Stories and emotional discoveries happening at Providence

I can't begin to thank you...
Read a wonderful thank you letter that was written to the staff members at Providence Rehab of South Holland, that enriched a family member's mother's life so much she wanted to bless each person with a heart touching message. Read more of her thank you note>

A Devotion to Fitness – that's Providence Style!
For 60 years, Dorothy Smeenge has taken her exercise program very seriously. When she and her husband had visited Royal Park Place and saw the exercise room and all the equipment, they knew it was the home we were looking for. Read more of their story on how their devotion to exercise has changed their health and life. Read more of their story >

"Senior Sweethearts" – Tally More Than 1,000 Years Of Marriage
The Van Dams are one of 19 couples at Royal Park Place and Royal Atrium Inn who have been married 40 years or more. Ranging from 41 to 68 anniversaries, these couples' combined years of marriage total 1,141.

Having a marriage that lasts 40 years or more earns a couple the right to offer advice to younger generations Read more of their stories >

400+ Years of Wisdom
It's a significant event for any Providence Life Services community to celebrate a resident's 100th birthday. For Village Woods, our retirement community in Crete, Illinois, it's almost become routine. Village Woods has four residents who have reached their century mark!

Learn more about these four centenarians. Learn about their life, their hobbies and who they have become throughout the years. Read more of their stories >

Rediscovering Me: One Senior's Story of Self-Discovery
(guest story by Juanita North, resident of Royal Atrium Inn, Zeeland, MI)
I didn’t know who I was. I had started life as an only daughter. Then I was a sister. Then I was a student, and after high school I became a wife (for 70 years!). Motherhood followed, and grandmother-hood, and great grandmother-hood! For most of my life, my only title was "Mrs."

Then my husband died, and I had to rediscover myself. Read more of her story >