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Food for Thought: Huron Valley PACE and Local Partners Provide Healthy Food Pantry Options for PACE Participants
Food for Thought: Huron Valley PACE and Local Partners Provide Healthy Food Pantry Options for PACE Participants The first and third Wednesdays each month are busy days at Brio Living Services’ Huron Valley PACE. That’s when Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County delivers food items to the PACE food pantry.“The population we serve at Huron Valley…
Balanced Living by Brio Living Services Offers Holistic Approach to Health
Balanced Living by Brio Living Services Offers Holistic Approach to Health Chelsea Retirement Community Pilots Enhanced Wellness Experience for Residents Brio Living Services announces the pilot of a new branded health and wellness program at Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC), its flagship campus in Chelsea, Michigan. Balanced Living by Brio Living Services will kick off in…
Brio Living Services Announces Re-Launch of Avenues, Offering Innovative, Personalized Approach to Living Independently at Home!
Brio Living Services Announces Re-Launch of Avenues Offering Innovative, Personalized Approach to Living Independently at Home! Brio Living Services has announced the re-launch of Avenues by Brio Living Services in early 2024, pending approval by the State of Michigan. Avenues is a life plan community at home program for older adults, focusing on health and…
Share Your Story This Holiday Season and Leave Your Legacy
Share Your Story This Holiday Season and Leave Your Legacy One of Dave Isay’s earliest memories involves capturing the stories of his grandparents and great aunts on a small cassette recorder (remember those?). He turned his love of stories into a vocation as founder of StoryCorps, an organization that has recorded stories from more than…
Meet Our Donors – Jim and Marie Preston
Meet our Donors – Jim and Marie Preston Jim Preston says his first knowledge of Porter Hills Village in Grand Rapids was walking by it on the 16th fairway while golfing. However, he and his wife, Marie, would soon become intimately involved with Porter Hills, now Brio Living Services. Jim was invited to serve on…
UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Announces Grant from the Jackson Community Foundation
UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation AnnouncesGrant from the Jackson Community FoundationFunds Will Support Home Repairs for Low-Income Thome PACE ParticipantsThe UMRC (United Methodist Retirement Communities)-Porter Hills Foundation announced that it has received a grant of $20,000 from the Jackson Community Foundation. These funds will support the Home Repair Program for participants of Thome PACE (Program of All-inclusive…
Your Tree of Life Gift Will Be Matched to Support the Benevolent Care Fund!
Your Tree of Life Gift Will Be Matched to Support the Benevolent Care Fund! “There are not enough words to express my tearful thanks to the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation’s Benevolent Care Fund for the care of my wife these past several years. I don’t know what we would have done without this financial assistance.” This…
Celebrate the Season of Gratitude with Ways to Give Back
Celebrate the Season of Gratitude with Ways to Give BackGiving Tuesday is just around the corner on November 28! During this season of gratitude, Giving Tuesday is a special day that offers the opportunity to look for ways to give back in our communities or to assist with causes we care about. Giving back can…
Home Health Care vs. Private Duty
What’s the Difference Between Home Health Care and Private Duty? During National Home Care and Hospice Month, we have been thrilled to highlight our Home and Community Based Services in various ways! One of the most common questions our Porter Hills Home Health Care team members receive is, “what is the difference between home health…
Saluting Our Veterans – Dr. Richard Pollard
Saluting Our Veterans – Dr. Richard Pollard On Veterans Day, we honor and remember our country’s veterans for their valor and service. We are delighted to honor centenarian Dr. Richard Pollard, a resident of Chelsea Retirement Community, for his service as a physician and United States Medical Officer. Richard was born 100 years ago in…
Honoring Native American Heritage Month at Brio Living Services
Honoring Native American Heritage Month at Brio Living Services November is Native American Heritage Month, a time when we join together to honor the rich ancestry, traditions, languages, and stories of Native Americans. It is also a time to celebrate Native culture through the exploration of art, music, and food. Most importantly, Native American Heritage…
Scholarship Spotlight: Manda Riley
Seeing the World in a Different Light Manda Riley of Onsted, Michigan has worked at Chelsea Retirement Community’s Kresge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center for nearly five years as its Assistant Director of Nursing. She has always wanted to continue her studies to become a registered nurse—like her aunt. But, “I didn’t want to put that…
