NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The PHA Coalition of Senior Care Providers that includes Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson and Sunshine Meadows in Buhler wants to be clear that whatever stage of senior care you're in, one of their homes is likely to have the amenities you need.
"I think we need to not assume that everybody knows what a retirement community is," said Nathan Spencer with Sunshine Meadows in Buhler. "Each of us are a full continuum of care retirement community. That's one of the benefits of moving into a community like ours. You can come in at whatever level of care that you have the need of, from independent living, to assisted living, all of us have a skilled nursing aspect and then a memory care piece, as well."
Each of these local homes has a local board that governs their futures.
"It's so important, as you're making decisions for how your campus may change the type of services that you're going to provide, or how you're going to address a different type of health issue, to have people from this area, to understand the culture," said Dawn Veh with Mennonite Friendship Communities.
Mark Mains with Wesley Towers is clear that there is a shared focus among all three of the homes, even though they are technically 'competitors'.
"Decisions are made based on what's best for the community, for Wesley Towers or whichever facility," Mains said. "How does that impact Hutchinson and the people that live here? We don't have to make decisions to satisfy an investor or an entity that's in another state or something like that. We just feel like that's important and it kind of speaks to our mission."
It's so important to take visits to as many facilities as you can, because the mission of each is to make it feel like home, and different things feel like home for different people.
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