As we prepare for Thanksgiving next week, many of us may also be looking ahead to Black Friday and Cyber Monday as we begin our Christmas shopping and bargain hunting to find that perfect holiday gift. But do you also know about #Giving Tuesday? #Giving Tuesday got its start in 2012 as a way to […]
Bob Russell and his wife, Ann, have been married for 58 years. But most days she doesn’t know his name. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Ann moved to UMRC’s Towsley Village Memory Care Center in 2015. Bob says it was “a major lifestyle adjustment” for both of them. “The first year was hard.” Ann is in […]
Kate Collins says UMRC has cared for many important people in her life. “My grandmother lived here, and my mom will soon be moving to the new Prairie Cottages,” one of many projects near and dear to Kate’s heart as UMRC’s Vice President for Project Development. In her 25th year working at UMRC, Kate’s decision […]
Ten Resident Care Assistants (RCAs) at UMRC’s Towsley Village Memory Care Center recently took a giant step in their careers as caregivers. A Graduation Ceremony on October 23 honored these staff members with certificates of achievement and badge pins, signifying their successful completion of coach training in the Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), developed by […]
In 1972, University of Texas graduate student Colleen Dolan-Greene accepted a summer internship at Oakland University. Her assignments: help write the university’s affirmative action plan and participate on its bargaining team. This internship was the beginning of her career in human resources and labor relations; meeting her husband, Trey, a third generation Detroiter; and falling […]
Margaret (Dennis) Rink and Ali Lou (Dennis) Paterson are sisters living at Chelsea Retirement Community. Margaret is the oldest – “You can tell ‘cause she’s bossy,” says her younger sister, Ali Lou, with a grin. “Growing up, Margaret would say that she was two and a half years and one day older than me.” Margaret, […]
Psalm 107: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever… Retired pastor from Midland First United Methodist Church, Rev. Brent McCumons and his wife, Marlene, a teacher, are thankful for the supportive Prairie Cottages community they have found at UMRC’s Chelsea campus: “As a pastor and former UMRC […]
October is National Physical Therapy Month and what better way to celebrate the vital role of physical therapists than to share the success story of Thome PACE participant-turned-graduate, Caroline D. Parker. To know Caroline is to appreciate the profound impact of PACE, or Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly. PACE serves low-income older adults, […]
“We have a lot of love for this place.” Since high school, Rev. Jim Simmons and his wife, Charlotte, have been connected by their faith to UMRC. Growing up in Ann Arbor, they were active members of their Methodist Youth Fellowship group at West Side Church. They remember bringing canned food items to Chelsea Retirement […]
Since I served as the final Pastor at Boulevard Temple in Detroit, the ministry of UMRC has been an integral part of my own ministry wherever I have served. Now that I am retired (more or less), my passion and commitment to UMRC’s mission remains intact. I enjoyed serving on both the UMRC and UMRC […]
