Senior Living

By Kathy Feist It’s our annual Guide to Senior Living, offering a brief glimpse at

“We didn’t want to be a sleepy nursing home.”

“If they are consistent, we see improvement within a month.”

“When you’re in nursing school, dementia is a paragraph in your textbook.”

“The grandparents here are in a position where they just use what they have and make do. They need someone to be on their side.” 

“In Grandview, we care about all of our citizens.”

75th Anniversary Celebration at Kingswood By Sue Loudon Dr. Richardson (Dick) and Nan Noback celebrated

“It’s very addictive. We never want to stop. All we’ve seen for the past year is the top of our heads!”

“The Kansas City metro area has excellent options.”

This year’s honorees include south Kansas Citians such as Sububan Lawn & Garden founders Bill and Bo Stueck, former legislator Joe Runions, Dr. Joseph Spalitto, Jan Parks, and Frances Farah, and more.

By Jill Draper The majority of patients admitted to the Senior Behavioral Health Unit at

By Christina McDonough Hunt On the corner of 68th and Troost, nestled in the Brookside

“Most people kind of know which of the two they’d rather have.”

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.”

“We’re the kind of people who like to get out and experience things.”