Independent living retirement community residents Clyde and Phyllis Buchanan were recognized as LeadingAge Oklahoma’s volunteer residents of the year. They were nominated by their friends and staff at Concordia Life Care Community in Oklahoma City, according to a news release. The Buchanans spent more than 500 hours last year volunteering, and their efforts included working with residents in Concordia’s memory care support program, hosting in the dining room and teaching an exercise class. “In the five years since moving to …
Concordia Life Plan Community honored its employees with an awards banquet at Messiah Lutheran Church, and chose five employees out of more than 130 to recognize individually. Deanna Marler was named employee of the year, a title recognizing hospitality, professionalism, enthusiasm and respect. Marler is a certified nursing assistant at Concordia. “I’m incredibly honored to be awarded employee of the year,” Marler said. “I feel blessed to work with, and for, an incredible group of people, and I am grateful …
I recently sat down over coffee with four residents at Concordia Life Care Community in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May is Older Americans Month, so I recruited their assistance for this blog post, inviting them to discuss things that seniors fear and share insights that resonated with them. These insights encompass fears, needs, concerns, and feelings that were a common thread among the group. Here are the fears they shared.. 1) Running out of money. This was a hot …
Independent living resident Norma Schafer and CNA Gilda Abraham walked a combined 244,515 steps — more than 115 miles — in just one week to win Concordia Life Plan Community’s first-ever walk-a-thon. The partner team was one of 30 independent living resident and staff member teams to participate in the week-long Concordia Cup competition lasting April 25 – May 2. Even though participants were not required to walk with their partners, many opted to hold each other accountable by sticking …
