BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President and Chair

Mr. Bob DeVita

Vice President

Jennifer Doering, PhD, RN

Secretary

Mr. Peter Mullaney

Treasurer

Mrs. Bridget Coffey

Directors

Sr. Mary Kay Brooks, SSND

Mr. Patrick Cannon

Ms. Lora Olenchek

Mrs. Linda Price-Topp

Mr. Rick Schmidt

Dr. Linda Ward, M.D.

Advisory Board

The Most Reverend Jeffrey Haines, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee

Mr. Christian Slaats

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. David Fulcher

Campus Administrator

Mr. Patrick Shaughnessy

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from

the CEO...

Ten years ago, we gathered to celebrate our 100th anniversary serving seniors in southeast Wisconsin. It was a time of celebration, but also of reflection, as we thought about what Milwaukee Catholic Home’s next chapter would bring.

In our spring 2014 issue of Focus, I wrote: “The word ‘encounter’ has captured our imaginations, and we’re looking forward to finding new ways to animate our mission by more authentically living that call. We’ll be listening carefully to our partners, thinking more deeply about collaboration, and staying open to the ways in which God might be leading us.”

I’m so proud of how, in the time since then, we have fully embraced this call to encounter and collaboration. We continue to partner with the Catholic Ecology Center in our work at Clare Gardens. Residents are thriving at Trinity Woods; they enjoy participating in engaging activities through our A Life Engaged™ programming, and even auditing classes at Mount Mary University in subjects such as biology, nutrition, literature, social justice, and psychology. Milwaukee Catholic Home also began managing Our Lady of the Angels convent, a community where the School Sisters of Notre Dame and the School Sisters of St. Francis live and practice their ministry. These and so many other of our valued partners define and strengthen who we are.

We have a lot to be proud of as we celebrate our present-day successes, and so much to look forward to in the future.

I thank all those whose work, passion, and faith have built this exceptional place. 

Clare Garden Suites at Milwaukee Catholic Home Introducing

We are excited to announce Clare Garden Suites— our new brand for memory care, at the Health and Rehabilitation Center at Milwaukee Catholic Home.

“The rebranding of the two separate units previously referred to as Assisted Living and Special Care into Clare Garden Suites more accurately reflects the home-like environment and Everyday Amazing programming that is offered,” says Emily Ferger, Program Administrator.

Clare Garden Suites offers two different memory care specific neighborhoods with various suite layouts that enable residents to live comfortably while enjoying views of our beautifully landscaped courtyard or lovely Eastside neighborhood.

Kennedy BSN RN Nurse Manager; Clare Garden Suites. “Simultaneously, supporting their families, educating our staff and the greater community.”

The Clare Garden Suites service plan is coordinated by a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team of physicians, physical, occupational, art and recreational therapists, dieticians, nurses, social workers, pastoral care, and other caring professionals.

To ensure that a resident with memory loss is properly cared for, we offer six levels of care based on an individual’s requirement for assistance. The levels of care focus on personalized resident needs and the type of assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). ADLs include bathing, toileting, dressing, personal hygiene, ability to transfer, and mobility. Prior to admission, a thorough assessment determines the most appropriate level of care.

“Clare Garden Suites supports our mission to care for the whole person relative to their needs, interests, and abilities,” says Milwaukee Catholic Home CEO Dave Fulcher. “As a Life Plan Community with more than 100 years of experience and excellence, health, wellness, and choice come to life.” 

Inspired by our philosophy of service for dementia care, Everyday Amazing, Clare Garden Suites ensures that those we serve are safe, secure, and living lives enriched by the social, spiritual, and recreational experiences that create meaningful, joy-filled opportunities, and a sense of belonging, a principle that guides A Life Engaged programming throughout our campus.

“Clare Garden Suites lives and breathes Everyday Amazing, our whole person, research-driven approach to delivering exceptional memory care services. It’s