Friendship Haven

Congratulations Ahmed! We're so proud to know you and have you here at Friendship Haven this summer. We're following your journey closely and wish you the best!

In a week of thanksgiving, we are terrifically grateful to everyone who made Friendship Haven the Fort Dodge Messenger's 2024 Reader's Choice winner for both Best Assisted Living or Senior Living and Best Place to Work! Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for all of our local businesses. We have a thriving community here, and we're certainly in good company! https://lnkd.in/dbyY_auW

We are so proud to be a member of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance. Their goal "to enhance the quality of life in Fort Dodge, Iowa and the region" goes very well with our vision of "people living full lives with faith, passion, and purpose." Our very own Kelly Hindman is Vice President of their board, and he moderated Tuesday's final Member Meet & Eat for 2024. https://lnkd.in/gknuWzK5

We are so proud of our Wellness team and our work for and on behalf of people with Parkinson's - especially when we partner with the Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Webster County, and UnityPoint Health - Fort Dodge. If you know anyone affected by PD and would like additional resources, please reach out to any of the organizations above. We are here to serve you! Together, we are stronger than #Parkinsons. ?? 515-573-6270 ?? wellness (at) friendshiphaven (dot) org #RockSteadyBoxing #FriendshipHaven #ParkinsonsDisease #StrongerThanParkinsons https://lnkd.in/dztDSWCW

ICYMI: In September, LeadingAge published a piece by Gene Mitchell where they referenced our CEO/President/Head Coach Julie Thorson's Leadership Development Program. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gtcwhCuW and then check out how Julie can lead your team here: https://lnkd.in/g4WncXGN #Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #FriendshipHaven #LeadingAge #ThorsonThursday

We spy our very own Grounds Supervisor Rick Lamoureux in some of these Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance #Leadership Fort Dodge photos. Sure does look like he's having fun, but he's used to that. After all, #FUN is one of our expected standards, and #play is our 2024 rally cry. https://lnkd.in/gHEJJeD5

Please join us in welcoming Ricki Osborn Stubbs to our board! https://lnkd.in/gar7P4Zq

We're once again proud to be a part of the Calhoun County Reminder's Senior Living issue. If you didn't get your copy, take a look here! Friendship Haven: The place you go to live.? #FriendshipHaven #SeniorLiving #CalhounCounty https://lnkd.in/g2Kt83cj

Have some fun already! In her most recent McKnight's Senior Living blog, Friendship Haven Head Coach Julie Thorson talks about the 4 P’s to having fun at work. "For way too long, the heaviness of our field has overshadowed how completely full of joy it can be," she writes. "Getting to come to work every day in someone else’s home is an honor and responsibility. We have the privilege to experience life alongside the residents we serve. How perfectly fun is that?" So we ask: How do *you* incorporate fun and play into your day-to-day? #LeadershipDevelopment #LivingLeadership #FriendshipHaven #play #WorkLifeBalance #ThorsonThursday #fun https://lnkd.in/eC8TWeVb To hire Julie to speak at your event or facilitate training, please email Niki at nconrad (at) friendshiphaven (dot) org

Happy #WorldKindnessDay from all of us here at #FriendshipHaven. ??????