Music has a way of bringing people together. At our Claridge Court community in the Kansas City area, the beautiful music of one of our newest residents, 25-year-old University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory college student and pianist, Beth Christensen, is bringing joy to residents and forming lifelong friendships. This partnership between Claridge Court and the conservatory has…

Lifespace Communities announced that Abraham Mathew, DBA, MSW, LNFA, joined the senior living organization on September 5 as vice president of regional operations supporting Lifespace’s five Texas communities. In this role, he will lead overall daily operations for the Texas communities and be responsible for supporting the organization’s Texas executive directors in meeting business goals…

Douglas “Doug” Fleegle rejoined Lifespace Communities on July 17 as executive director at Beacon Hill, having previously served as executive director at Lifespace’s Village on the Green from 2016 to 2019. Fleegle has extensive executive-level leadership experience in senior living, health care and human services. Most recently, he served as the executive director of Las…

Lifespace Communities, one of the top 10 largest nonprofit senior living communities in the country, has expanded its partnership with Candoo Tech to provide technology support, education and training to all their independent living residents across its 17 communities. Services include unlimited remote one-to-one tech training and support, group lessons and a library of on-demand…

Jenelle Bertolino recently joined Lifespace Communities as Vice President, Business Operations. In this role, she is responsible for leading operations initiatives to deliver best in class business outcomes. Her focus includes team member and resident relations, financial management and procurement, business development, and business strategy. “Jenelle is highly experienced in executing multidimensional, complex projects in…

Lifespace Communities is thrilled to welcome our four newest members to our Lifespace Board of Directors. All four bring unique perspectives and expertise to help us better serve the entire Lifespace family. Three of the four are accomplished leaders in the healthcare industry, with one having hands-on experience with Lifespace as a resident at our…

Lifespace Communities officially welcomes GreenFields of Geneva today, upon the completion of the transition of the senior living community to Lifespace from former owners, Friendship Senior Options (FSO). The acquisition of GreenFields is the third Lifespace community in the Chicagoland area and brings Lifespace’s total communities to 18. Earlier this year, Lifespace and FSO entered…

Mary* noticed her mother began to forget small things. Nothing major but sometimes where she left her keys or an easy word in her crossword puzzle. As she noticed her mother, a Beacon Hill resident, forgetting more things more often, Mary began to worry. Mary wasn’t sure what was happening. Was her mother’s forgetfulness the…

Abilene, Texas, locals Dr. Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby – both 81 years-old – are the living embodiment of learning and growing. Frequent visitors to Wesley Court, Sandy and Ellie actually were the guest speakers at a Wesley Court event prior to leaving for their first destination – Antarctica – where they spoke about their…

Friendship Village of South Hills Skilled Nursing Lifestyle Lead Kara Freeman has received Eversound’s January award for altruism. The community partners with Eversound to provide solutions for hearing-impaired residents. Kara learned she won via a Facebook post. Eversound Customer Success Manager Corryne Bistarkey announced Kara was an Eversound Champion. “Kara and her team are absolute…

Pictured from left to right: Anna Marie, Anne, Sally, and Veronica Since 2020, Friendship Village of South Hills residents avoided anything associated with the word “viral.” That all changed this past summer! Team members realized that our residents have plenty of wisdom, life advice, kindness, and humor to share with a larger audience. This led to…

Claridge Court resident Mary Ellen Purucker has been a Kansas City Chiefs football fan longer than she can remember. And the 104 year-old’s favorite football player? Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes of course! In fact, Mary Ellen’s most prized possession is her autographed Mahomes jersey. Mary Ellen shared her love for the Chiefs and life advice…