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United Church of Christ’s Emmaus Homes Boost Wages of Direct Support Professionals to $12/Hour

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 16, 2018
Emmaus

Did you know that each year the staff at Emmaus provides more than 1,000,000 hours of service for individuals with developmental disabilities? Did you also know that over the past 5 years, more than 100 new clients have chosen Emmaus as their service provider? Annually, Emmaus hires and trains more than 300 direct support professionals…

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Alleluia is Our Cry

By Michael Readinger | April 13, 2018
Michael J. Readinger

We are an Easter people. And Alleluia is our cry. — St. Augustine Life is so beautiful. The glories of every sunrise, every sunset, every full moon, every starlit sky. The joy of all those children, neighbors, the Earth, our pets, our friends, the sense of accomplishment or congratulations for a job well done, that…

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Students Find New Career Paths through Technology Project with UCC’s EHM Senior Solutions — and Make Unexpected Friends Along the Way

By Barb Powell | April 11, 2018

Denise Rabidoux had a dream. “I wanted to integrate senior high school students with individuals with dementia,” says Rabidoux, president and chief executive officer of the United Church of Christ’s EHM Senior Solutions, headquartered in Saline, Mich. “I wanted to show students that there was this ability for people with memory loss to still connect and participate in something unique and different and innovative in a very personalized way.”

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Senior Living Finance: Succession Planning in Senior Living

By Guest Contributor | April 10, 2018

By Lisa McCracken, Director, Senior Living Research and Development, Ziegler Investment Banking This past month, Ziegler conducted a CFO HotlineSM poll devoted to the topic of succession planning. This topic was previously covered in 2013 and 2015, and allows for historical comparisons. Nearly 145 senior living Chief Financial Officers and financial professionals participated in the…

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Answering God’s call, Illinois UCC Church Grows Ministry for Caregivers and their Loved Ones

By Barb Powell | April 5, 2018

What do you do when you feel God’s call? At St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ in Collinsville, Ill., church members acted. Called to serve people who were home bound, they created St. John’s Community Care in 1985 to help not only home-bound individuals, but their families as well. On April 28, St. John’s…

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Residents of United Church of Christ’s Cedar Community Use Technology to Improve Quality of LIfe

By CHHSM Staff | April 4, 2018

Visiting another country. Taking a bike ride in the country. Conducting an orchestra. For residents of the United Church of Christ’s Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., these activities are just a mouse click away. Thanks to “It’s Never 2 Late” (iN2L), a nationally-recognized, picture-based, touchscreen software system, residents can participate in a variety of…

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United Church Homes Embraces Innovative Technologies Through K4Connect

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 2, 2018

Residents of United Church Homes’ Parkvue Community in Sandusky, Ohio, are participating in a pilot program to test an innovative technology that helps residents remain safe and socially engaged and live independently in their homes longer. K4Connect is a technology company creating solutions to serve and empower older adults and people living with disabilities. The…

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LeadingAge Webinar to Address Resident Life Safety

By Guest Contributor | March 28, 2018

LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit senior services that advocates for quality senior services and car, has announced a new webinar, taking place Tuesday, April 24, from 2-3 p.m. The cost is $99. The webinar will address the increased enforcement of fire and life safety policies that have resulted in many misinterpretations of implementation requirements for…

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United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Creates Gun Violence Advocacy Tool Kit

By Barb Powell | March 22, 2018

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (March 22) released an advocacy communique on the effects of gun violence. The communique, sent to CHHSM member ministers, includes a Gun Violence Advocacy Toolkit. “This Saturday, March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to take part in the…

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One Voice

By Michael Readinger | March 13, 2018
Michael J. Readinger

The CHHSM Annual Gathering has come and gone. But, for those of us who attended last week in St. Louis, the voices we heard will stick with us for quite a while. So many voices, from so many places, across so many miles, in more than one language. All coming together. As. One. Voice. Before…

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