Safe Driving As You Age
Please join us for a presentation on defensive driving for older adults by Randy Rand, owner of the Jungle Survival Drivers Training School and veteran trainer and accident investigator for UPS.
Thursday, January 12 – 2:00 p.m.
Breton Ridge
2772 Pfeiffer Woods Drive
Grand Rapids
Please RSVP to 616-643-2730
December 13th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Experience the Warmth of Independent Living at Breton Woods!
Curious about the active and independent lifestyle our residents are enjoying at Breton Woods? Come to one of our January Open Houses and see for yourself! Wednesdays, January 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Breton Ridge
2772 Pfeiffer Woods Drive
Grand Rapids
For more information, call 616-643-2730.
December 13th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Opera Grand Rapids comes to Breton Ridge
You are invited to sample the retirement living we enjoy at Breton Woods with a special Christmas performance by members of Opera Grand Rapids!
Thursday, December 8 at 2:00p
Breton Ridge
2772 Pfeiffer Woods Drive
Grand Rapids
Refreshments and tours will follow this special performance.
Please RSVP to 616-643-2730
December 1st, 2011 | Posted in Breton, General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Care Resources celebrates fifth anniversary
Care Resources recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with a community luncheon at the Pine Rest Postma Center. Care Resources started on October 1, 2006 with five participants. To date, it has served over 325 seniors.
Care Resources, a PACE® (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program, is run on Holland Home’s Fulton Manor Campus and is a partnership among Holland Home, HHS Health Options For Life, Metro Health Hospital, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters.
Care Resources provides a variety of health and social services to a frail elderly population. The program operates a facility that provides an organized day program of medical, therapeutic, social and health care services for qualified participants.
November 14th, 2011 | Posted in Fulton, General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Faith Hospice debuts new television commercial
Faith Hospice, the hospice division of Holland Home, is currently debuting its first television commercial on various WWMT, WOOD-TV8 and FOX 17 programs. The commercial was shot in High Definition at Trillium Woods, the Faith Hospice residence in Byron Center, and other Holland Home residential locations with a combination of local actors and Holland Home employees.
(Both HD and closed-captioned versions of this video are available at YouTube.)
The commercial stresses the unique attributes Faith Hospice brings to its patients including experience, values and an emphasis on faith.
To learn more about Faith Hospice, please visit our web site at faithhospicecare.org.
November 8th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Dr. John Mulder profiled in the Grand Rapids Press
Dr. John Mulder, vice president of medical services for Faith Hospice, was the subject of a terrific profile by Terri Finch Hamilton in the the Sunday, July 10th edition of the Grand Rapids Press. Here are some excerpts:
Mulder is also a musician who just held a big shindig for 200 guests in his Spring Lake backyard featuring two of the top harmonica players in the world — Buddy Greene and Peter Madcat Ruth. It was a fundraiser for Faith Hospice’s patient assistance fund and raised about $5,000.
At one point, Mulder joined them onstage with his guitar. An accomplished musician, he has recorded five CDs of folk music. For him, music and medicine mix, as he often writes songs inspired by breast cancer patients or overseas medical missions.
The article can be viewed on-line at http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/07/profile_end-of-life_specialist.html.
Congratulations to Dr. Mulder. We’re proud to have him as a key member of our staff.
July 11th, 2011 | Posted in Faith Hospice, General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Announcing the Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre
For many years our facility has been known simply as Breton Manor. We have recently changed the name to the Breton Rehabilitation & Living Center to more accurately reflect the breadth of our rehabilitation program.
At the Breton Rehabilitation & Living Center, our comprehensive rehabilitation team provides individualized and goal-oriented treatment programs specifically for the older adult. Our focus is to help patients reach quality outcomes and return home.
Our rehab staff
With an emphasis on rehabilitation, our staff provides innovative treatment approaches to assist patients in returning to their previous lifestyle. Our rehabilitation professionals include occupational therapists, certified occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and speech language pathologists.
About our services
Our program delivers the highest standard of quality care in the most cost-effective and value-added manner. Individualized treatment programs are designed to serve geriatric patients in a wide variety of clinical categories.
The Breton Rehabilitation & Living Center
For those needing in-patient rehabilitation, our Breton Rehabilitation & Living Center has private rooms available in a clean and cheerful environment. Lounges and outdoor patios provide ample space for visiting with family and friends. Meals are prepared on-site by a professional chef, and recreational activities are available.
For more information
For more information about rehabilitation at The Breton Rehabilitation & Living Center, to request an on-site evaluation of your patient or to arrange a tour, please contact (616) 235-5113.
We welcome referrals from physicians, discharge planners, social workers, family members and case managers.
June 28th, 2011 | Posted in Breton, Fulton, General, HomeCare, Raybrook | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Holland Home residents and staff walk 7000 miles
Holland Home’s independent living residents and staff on our Breton Woods and Raybrook campuses clocked 15,819,716 steps during the month of May as part of the Masterpiece Living Walk to Wellness Healthy Living Campaign. That is roughly the equivalent of walking 7,000 miles or, nearly the round trip distance between Grand Rapids and Amsterdam, The Netherlands! Participants wore a pedometer and turned in their steps weekly.
Holland Home earned a “Marty Award” from Masterpiece Living for having the largest staff participation. Congratulations!
June 16th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
Congratulations to Care Resources
Care Resources will be presented with the “Innovation Hero” award by the Alliance for Health at West Michigan Salutes Health Heroes. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 27 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Bridgewater Place, 333 Bridge, Grand Rapids. Care Resources is receiving the award for providing innovative solutions to today’s healthcare problems.
To RSVP for the event, call the Alliance for Health at 248-3820. Tickets are $50 per person, $75 reserved seating and $125 VIP reception.
Care Resources is located in Holland Home’s Fulton Manor and provides the PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Program to the Grand Rapids community. Holland Home is a partner in Care Resources along with HHS, Health Options for Life, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Metro Health Hospital and the Dominican Sisters.
April 20th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter
The iPad comes to Holland Home
An article in the business section in Sunday’s Grand Rapids Press on the use of iPads in business quoted Holland Home’s vice president of marketing:
The speed is important to Chris Nicely, vice president of marketing at Holland Home, where nurses and aides have used iPads for six months at the Raybrook, Fulton and Breton skilled-nursing facilities. Stationed in hallways for input of patient information immediately following care, data entry requires a few quick touches. “It feeds right into the care planning software we’ve had for 10 years,” Nicely said. “We are exactly documenting what we are doing at the time we are doing it.”
The full story can be read at: http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/03/apple_ipad_is_changing_the_way.html.
March 14th, 2011 | Posted in General | Share this on Facebook or Twitter