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February 14, 2020
Ellen Wann was surprised Friday with a party and some very appreciative words from everyone as we celebrated Ellen’s thirty years with Friendship Village Sunset Hills! Ellen is a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Resident Care Coordinator and a tremendous part of the Friendship Village team! Thanks so much for all you do and congratulations, Ellen! #WeAreFriendshipVillage #seniorliving #retirementcommunity #FVatHome #assistedliving #MemoryCare
February 7, 2020
Below is a great read about how being part of an active senior living community brings so much to daily life and may help you live longer! We live and breathe this every day at our retirement communities at Friendship Village, so it’s always nice to see when good ideas are reinforced with good stories! Click on the link below to take a look! stories! https://www.studyfinds.org/seniors-who-keep-an-active-social-life-may-live-longer-study-finds/
February 6, 2020
We’re so proud of the wonderful employees we honored at our Annual Employee Awards Ceremony! We had folks who were presented with awards for being with us for five years, ten years, twenty-five years and even thirty years! We gave special mentions to the four employees who were selected as employees of the quarter for 2019 AND our employee of the year Ross Mohesky (shown in the accompanying photo with Friendship Village Senior Services President and CEO Terry Walsh)! Special recognition was also given to our 2019 Safety Team and […]
February 4, 2020
We were so excited to give a sneak peek for our residents February 3rd at our new Memory Care Neighborhood at Friendship Village Sunset Hills Assisted Living & Memory Care! This first look showcased the new dining areas, common areas, new Assisted Living apartments, grounds and more! The new addition is slated to open with new residents moving in some time March 2020 (pending a few remaining inspections) and we’re thrilled to have our new friends make their home with us! Click below to see a video showing more! And […]
January 31, 2020
We recently had our second meeting of our Intergenerational Program and had a wonderful time bringing young students (ages 4-5) and seniors together for a day of learning basic math, writing skills, spelling, learning values and much more. The program fosters interaction and socialization between the generations, which improves the quality of life for both groups! The children then performed a song for the residents and everybody shared a snack at the end of the day. The Intergenerational Program was introduced last year by Friendship Village Sunset Hills Creative […]
January 31, 2020
Two of Friendship Village’s Resident Leaders, Mary Mungenast (Chesterfield) and Bob Swearingen (Sunset Hills), were invited by Missouri State Representatives to participate in a Legislative Committee Hearing on Thursday in the State Capitol regarding the modernization of an old law pertaining to finances for Life Care Type “A” communities in the State. The entire committee voiced their appreciation for their participation and resident perspectives on the change and Friendship Villages of St. Louis was pleased Mary and Bob represented the interests of the residents and Friendship Villages so enthusiastically. It […]
January 29, 2020
We’re wrapping up our Cruise Month this January and have capped it off with over 200 people in attendance for The Captain’s Dinner, featuring our very own Captain Terry Walsh! Each week in January we’ve had a theme to celebrate Australia, Italy, Switzerland and Brazil and have gotten into the spirit of those great places with activities and outings! We’ve had a delicious fondue dinner at the (Swiss-style) Melting Pot restaurant, took a bus tour to the Hill for a taste of Italy and made trips to the St. Louis […]
January 28, 2020
Former Jefferson Countian Clyde “Skip” Johnson was looking for a way to give back to local residents and to keep his late wife’s memory alive. Johnson believes the substantial donation (Johnson chose to not disclose the amount in this story) he made to Mercy Health Foundation Jefferson to create the Becky Johnson Memorial Fund accomplished both goals. Johnson, 80, of Sunset Hills, said he and his wife, Florence Rebecca “Becky” Johnson were high school sweethearts who moved to Jefferson County in 1980. Johnson ran several businesses in the county over […]
January 27, 2020
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