Working with the community... for a healthier community.

Wellbrook: Be Who You’ve Always Been. Do What You’ve Always Loved.

By Alexander Germanis Age carries with it several preconceived notions. Some people think when they reach senior citizen status they are going to have to give up doing a lot of what they once enjoyed. Some people think a loss of independence is automatically in the cards. Some people even fear their best years and […]

Westminster Village Welcomes You Home

By Julie Workman Since originally opening its doors in November of 1979, Westminster Village (WMV), a continuing care retirement community in Bloomington, has played a role in thousands of lives throughout the community. Home to nearly 350 people across the care continuum, employees embrace the company’s mission of providing excellence in senior living.  Westminster Village […]

Evergreen Place and Evergreen Village: A Long Heritage Built on Quality Care

By Becky Wiese In today’s ever-changing business climate, where one day a store pops up and the next it’s gone, longevity and a history of quality and service are hard to come by. When a company bucks the trend and not only survives, but thrives, it makes you want to stop and take note: what […]

Nilla’s Tub Gives Pet Owners Food for Thought

By Amy Kennard We’re all a little guilty of running through the drive-thru. French fries. Burgers. Breakfast sandwiches. Fast food is, well, fast. It’s convenient, cheap, and tasty. We don’t eat it for every meal, though, because it’s just not good for us. If we ate fast food every day for years on end, we’d […]

Interconnected Care: Meadows Mennonite Retirement Rehabilitation and Therapy

By Alexander Germanis The English poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island.” In that one opening line, he accurately expressed the human need of interconnectivity. To rely on others in order to function healthily and happily is a fact of life; unfortunately, it is a fact that sometimes becomes more painfully obvious […]

Giving Back to the Community

By Becky Wiese For a small business to prosper, it must have local customers — that’s a given. But, successfully carving out a niche in your own community, serving your neighbors, investing in your town and its people reaps incredible rewards. One of the most important aspects of creating a successful small business is building […]

Heartland Foot & Ankle Associates: Just Another Family

There is an ideal vision of the American community — one that has struggled to maintain a fingerhold in the collective subconscious of the nation with each passing generation. This vision is one of pies cooling on windowsills, of cars and homes being left unlocked, and one where we love our jobs and coworkers almost […]

Advanced MRI High Quality Doesn’t Have to Be High Cost

By Becky Wiese You get what you pay for” and “more bang for your buck” are common clichés associated with money, value, and quality. Usually “you get what you pay for” implies something on the cheaper end of the scale — you paid less money, you should expect less quality. “More bang for your buck,” […]