Heritage Communities News & Blog
What Heritage United Means to Me – From an Associate
Blog post written by Heritage Communities associate, Randi Pennell They were isolated. No contact. Our memory care staff and residents were quarantined with cases of Covid in late March. Those of us working in assisted living had heavy hearts as we missed our friends, co-workers, and residents. We thought about how they were putting their...
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What Heritage United Means to Me – From a Daughter
We are Heritage United and this is my story: I live in Arizona, and my mom lives at The Heritage at College View in Hastings. My mom is a social person and loves to visit with her friends and bring smiles to people’s faces. She can’t pass someone without saying hello. Moving into Heritage in...
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Heritage United Update
It has been said that parenthood can be summarized into the phrase: the days are long, but the years are short. If you have children, no matter how old they are today, you may remember some days feeling as though they were never going to end, yet once you paused, it surprised you how the years seemed to...
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Welcome to Heritage Communities, Lisa Colbert
Heritage Communities is thrilled to announce that Lisa Colbert will be joining our team as Regional Director of Operations for our Omaha metro and Iowa communities. Lisa will transition to the organization in late September, and begin working closely with the communities in her region starting in October. Born and raised in South-Central Nebraska, Lisa attended...
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Standing Together, We are Heritage United
While COVID-19 was still new and relatively unknown in February of this year, the one thing we did know, was that dealing with this virus would take the combined efforts of our residents, family members and associates in order to keep those most vulnerable safe. The phrase “Heritage United” was born out of the mission...
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A Note To Those Considering A Move During COVID-19
A year ago, no one would have imagined the impact a single virus could have on so many aspects of our lives. For senior living, this is even more accurate. While infection control has always been an important aspect of our services, we know it’s never been more critical than it is today. Our Commitment Throughout the...
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Welcome to Heritage Communities, Rhonda Thiel!
Heritage Communities is excited to welcome Rhonda Thiel to our team, as Regional Director of Operations. Rhonda will support the sales process, resident experience and overall efficiencies of our Arizona communities (Orchard Pointe communities). With over 15 years of experience working in healthcare, Rhonda is an innovative and entrepreneurial leader who inspires, coaches and supports her teams. Rhonda...
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Heritage United Gains Momentum During COVID-19
Early in March, the 14 senior living communities comprising Heritage Communities based out of Omaha, Nebraska launched the Heritage United initiative. This initiative communicates the collective strength of the team made up of all impacted parties working towards the well-being of residents. As COVID-19 increasingly became a very real risk to older adults, Heritage Communities, led...
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Residents and Families Discuss Communication During COVID-19
Hear from the Family During a time of uncertainty, The Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island is instilling confidence and trust in residents and their families. “The leadership team is keeping us in the know and not hiding anything, which is huge,” said Shelley White, whose mother lives at Sagewood. The senior living community, which...
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How Heritage Communities is Responding to COVID-19
With the concentrated focus on COVID-19 (also referred to as Coronavirus) over the past several days, Heritage Communities is taking proactive measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our residents, associates and guests. A Pandemic Planning Committee has been established comprised of leadership from our home office in Omaha, NE, that will monitor the situation as...
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