DIRECTIONSHuron Valley PACE®
Ypsilanti, MI
The Thome Rivertown Neighborhood
Detroit, MI
Silver Maples of Chelsea
Chelsea, MI
The Pines
Chelsea, MI
The Cedars of Dexter
Dexter, MI
Chelsea Retirement Community
Chelsea, MI
Planned Giving – Deep Roots Spring up Strong, Impacting Lives for Generations
A remarkable, 150-year-old red oak tree near the entrance of a Michigan university had welcomed visitors for years…until one windy day in July when it crashed to the ground. The grounds director noticed little shoots coming up around the tree and acorns still attached to the tree’s roots. He harvested some of the seedlings and […]
‘125% American’ CRC Resident Ann Cameron Served as Army Nurse in WWII
This Veterans Day, UMRC & Porter Hills salutes its many veterans, including 100-year-old Ann Cameron who served as an Army nurse during WWII. Ann Paglia was born in 1920, the 4th of six children of Sicilian immigrants who had moved to the Boston area in the early 1900s. According to Ann’s oldest daughter, Joan Skolimowski, […]
Lori and Traci Potter – Living Out the Mission of UMRC & Porter Hills
Lori and Traci Potter began their careers as nurses. Experiences during their teenage years helped cement their passion of caring for older adults. While still in junior high, Traci helped care for an elderly neighbor when her family needed to be away, even learning to give her insulin. For Lori, losing her grandfather when she […]
Focus on Faith – Words of Hope in a Virtual World
On Sunday, November 1, the Spiritual Life team at UMRC’s Chelsea Retirement Community (CRC) campus will host its annual All Saints Memorial service at 3:00pm EST. This service has become a faithful tradition of comfort and celebration in remembrance of those CRC residents who have passed away. This year’s virtual service will be livestreamed and […]