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Concordia celebrates Wellness on Wheels program’s third anniversary

Wellness on Wheels grew from seven to 54 clinics annually since 2013 This month, Concordia Life Care Community celebrates the anniversary of its Wellness on Wheels program, created in April 2013 to provide vital health screening and education free of charge to older adults and seniors in and near Oklahoma County. In three years, the program has grown from seven free senior wellness clinics in its first year to more than 54 clinics. Held at area churches, nonprofits, civic organizations, and …

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Concordia recognizes Deanna Marler as Employee of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY – Concordia Life Care Community honored its employees with an awards banquet in March at Messiah Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City, and selected five employees out of more than 130 to recognize individually. Deanna Marler was awarded Employee of the Year, a title recognizing its recipient for excellence in 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 …

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Volunteers of the Year: Residents Receive Statewide Recognition

Couple at Oklahoma City Retirement Community Recognized as LeadingAge Oklahoma’s 2016 Volunteer Residents of the Year  OKLAHOMA CITY — Independent living retirement community residents Clyde and Phyllis Buchanan were recognized earlier this month as LeadingAge Oklahoma’s 2016 Volunteer Residents of the Year. The two were nominated by their friends and staff at Concordia Life Care Community, a continuing care retirement community in Oklahoma City. Together, the Buchanans spent more than 500 hours last year volunteering, and their efforts include working …

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Contagious Ministry: Outreach Serving Oklahoma Seniors Continues to Spread

Creating the Wellness on Wheels Program at Concordia Life Care Community just made sense. A faith-based nonprofit, Concordia is a Life Care Retirement Community in northwest Oklahoma City offering independent living, assisted living and memory care. Our Concordia community is blessed with nurses who, a few years ago, expressed interest in outreach ministry. We quickly identified an unmet need in the greater Oklahoma City community where we knew our resources could make an impact and we went to work. Oklahoma’s seniors …

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