CHHSM Staff
A century ago, Matthew and Jane Smith donated 168 acres in Holland, Ohio, which were sold to fund a retirement home launched by German Reformed congregations in Toledo. The churches had purchased one small home, but knew many more people needed care. Over the decades, that one home with seven residents has expanded to the…
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Stacy Olson saw the writing on the wall: Industry-wide staffing shortages were set to pose a substantial challenge to Emmaus Homes. “Our industry, like a lot of health care and home health industries, has very high turnover,” says Olson, chief human resources officer of the CHHSM member organization, which provides care to people with disabilities.…
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Creating community well-being should be a proactive endeavor for both the nation and communities of faith. That’s what community leaders from around the country discussed at this year’s Wellbeing in the Nation Summit, held in Alexandria, Virginia. The summit acts as a think tank to create plans that influence national health policy. CHHSM Vice President…
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The leaders of CHHSM member ministry Consecra know their organization faces a challenge. Despite a long and proud history as a faith-based social services organization that traces its founding to the late 19th century, too many people today have a fuzzy idea about its focus and mission, says Susan Sinderson, executive vice president of the…
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The Rev. Kenneth Daniel, president and CEO of United Church Homes, Inc., was honored on May 19 as the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Alum Award at UCC-related United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Daniel, who graduated from United in 1981, has served in local congregations, seminary settings, retirement community administration and has acted…
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The UCC’s Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay, a life plan community serving more than 300 residents, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 23 and pay tribute to its founder, the Rev. John Whitney MacNeil, a Congregationalist/UCC minister. “During our 50th anniversary year, Plymouth Harbor remembers the fascinating story of a man’s vision that ignited…
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital once again earned an “A” grade for patient safety by the nation’s leading experts on hospital safety and quality. “First and foremost, we are a safe clinical enterprise,” says Dr. Chuck Derus, vice president of medical management at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. “As proud as we are of being recognized as…
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Abby Drane was named president and CEO of Uspiritus less than two years ago, but she already has a good idea of whom she’ll recommend to succeed her at the organization. “I’ve seen a lot of succession planning,” says Drane, who has more than 25 years of experience in the field of behavioral health services,…
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Since its 1895 founding under the German name Deutscher Evangelichen Waisenhaus und Ulteinheim-Verein von Nord, Consecra Housing Network has seen many identity changes. Through the Oak Brook, Illinois-based affordable housing organization’s current rebranding process, Executive Vice President Susan Sinderson hopes to find an identity with lasting power. “What we’re looking for is a name and…
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UCC-related Angelus Plaza, the nation’s largest affordable housing community, will be featured in the season finale of CBS’ The Amazing Race, where contestants will bungee leap off the downtown Los Angeles skyscraper. The episode will air on Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m. (ET). Angelus Plaza, located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles’ historic…
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Cedar Community President and CEO Nicole Pretre announced last week a partnership agreement with the Town of West Bend, Wis. Town of West Bend Supervisor and Board Chair, Troy Zagel, and Pretre have b...