CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution

United Church Homes’ Center for Abundant Aging recognized with LeadingAge Ohio Aging Services Impact Award

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | September 7, 2018

United Church Homes’ Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging is the recipient of the 2018 Aging Services Impact Award from LeadingAge Ohio, a nonprofit trade association that represents nonprofit senior living organizations in more than 150 Ohio towns and cities. Center Executive Director the Rev. Beth Long-Higgins and United Church Homes President and CEO…

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Telemedicine Fills Gap for Residents

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 20, 2018

Telemedicine has become an important tool for United Church Homes’ Four Winds Community in Jackson, Ohio. The rural setting provides a unique opportunity for the remote delivery of healthcare services and clinical information using telecommunications technology. Telemedicine uses internet, wireless, satellite and telephone technology to bring the best care services to older adults in the…

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Residents at Abernethy Laurels Sprinkle Love in Their Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 2, 2018

Abernethy Laurels residents Lou Grandmaison and Sarah Bostian have a strong desire to help others in their community. Lou and Sarah are both active within LINC (Linked in New Creative) Ministries and give freely of their time by volunteering in numerous capacities. When the two ladies heard about a need in their county to help…

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Dr. Ira Byock to Keynote Third Annual Symposium of United Church Homes’ Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | July 25, 2018

Dr. Ira Byock, a leading palliative care physician, author and public advocate for improving care through the end of life, will share two keynote addresses during the third annual Symposium of United Church Homes’ Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging. The Symposium is slated for Oct. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at…

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St. John’s Community Care Founder Celebrates 30 Years of Compassion

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | July 10, 2018

As the founder and executive director of Collinsville (Ill.)-based St. John’s Community Care reflects upon three decades of caring compassionately for aging and disabled individuals, Nancy Berry says the common thread is a desire to help not only the aged and disabled, but their caregivers, too. Turning the clock back to 1983, two years before…

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Children are the Silent Victims of the Opioid Crisis

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 15, 2018

By Randall J. Rider, MS, LSW, LMFT, President and CEO, Crossroad Child and Family Services This article is reprinted with permission from the Spring 2018 issue of The Messenger, the newsletter of Crossroad. Though it specifically addresses the opioid situation in Indiana, it rings true across the United States. When my last child outgrew the…

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Writers at Large: Phoebe Ministries Residents Find Community through Written Word

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 11, 2018

When Ronnie Backenstoe sat down to write her autobiography, she said to herself, “What did I get myself into? I’ve never written a thing in my life!” Eight “good” chapters and more than 300 pages later, Backenstoe was ready to publish. “I got writing and I didn’t know when to stop!” she laughs. “The more…

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Arcadia Residents Showcase Egguery Creations

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 8, 2018

What better way to get into the spring season than by showcasing the art form called “Egguery”! Residents of Arcadia continue to impress people with their hobbies and skill sets, and egguery is the latest showcase of their diverse talents. On display in Arcadia’s lobby is an assortment of different decorated eggs, from ostrich, duck,…

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Amid Homelessness, Two Find United Church Homes’ Brownstone Terrace

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | May 22, 2018

Caroline Smothers and Sandy Crane have been down similar roads in life, but only one led them both to United Church Homes. Caroline and Sandy both experienced homelessness before moving to Brownstone Terrace, a United Church Homes affordable housing community in Marion, Ohio. Sandy slept overnight in parks for three months, while Caroline bounced from…

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Murner Named Executive Director of United Church of Christ’s Uplands Village

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 30, 2018

United Church Homes Management (UCHM) and the Board of Directors of Uplands Village are pleased to announce Herschel Murner has been selected as the new executive director of Uplands Village. Murner brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Uplands Village after having previously served in the information technology department and as chief operating officer.…

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