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Scott Studebaker’s father Wendell ran a successful senior living community in Zion, Illinois, and his motto was simple, “Treat the residents like kings and queens.” It has stayed with Scott throughout his 34 years of service to Providence Life Services, the place he has chosen to spend most of his professional career. …

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (April 2019) — This issue of the Providence Newsletter for 2019 features our Transition to Home program that helps people adjust to life after discharge from the hospital or rehab. It also includes a story about former Bear, Gene Schroeder, as well as information on our Downers Grove medical director Dr. Zaman, the divestiture of our Palos Heights Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Also featured is the announcement of our being rated “Best Nursing Home” by U.S. News and World Report. You can also read about wonderful connections made between older adults and students, updates on Park Place Saint John Phase 2, our generous donors and much more. Click the headline to view this Providence Newsletter. …

The Holland Tulip Time celebration is a special tradition for the city of Holland, Michigan, and the surrounding areas, including Zeeland. Jeff Zylstra, Community Manager at Royal Park Place, our Retirement Living community in Zeeland, shared the following: Over the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of attending many funeral services. As I enter the funeral home or church, I am almost always greeted by beautiful bouquets of flowers–some elaborate, some simple, but all given by someone special, in memory of someone special. But, like all living things, the time comes when even these gestures of remembrance fade and die. That is, unless, the flowers given in memoriam are not living! This is the story of one man’s lasting memorial to his parents. When I joined Royal Park Place in 1993, Alvin and Sena Dirkse had already lived here for a few months. They welcomed me immediately and we got to adjust to our new “family” together. …

We’re thankful to LaVerne Sprague and appreciate her commitment to our community. If you would like to look into volunteering opportunities at Royal Park Place or any of our Providence Life Servicescommunities, click here. …