Care Across Generations
The broad range of services at Masonic Homes Kentucky helps a close-knit family stay together. Maryrose Laun is a mother to five daughters. When each moved out of the family home, she never expected to share an address with any…
Tough Talk
For families facing big decisions about the best ways to care for parents as they age, these conversations can be difficult. In his book “How to Say it to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with our Elders” David Solie, M.S.,…
A Good Investment
Masonic Homes Kentucky’s team includes more than 600 professionals in fields ranging from nursing to occupational therapy to administrative. Masonic Homes has a service-based culture focused on resident satisfaction, with a workforce that works every day to exceed the expectations…
Transitioning From Your Home to Independent Living
By Kristy Hubert, Marketing Director of Meadow and Miralea Active Lifestyle Communities Making the decision to move to an independent living community can be exciting, but once that decision has been made there can be a mix of emotions. The…
A Glass Act
How does Kentucky’s largest glass studio keep things interesting? By producing its largest and most ambitious work ever: a 1,000-pound, 10-foot chandelier hanging 35 feet overhead in the atrium at Masonic Homes Kentucky’s newest active lifestyle community, Meadow. The artists…
Downsizing – Where to Begin?
Many older adults feel like the prospect of moving to an independent living or assisted living community is daunting knowing they will have to pare down decades worth of possessions and memories. “Many people are just so overwhelmed,” Said Lynn…
Your Aging Care Visit Checklist
By Jade Goble Asking the right questions is key to finding the right aging care community. Jade Goble, client services director of Grove Pointe Assisted Living and Crescent Grove Memory & Personal Care, suggests using her checklist on your visits….
A Lifeline for Parents
Agonizing over childcare decisions is a rite of passage for many parents. But for parents of children with medically complex needs, the search for reliable day care options can be especially daunting. Crestwood residents Paul and Melanie Brunsdon were two…
Getting His Feet Back on the Ground
Matt Isbell hung by his fingertips to his second-story balcony, 18 feet above the ground. His grip was slipping, and his options were limited. He saw his tools and ladder beneath him – the ladder he had been standing on…
Masonic Home Shelbyville’s Award-Winning Track Record Extends to Employees
Nurse Tammy Roberts honored with statewide award. Hard work deserves to be recognized and one of the most difficult decisions Conjuna Collier, executive director and administrator at Masonic Home Shelbyville, makes each year is who on her talented and committed…