News
May 02, 2013
Kingston Residence of Marion announces their employee-of-the-month for May is Shelby Dunaway. Shelby went away to school and came back to work at Kingston as a Care Assistant 14 months ago. She was a server when she worked at Kingston before. She is currently in her 4th year in Special Education and will graduate in 2014. Vicky...
May 02, 2013
May 1- Community Chat-Main
May 2- Wine and Cheese Tasting -Main
May 3- Carolyn on Piano-Main
May 3- Richard Tobin on piano-Main & M.C.
May 3- Residents Birthday Party-Main & M.C.
May 3- Piano Students - Main
May 6- Town Hall Meeting-Main
May 6- Devotions- Rev. Lippert - Main
May 7- Food Community Meeting-Main
May 9- Five Nights Presents “Bone Voyage”
May 10- Students with C-Tag Program-Main
May 10- Marlene Mason on Piano-Main & M.C.
May 12- Mothers Day-Main & M.C....
March 29, 2013
Every day we make many decisions. Some decisions are easy and others are more difficult. The difficulty of decision-making increases when the consequences of our decisions are more serious or permanent. Decisions affecting the happiness and well-being of a loved one such as a parent are particularly difficult.
You may already be in the midst of considering such life-changing decisions as selecting a retirement community, dealing with Alzheimer’s disease in a loved one, providing good home health care for an aging parent or deciding on nursing home placement...
March 29, 2013
Our employee of the month for April is Karen Luster. Karen has worked here for 1 year & 2 months. Karen started at Kingston as a Housekeeper in M.C. She is now one of our Care Assistants in M.C. Karen is currently working on getting her degree in the medical field with nursing school as her final goal. She is a single mom of...
March 12, 2013
"There is an obvious difference between Kingston's Memory Care and
the other facilities we visited. This is so open, sunny and cheerful.
The residents and staff are happy and content. We are so glad mom
is here....
March 04, 2013
Recently I was talking to resident Vonda Wesner and she said, “I pray every night and thank the Lord for Kingston. I thank Him that I live in a safe place that is very pleasant. The food is great and the staff gives excellent care.” I really appreciated her sharing this and it only confirms what I know about Kingston.
Vonda mentioned the excellent care given to her. The level of care that residents receive at Kingston is a major factor in how residents are treated. We have four levels of care in assisted living and two levels in...
March 04, 2013
Our employee of the month for March is Desiree Conley. Desiree has worked here for 1 year & 5 months. Not only is Desiree one of our servers, she is also one of our Care Assistants in M.C. She graduated from River Valley and is now going to MTC for her degree in Occupational Therapy. Desiree has 3 brothers and a dog...
February 05, 2013
Recently I have realized more than ever how important socializing is for residents. Socializing is having meaningful contact with other people. I’ve read reports and studies that emphasize how vital being with others is for the well-being of aging seniors. Experts rate socializing just as important as diet and exercise. Being with others can be the best medicine a person can ever have.
Instead of staying active and finding new friends, many seniors become depressed because of their growing loneliness. Unfortunately, loneliness can lead to other...
February 05, 2013
Kingston Residence of Marion announces their employee of the month for February is Tami Doyle. Tami has been at Kingston for 8 1/2 years. She is the Memory Care Director/Adult Day Care Manager. Tami is an LPN, Certified Dementia Practitioner and Certified Dementia Care Manager. “Tami is an outstanding leader in the Memory Care unit...
