Hillcrest Home Care
 Adopt a Grandparent 

Chris Workman, HHC Client Care Coordinator, recently led an initiative to “Adopt a Grandparent.” She solicited friends and family to adopt all of HSL's residents. The effort was also sponsored in part by The Hillcrest Foundation for Enhancing Lives. Chris delivered gifts – boxes of lotion wrapped in fuzzy socks to look like Santa – before Christmas. It brought huge smiles, and even some happy tears, to residents' faces. 

Noah McBride, HSL Director of Recreation, gives one of the gifts to Lucinda.

Phyllis is excited to receive a gift from Chris Workman, HHC Client Care Coordinator. 

Hillcrest Hospice
Introducing Honey Palmer, RN – HOS Iowa Team Member

Honey was born in Council Bluffs and raised in Glenwood for the majority of her life. She went to Morningside College in Sioux City for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She believes in “Go Big or Go Home,” so she started her blended family, which includes her husband and five children (four of whom are boys)! She enjoys rooting on her children during their sports – football, wrestling, basketball and dance. Go, Glenwood Rams! Prior to working for Hillcrest Hospice, she worked in hospitals and was a nursing supervisor with the intellectually disabled. When she wanted a change of careers, she thought of her experiences with hospice while working in the hospital. The hospital had an inpatient hospice unit.

Since joining the Hillcrest team nearly a year ago she has enjoyed every minute of it. She enjoys the teamwork, the high level of care the team provides and the relationships formed with patients and families. You can best hear it from Honey herself – “Hillcrest cares about their employees, and it shows! I am happy I made this change in my career and would love to continue to grow with the Iowa team!” Likewise, the team loves that Honey brought a love for others, good wide-ranging clinical judgment, a short learning curve (she is smart!) and great friendship/teamwork when she joined us. Honey helps make Hillcrest Hospice Council Bluffs' best hometown hospice!

Hillcrest Country Estates Grand Lodge
Fun Holiday Festivities

The holidays were a wonderful time at the Grand Lodge this year. We celebrated with a plated beef meal for all residents prepared by the HGL culinary team and served by the Grand Lodge team. We also had several smaller parties and activities throughout the Lodge. It was a busy time, and the team worked hard to host all of the celebrations. Our team members were treated to a catered lunch from Penn Station. We are looking forward to the new year!

The HGL culinary team smiles for a festive group photo.

HGL team members, who made residents' holiday dinner extra special by serving it themselves, take a group photo.