Service, Sacrifice and Valor

  Just before the July 4th holiday weekend Don, one of our Brookestone Village residents, was invited to attend a special ceremony coordinated by the Quilts of Valor organization. Their goal is to honor and comfort veterans of war and say, “thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor.” Marilyn Fitch, a family friend of […]

Every Day Is Father’s Day…

Please enjoy this article featuring (our very own Cecilia Padilla’s son-in-law) Tyler’s reflections on faith, fatherhood and handling life’s “curve balls”… Daily News Every Day Is Father’s Day for New York Yankees’ Pitcher Nebraska Native Tyler Cloyd Has Learned to Put Everything in God’s Hands BY TRENT BEATTIE | Posted 6/19/16 at 1:44 AM While many men […]

Rupa Maharjan Receives Scholarship

Congratulations to Rupa Maharjan, Vetter Senior Living’ scholarship award recipient for last semester. The VSL Academic Committee for Excellence selected Rupa to receive this honor from many qualified applicants, and Brookestone Village is proud to announce that she has been awarded a $1000 scholarship from Vetter Senior Living. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, Rupa came to […]

Nursing home resident visit Omaha firefighters

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Some Omaha Firefighters had a fun group of visitors Thursday. At their station at 142nd and Harrison, residents of Brookstone Village celebrated National Nursing Home Week by providing firefighters with a survival kit, complete with cookies, candy and other treats. Brookstone Village’s Sarah Bird said it’s one of the many service […]

Brookestone Village Walks in Support of ALS in the Heartland

This past Sunday, May 1st, was the ALS in the Heartland’s 10th Anniversary Omaha Community Walk. It was a cold and rainy first day of May, but that didn’t keep Brookestone Village’s residents, family members and team members away from this special event. Due to the adverse weather conditions, the ALS in the Heartland had to come up with a […]

Active Seniors Help the Less Fortunate by Making Mats

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Staying active should be a life-long goal for all of us. That’s exactly what one group of senior citizens is trying to do all while being of service to the community. Developing hand eye coordination can be a challenge. Keeping it can lead to a healthy mind. At Brookstone Village, residents […]

Scholarships Awarded to Brookestone Village Team Members

Congratulations to our three Vetter Health Services scholarship award recipients for last semester; Assa Haidara, Jamie Kroupa, and Maria Martinez. The VSL Academic Committee for Excellence selected Assa, Jamie and Maria from many applicants to receive this honor, and Brookestone Village is proud to announce that each of these team members has been awarded a $1000 scholarship from Vetter Senior Living. […]

It Takes a Village

What began as surgery that went “well”, quickly turned into a battle taking a village to defeat. Cindy Lutz, her husband, Ron, and the team at Brookestone Village were determined to have Cindy win the war and walk in victory, right out the front door. Ultimately, after a nearly one-year battle for her life, she […]

Elkhorn Students Visit Brookestone Village

Some Elkhorn South High School students recently visited Brookestone Village to interview some of our residents. They plan to use the interviews to author brief biographies for framing and posting outside residents’ doors. Enjoy their article below! http://wpsites.elkhornweb.org/stormalert/2015/11/reporters-record-nursing-home-residents-lives-gain-wisdom/ […]

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