Heritage of Emerson Receives Excellence in Action Award

Heritage of Emerson was recently recognized for being in the top 10% of the My InnerView by National Research Corporation survey findings as the recipient of the Excellence in Action Award for an outstanding Customer Satisfaction Survey. This is the fifth consecutive annual recognition in this category. The ranking for the award is determined by […]

Handy With Her Work

Busy as a bee, Wilma N. works diligently at her crochet work. She spends many hours working on beautiful doilies and afghans. Some of the doilies are displayed throughout Heritage of Emerson. She also gives them as gifts and sells them to customers who enjoy her handiwork. Wilma also crochets colorful afghans to be given […]

“It’s Just Another First!”

When you have lived between 90 and 100 years there aren’t too many things in life that you have probably not experienced. Well for three of our residents they had a new first when they visited the Henry Doorly Zoo. When asking Marie, our centurion, if she would like to go, she first hesitated and […]

Tri County Days Parade Fun.

Heritage of Emerson continued to celebrate the “Bring on the Fiesta” Theme from National Nursing Home Week during the community Tri County Days Parade. Residents enjoyed watching the parade and seeing the Shriners and other guests stop by for a visit. Others enjoyed riding in the van. They helped out the walking team members with […]

The gift of song

The gift of music and hats was recently celebrated at Heritage! Irene A. had a very special gift when her children organized a special 90th Birthday party for her. “Helen’s Musical Hats” performed in front of a large crowd. Beautiful iris, from Irene’s families gardens, decorated the tables. Delicious cake made from Irene’s recipes was […]

Heritage Gives Back to Emerson

Administrator, Shellee H. presented the Emerson Betterment Group and Wellness Center with a check for $1767.00. Heritage team members raised $767.00 through a Quilt Raffle. Vetter Foundation matched and donated a sum of $1000.00 The grand total was presented to the Emerson Betterment Committee Member, Roger S. and Wellness Committee Member, Linda R. during Friday […]

Surprise!

The element of surprise can be a good thing as many residents found out this past month. Putting their trust in Barb and Kellie, residents took the bite for a surprise trip without even a clue as to where they were going. They knew the time frame they would be gone and that was about […]

Family Council Meeting

Hospice of Siouxland Director, Linda Todd, recently presented on the benefits of Hospice and Palliative care, during the Family Council Meeting. She explained that Hospice care is for anyone who has a life-limiting illness where goals of care are comfort and quality of life. Family members were able to ask questions. Some family members were […]

Quilt Raffle Winner!

On Friday May 15th Lois S., quilt designer, and Delores H., resident at Heritage of Emerson, did their best to shuffle the names for the quilt drawing. With a generous crowd in attendance for Firday Community Chit Chat, the lucky name was drawn. “Mary Ann T.”, from Vetter Senior Living was the lucky winner. The […]

Bring on the Fiesta!

Beginning with a cloud of colorful balloons, residents, area youth, community and team members gathered to kick off National Nursing Home Week 2015. With a cheer of “Bring on the Fiesta”, releasing 70 balloons took just a matter of minutes. Sailing southward into a murky cloudy sky, the colorful balloons were easily spotted. The balloons […]