September 14, 2021
Lisa Howard has a pretty big smile on her face when she talks about her latest promotion to the Director of Nursing (DON) for the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation neighborhood at Friendship Village Chesterfield. She’s proud of herself and she’s proud of the work she’s done to get to where she’s at. She started as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)…and Lisa has been promoted FIVE times in the fourteen years she’s been at FV! She smiles and she has definitely earned that smile. “When I became a Licensed Practical Nurse […]
September 5, 2021
Question: Is there a favorite thing you liked to do as a child? Answer: “I’ve played the piano since I was seven or eight. I’ve played at every church I’ve attended. Once they find out I play, they ask me to play at the church. I’ve just loved to play, so my mother never had to tell me to go practice because I love it.” “My mother played, too, and she bought her piano in 1913. When I got to be nineteen or twenty, I wanted to get my own […]
August 27, 2021
Welcome to the Friendship Villages August 27, 2021 COVID-19 update. We have been very blessed during recent months at Friendship Village with regard to COVID-19. Since January 2021, when virtually all of our residents completed their vaccination process, only a handful across both Villages have contracted COVID-19. Each of these residents had been fully vaccinated. All have recovered. Contract-tracing each of them to determine the source of their infection showed that each of these residents contracted the virus from off campus, either through visiting family, being out in the community, […]
August 18, 2021
Question: What’s something you’ve done that people might not know about? Answer: I was a synchronized swimmer for over thirty years. I started when I was about 35 and some friends in the neighborhood knew I liked to swim and said there were a bunch of women at the Y in Brentwood and they did synchronized swimming. Well, I didn’t know a thing about that, but they said I’d be fine. So, when my youngest started grade school (I have four children), I joined up. There were over thirty women […]
August 15, 2021
Question: Is there something you really want to do? Answer: “I just got a new sewing machine and I’m excited because it automatically threads. I don’t know how it works yet, but I’m glad it helps with threading the needle. I bought some fabric to make some Halloween pillows for my great grandkids, so that’s what I want to do this week. And I’ve got some designs for tea towels for Thanksgiving and Christmas to hang on the stove or in the bathroom for decorations. But I’ve gotta learn how […]
July 28, 2021
Question: If you could give young people a piece of advice, what would it be? Answer: Work hard to attain what you want in life! That has worked out for me. Back when I was working, I was thinking about changing jobs, but my wife saved me from doing that. She asked, “Do you enjoy what you’re doing?” and I told her I did, so she said, then why do you care how much money you’re getting? So, I stuck with it and as a result I became chairman and […]
July 26, 2021
Welcome to the Friendship Villages’ July 26, 2021 COVID-19 update. This update is to announce that Friendship Villages will be complying with a new St. Louis County mask requirement beginning today, Monday, July 26, 2021. Effective at 7 pm and onward, until further notice, all residents, visitors and staff everywhere on campus and while in public spaces inside buildings are required to wear masks once again. Masks will not be required outdoors but will, instead, be optional. When seated in a dining venue, masks can be removed. We fully understand […]
July 23, 2021
We couldn’t be more thrilled to have our new Chapel complete and open on our Chesterfield campus! We had a packed house for the festivities for the final major part of our $201 million expansion projects we’ve been working on at our campuses in Chesterfield and Sunset Hills. It was a great day!
July 5, 2021
Question: Is there something you do to help cheer yourself up if you’re feeling blue? Answer: “For me to cheer myself up, I like to keep in touch with my friends who are automotive guys and also just the friends I’ve made here at Friendship Village. I’ve been here a little over a year and it’s the best decision I’ve made. This is my home and I’m really fortunate these exist and I’m thriving here at Friendship Village. I remember visiting old folks homes when I was younger and they […]