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Brio Living Services Announces Master Plans for Major Expansion Project

Brio Living Services Announces Master Plans for Major Expansion ProjectBrio Living Services is exploring plans to expand its Porter Hills Village community, which has served older adults in Grand Rapids since 1970.“The core portion of Porter Hills Village has served this community for 55 years, providing a bedrock of exceptional, nonprofit, faith-based senior living in […]

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Brio Living Services Team Members Honored at 2025 LeadingAge Michigan Awards Gala

Brio Living Services Team Members Honored at 2025 LeadingAge Michigan Awards GalaBrio Living Services is proud to announce that five of its team members and one of its volunteers were recently honored at the LeadingAge Michigan Member Awards Gala on May 20, 2025, held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Each award winner was […]

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Welcoming All: Brio’s Commitment During Pride and Beyond

Welcoming All: Brio’s Commitment During Pride and BeyondJune is Pride Month, a time to recognize, celebrate, and stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. Brio Living Services’ mission: “Welcoming All, Partnering Together, and Enriching Lives” is a powerful foundation for that work. When we say “welcoming all,” we mean it. And we’re proud of the […]

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Brio Living Services Earns West Michigan’s Best and Brightest® Designation 23 Years Running

Best and Brightest® Designation 23 Years RunningBrio Living Services is proud to announce that it has received the designation of Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in West Michigan. Brio has received this honor every year since 2003.This national program honors organizations that “are truly innovative in their employee engagement execution,” according to a […]

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New Robots Serve Up Smiles

New Robots Serve Up SmilesBonnie and Jasper are the latest additions to the Assisted Living dining room at Brio Living Services’ community, Porter Hills Village, quietly delivering meals, piping hot, from the kitchen to the residents.  “They have quickly become a vital part of the dining experience,” says Ann Marie Villareal, Senior Director of Dining […]

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UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Scholarships Benefit Avenues Member Navigators; Enhance Health and Wellness for Avenues Members

UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation Scholarships Benefit Avenues Member Navigators; Enhance Health and Wellness for Avenues MembersIn April, the UMRC-Porter Hills Foundation celebrated its Scholarship recipients, part of the Foundation’s Team Member Support Services program, at two reception events. Two of those Foundation Scholars are Avenues Member Navigators Princess Mahabir and Jessica Lincolnhol.Princess began her career at […]

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Meet Our Donors: Pat Winton Remembers Wife, Elaine, and Honors Her Caregivers

Meet Our Donors: Pat Winton Remembers Wife, Elaine, and Honors Her Caregivers“We did everything together. She was my first mate,” says Pat Winton of his wife, Elaine, who passed away in February 2024 after living with frontotemporal dementia for seven years. Pat’s great appreciation for the care Elaine received at Chelsea Retirement Community’s Towsley Village […]

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