Ray and Kay Kretzschmer: 71 Years of Happy Marriage Porter Hills Village residents Ray and Kay Kretzschmer recently celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. What’s their secret to a happy marriage? “I don’t know,” says Ray, laughing. “Patience, love. Open communication makes a big difference.” The couple married while Ray was studying to be a minister. […]
Scholarship Spotlight: Zoie Langston Zoie Langston is able to balance work and school to achieve her dream of being a therapist, thanks, in part, to a Scholarship from the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation. On the weekends, she is the unit clerk at Chelsea Retirement Community’s Kresge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, where she has worked for the […]
Formal Rededication Event Marks Opening of Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel & Performing Arts Center Brio Living Services and UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation celebrated the opening of Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC)’s newly renovated and expanded Chapel & Performing Arts Center at a formal rededication ceremony in this new space on August 26, 2026. Nearly 150 guests were […]
Volunteers Across Brio Living Services Build Lasting Connections August is National Wellness Month, and volunteering is a great way to promote health and wellness for yourself and others. According to research at the Mayo Clinic, volunteering, especially for those of us 60 and older, improves our physical and mental health, helps us stay engaged in […]
Protect Yourself from Fraud and Scams As technology continues to advance, scammers are finding new ways to target individuals, making fraud more common and increasingly difficult to identify. Adults aged 60 and older are cited by the FBI and the National Cybersecurity Alliance as the group most frequently targeted and suffering the greatest financial losses […]
Avenues by Brio Living Services Expands to West Michigan Lakeshore Brio Living Services announces that its Avenues program is heading to the Lakeshore! Effective September 2026, Avenues by Brio Living Services is bringing its unique services to Holland, Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and other lakeshore area communities. The only program of its kind in West […]
Huron Valley PACE Expanding Its Reach to MonroeBrio Living Services and its Huron Valley PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) program in Ypsilanti recently announced that a second Huron Valley PACE Day Center site in Monroe, Michigan was approved by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) on July 16.Huron Valley PACE serves […]
