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Karen Lenhardt’s Story

“I get to nurture and nourish through food, and I just love that,” says Karen Lenhardt as she sits outside in St. John’s courtyard. Lenhardt was not always sure she…

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Denise and Tom Slaughter’s Story

You might say that Denise Slaughter had a very long “courtship” with St. John’s well before she and her husband Tom moved into their Brickstone by St. John’s bungalow. As…

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Shannon Hutchinson’s Story

Several members of the Hawthorne at St. John’s Meadows nursing team have been caring for St. John’s enhanced assisted living residents together for nearly a decade. That kind of staff…

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Karen Schneggenburger’s Story

Being a clinical coordinator can be a challenging job. The nursing leadership role involves overseeing a staff team on the neighborhood as well as ensuring the physical and emotional well-being…

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Tony Zaccaglino’s Story

“You will never know unless you try, is the advice I’d give,” says Tony Zaccaglino. “Give it an opportunity, it is not an ‘old folks home,’ it is so much…

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David and Marie Jolkovski’s Story

Marie Jolkovski reaches underneath the collar of her shirt to reveal a silver chain, displaying the Sunfish boat charm that she has worn around her neck since 2003. The charm,…

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Tanya Henderson’s Story

“She told me, ‘when you get your license, come apply to St. John’s because we need nurses like you,” says Tanya Henderson, St. John’s Employee Health Nurse, who recalls this…

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David Day’s Story

Long before making his move to St. John’s Meadows, David Day was helping shape the community he would someday call home. David’s history with St. John’s started in 2009, when…

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Gail Oliver’s Story

“I have seen so many changes,” says Gail Oliver, a medical team assistant at St. John’s Home, who began working here 32 and a half years ago in the former…

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Chava Redonnet’s Story

Chava Redonnet’s first day in the office as a St. John’s Chaplain was 13 years ago this coming St. Patrick’s Day and it’s a day she will never forget. Chava…

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