Carney | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ben Leavell, Executive Director at Waterford Place, fondly remembers one particular 103-year-old Brookcrest resident, who had a passion for the water. One day, she decided that she wanted to go swimming. So naturally, the recreational therapy department worked to make...
by Sheila Carney | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
On a difficult Saturday evening in Henry VanTil’s life, a nurse at Sunset Manor had a powerful impact. After taking the time to talk to him, she suggested that he focus on a Bible verse he had memorized. After returning to his room, Henry sat in his favorite chair and...
by Sheila Carney | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every year, around the start of baseball season, Abe Cohen, the Director of Recreational Therapy at Sunset Retirement Communities, would ask one of the residents Selma, if she wanted to go to the ballpark and watch a game. Selma was a huge Tigers fan, and the pair had...
by Sam Miedema | Dec 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
For Charlene “Chuck” Nagelkerk, a lifetime of caring for others is a wonderful connection between communities of family, faith, and work. Now in her 45th year working at Sunset, Chuck gives testimony to God’s faithfulness. Charlene Grace MacDonald was named after her...
by Sheila Carney | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Even as a young boy, Danford Richmond had a knack for finding adventure. Danford was born on August 14, 1921 in Smyrna, Michigan, in Ionia County. In 1928 his family moved to Grandville, where his mother was a kindergarten teacher. During the summers of 1933 and 1934...
by Sam Miedema | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
By 2025, it is expected that 6,000 adults in Kent County will need specialized facilities to help them combat the effects of Alzheimer’s. Vice President of Development Dr. Dan Gowdy and Director of Recreational Therapy at Waterford Place Angie Russo appeared on WZZM13...
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