I had always heard Meadowlark Hills is for older adults, but when I moved in, I found out Meadowlark Hills keeps us young.
Outdoor Encounters: Pebble & Pond
April 22, 2025
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Monday, April 25, the West Elevator will be out of service due for six weeks due to a jack replacement. The main Hallway will be partially blocked while the work is being completed.
The Olympiad has now begun and all participants should be recording their physical activity on the tracking sheets. Week One tracking sheets will be due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. They can be dropped off at the Hospitality Desk or in the Caul Fitness Center.
The kinesiology department is seeking participants for a research study. The study requires one (or two) visits to the laboratory that lasts approximately two hours and participants will receive a health assessment, exercise test and a body composition scan.
Submitted by Sue Hunt
It was one of those days when the wind wasn’t blowing a gail; so I took a walk to the pond to see if there was any evidence of early wild flowers. There were many small sprouts, so we should have many blooms in May. On the way back I cut through the stillman trail to the quary trail on a path which is mowed and easily walked. There were purple blooming ground plum and prairie parsley (a fern plant with small yellow flower). Both these plants are safe to eat, the parsley tastes like celery and when the plum appear they are good in salads.
Submitted by Michelle Haub
For the fourth consecutive year, the State of Kansas proclaimed April as National Parkinson’s Awareness month. Recognizing the growing number of individuals affected by Parkinson’s disease, the City of Manhattan made its inaugural proclamation for April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month.
Submitted by Nathan Bolls
Last Friday had a typical beginning: alarm clock, squashing a cockroach or two, breakfast, shaving and dressing, and reviewing my list of things-to-do-today. Fellow travelers on the short-term-memory-loss trail will relate to that list-checking ritual.
The first item of business was (at his request) to drop off at our CEO's office my final recommendations for growing (as a surreptitious cash crop) a small patch of Cannabis in a remote spot on campus.
Submitted by Mike Davis
Friday, April 8, there will be a company bringing a lift to work on the soffit right over the Village Entrance. This will block the drive in to the Front Lobby for most of the day. Maintenance encourages everyone to use the West and Breezeway Entrances while this is being completed.
Submitted by Jayme Minton
Thank you for your continued support of Prairie Star Restaurant and for me in my role as the Support Services Director. One of the things I love most about working at Meadowlark Hills is the always-present opportunity to openly share feedback, suggestions, appreciation and even the occasional concern.
Can we do it all?
Meadowlark Hills is each resident’s home. The organization strives to provide high-quality care and customer service for those who live at Meadowlark Hills while creating a welcoming and comfortable environment an individual can call home and staff can take pride in their work.
But is Meadowlark Hills always able to take care of any resident needs? The short answer is no – not if the clinical acuity of a resident is too high for a skilled nursing or transitional care facility to manage.