UMRC Dietary Aide, Autumn Ambs has worked in Dining Services at Chelsea Retirement Community since she was a high school student. Seventeen years later, she has built some wonderful relationships with the independent living residents at Dancey House. Her name badge is covered in POM (Promoting Our Mission) awards, a testament to the love and […]
When nurse practitioner Perry Babcock, FNP walks into the LifeCircles PACE Day Center in Holland, āthe participants light up,ā says day center supervisor Betsy Schutzenhofer. “They enjoy talking to him and not just about medical issues.āÆHe has a caring heart and people sense that.āāÆ As a primary care provider at LifeCircles PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), Perry sees participants for scheduled preventive health screenings and exams […]
When the call went out to recruit other team members to assist as caregivers at UMRCās Kresge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (Kresge Center), the answer came easily for its Life Enrichment coordinator, Josie Pezzullo.āSince I know the residents so well, I felt I was a good candidate for it and that it might be a […]
HURON VALLEY PACEĀ®
HURON VALLEY PACEĀ®
Melissa Williams works the night shift as a Memory Care Support RCA (Resident Care Assistant) at UMRCās Towsley Village Memory Care Center, a Positive ApproachĀ® to Care (PAC) āParticipatingā organization. A PAC certified coach, Melissa cares deeply about the residents she serves who live with dementia. āThey are truly amazing human beings,ā says Melissa. “To help […]
CHELSEA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
āDirect care was not something I ever thought I would be doing,ā says UMRC human resources business partner, Libby Brightman. But when the call went out to recruit other team members to assist as caregivers at UMRCās Kresge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (Kresge Center), she answered that call.āI was nervous about it at first, but […]
A nine-year veteran at UMRC, Nicole Adams started as a resident care assistant in Glazier Commons Assisted Living before moving to scheduling and, currently, the marketing and sales team. āI began my career in 2011 as a CNA (certified nurse aide) working in a brain injury rehabilitation setting prior to coming to UMRC,ā says Nicole.When […]
They say when you need something done, ask a busy person. That is especially true of, Karen Owen, Director of Donor Relations and Services for the UMRC Foundation and Porter Hills Foundation.Several weeks ago, the call went out to recruit other team members to assist as caregivers at UMRCās Kresge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (Kresge […]
