Red Wing, Minnesota

"Where caring makes the difference!"

Awards

January 27th, 2009 - Welcome Home Health Care announced that Potter Ridge of Red Wing, Minnesota; Garnette Gardens of Redwood Falls, Minnesota; and Goldfinch Estates of Fairmont, Minnesota were awarded the companies highest honor of Best Community Award for the calendar year 2008.  Potter Ridge and Garnette Gardens are two-time award winners.  This is Goldfinch Estates first year winning the award.  The Award was made at the company’s annual meeting at Breezy Point, Minnesota at the end of January.

Criteria for the award include employment best practices and employee satisfaction, resident and family satisfaction, resident and staff safety, financial performance, matching resident needs to care plans throughout a resident’s stay, and overall occupancy.  Each of the performance objectives is to assure the proper and desired level of service is provided.

• Accepting the award on behalf of Potter Ridge was Jamie Kells, Director of Resident Services and Linda Beyers, RN/Director of Health Services at Potter Ridge.  Potter Ridge is managed by Welcome Home Management, Inc. of Hutchinson, MN.  Please visit their community page here.

January 27th, 2009 - Welcome Home Health Care is proud to announce that Potter Ridge has won the Resident Choice Award for 2008.  This is the third year in a row that Potter Ridge has won this award.  Welcome Home Health Care is proud of all of the communities due to the high scores given by the residents that live at their community during their annual resident satisfaction survey.  While the average score of each community was 90%, Potter Ridge took home the award with a combined category score of 95%.  Congratulations to the staff at Potter Ridge for their award, and congratulations to the entire staff at Welcome Home Health Care on making your communities a great place to call home!

January 28th, 2008 - Welcome Home Health Care announced that Windmill Ponds of Alexandria, Minnesota; Potter Ridge of Red Wing, Minnesota; Garnette Gardens of Redwood Falls, Minnesota; Keelson Harbour of Spirit Lake, Iowa were awarded the companies highest honor of Best Community Award for the calendar year 2007.  Windmill Ponds recently transitioned to offering a full array of senior assisted living services.  The Award was made at the company’s annual meeting at Breezy Point, Minnesota at the end of January.

Criteria for the award include employment best practices and employee satisfaction, resident and family satisfaction, resident and staff safety, financial performance, matching resident needs to care plans throughout a resident’s stay, and overall occupancy.  Each of the performance objectives is to assure the proper and desired level of service is provided.

• Accepting the award on behalf of Potter Ridge was Jamie Matthees, Director of Resident Services at Potter Ridge.  Potter Ridge is managed by Welcome Home Management, Inc. of Hutchinson, MN.  Please visit their community page here.