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Red Cross blood drive Dec. 3 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

A Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, from noon-6 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton. Parking is available and the church is handicapped accessible.

Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code “fmennbl” to schedule your blood donation appointment. On the day of the blood drive, be prepared to show a donor card, driver's license, or other form(s) of ID.

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ReStore hosts free community Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 24

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

ReStore will hold a free community meal for Thanksgiving from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

All are welcome. ONU faculty and staff are donating the ham and turkey.

Sugar Grove United Methodist Church members will furnish the many pies needed. More than 100 people attend each year.

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Bluffton man named administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Photo and story by Monty Siekerman

Randy Cox of Bluffton has been named administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home, which is now under construction across from the school and slated to open in February.

Cox has a long history in the nursing home business starting at an early age when his parents owned a nursing home in Ottawa.

He has worked in nursing homes in Virginia, Lima and a Vancrest facility in Holgate.

The 56,000-square-foot Ada facility, located on 18 acres, will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units.

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Vancrest of Ada now accepting job applications

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Randy Cox, administrator of Vancrest of Ada nursing home, is now accepting job applications.

The facility, under construction across from the school, will employ people for many departments, including nurses, nurse aides, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, personal care, and activity staff.

To apply, call 419-238-0715 or email [email protected]

The $6 million facility will open in February with a skilled nursing unit and assisted living for those who are ambulatory.

Those interested in living at Vancrest may make inquiries at the above phone number or email address.

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November is National Home Care and Hospice Month

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Families caring for loved ones with chronic health needs often feel caught in the middle: You want your loved one to have the best care, but you also want him or her to have the comforts of home. With home health care services the goal is to provide both.

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month. As the name implies, home care simply refers to health services that are delivered in a patient’s home. And the services themselves can be quite diverse.

“Some patients receive rehabilitation therapy or skilled nursing care,” said Claudia Crawford, RN, BSN, CHPN supervisor for Community Health Professionals of Ada.

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Your opportunity to host an ONU international student over Thanksgiving

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 16, 2015

International students, some living thousands of miles away, won't make it home during the ONU Thanksgiving break, Nov. 23-27.

ONU encourages faculty and staff as well as area residents to take students into their home for some of the time.

For those interested, there will be a meeting for Holiday Hosts at 6 p.m., Wednesday, in the McIntosh Center Wishing Well.

There are 179 foreign students from 24 nations at ONU this year.

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