Bethany Crossroads Spring 2025

Bethany Volunteer Selected NDLTA Adult Volunteer of the Year Sarah Williams, a volunteer in the Towers Assisted

Living and Basic Care at Bethany on University, has been named Adult Volunteer of the Year by the North Dakota Long Term Care Association. Recipients are selected in three categories: Adult, Young Adult, and Group. She will be honored at the NDLTCA Annual Conference in Bismarck in early May and will be submitted for the National Award.

Sarah began volunteering at Bethany Retirement Living more than six years ago while her father was a resident in Bethany on University’s Skilled Nursing Facility. What started as helping with crafts once a month has grown and evolved into a schedule of several hours every month, assisting with a wide variety of activities for residents in Basic Care and Assisted Living. Sarah is selfless and encouraging, traits she picked up from her mother.

Sarah has a unique vision of what residents would find interesting and fun. Always seeking entertaining and rewarding projects and activities for residents, Sarah now assists with a wide variety of activities in the Towers Basic Care and Assisted Living.

She helps with the monthly resident birthday party, decorating, serving and assisting residents.

Several years ago, she initiated a Christmas gift program; and she and nearly a dozen friends provide gifts to those who might otherwise not receive anything. She organized a monthly Helping Hands program where Bethany residents work with materials provided by the local School District to assemble up to 100 hygiene kits monthly for students in need in the Fargo Public Schools.

Sarah suggested (and has been instrumental in implementing) the annual Women’s Tea around Mother’s Day where she and several friends don aprons and bring vintage teacups and plates to Bethany to offer a traditional tea party for our ladies.

In addition to being creative and thoughtful, Sarah is

detail-oriented. Through her conscientious effort, Bethany Towers residents feel valued and “seen”. Sarah always puts the residents and their needs first. She encourages residents to participate in activities and projects and ensures that the finished crafts are useful by providing, for example, stamps for postcards and hooks for hanging decorations the residents make.

Her dad passed away in 2020, but Sarah’s mother lives in Bethany’s assisted living and she, too, has been recruited

by Sarah to help out with various projects. Same with her sister, Karen, who regularly comes to hang out with her mom and sister, and assist with projects and activities. Additionally, Sarah brings her chihuahua, Lexi, to visit from time-to-time and the pup is a big hit with residents.

Sarah is an example of a “successful retiree”. Since retiring from a career in electric utilities, she has filled her time and been a blessing to others by giving her time and talent to residents at Bethany and volunteering at other organizations in the community. Sarah gets others – family members and friends – excited about giving back to organizations that are important to her.

We are fortunate that she volunteers at Bethany Retirement Living. Her passion for serving others, her creativity and the enthusiasm that she brings to our residents’ experience at Bethany are a wonderful example for others, and she enriches the lives of all those with whom she comes in contact.

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for your information Mission Statement Sponsoring Congregations

Bethel Lutheran, Wahpeton Bethlehem Lutheran, Fargo Buffalo Lutheran, Buffalo Davenport Lutheran, Davenport Emmanuel Lutheran, Abercrombie Faith Lutheran, Dwight Faith Lutheran, West Fargo First Lutheran, Fargo Galchutt Lutheran, Galchutt Herby Lutheran, Harwood Hickson Lutheran, Hickson Hope Lutheran, Fargo Horace Lutheran, Horace Kindred Lutheran, Kindred Lutheran Church of the Cross, West Fargo Maple Sheyenne Lutheran, Harwood Martin’s Lutheran, Casselton Messiah Lutheran, Fargo Mooreton Lutheran, Mooreton New Hope Lutheran, Leonard Norman Lutheran, Kindred Olivet Lutheran, Fargo Our Savior Lutheran, Page Our Savior’s Lutheran, Colfax Peace Lutheran, Fargo Pontoppidan Lutheran, Fargo Richland Lutheran, Walcott St. John Lutheran, Arthur St. John Lutheran, Embden St. John Lutheran, Fargo St. Mark’s Lutheran, Fargo St. Paul’s Lutheran, Tower City St. Peter Lutheran, Leonard Walcott Lutheran, Walcott Zion Lutheran, Harwood

Board of Trustees

Paulette Amundson, Retired – Chair Dan Beauchamp, Essentia Health - Vice Chair Roger Olson, Tharaldson Hospitality - Treasurer Ben Carlsrud, Network Center, Inc - Secretary Cheryl Anderson, Retired Jerilynn Brantner-Adams, Vogel Law Firm John Hertsgaard, SpaceAge Synthetics, Ltd. Laura Ness Owens, Doosan Bobcat, Inc. Beth Renner, Wells Fargo Lianne Rockstad, Retired Rick Steen, Retired

To provide living opportunities in a senior community shaped by Christian values.

Values

BELIEVE: We believe in the power of the individual. Every resident is unique and special;

every employee has the opportunity to make a difference. We believe in the power of faith.

ETHICS: Ethical behavior drives our daily decisions. We are open and honest with our residents, co-workers and the community.

TEAMWORK: We are a regional leader in long-term care because of the exceptional teamwork of our employees, working together to achieve our mission.

HOME: This is our residents’ home. We will treat every resident with compassion, courtesy, dignity and respect. We provide excellent care for each based on his or her individual needs. Every decision puts the resident first.

ACCOUNTABILITY: We are accountable for our conduct and decisions.

NEW: We are consistently searching for new and innovative ways to meet the needs of our current and future residents.

YOU: You make a difference! Bethany is a community of individuals living and working together, enriching the lives of residents, employees, volunteers, visitors, and families.

Vision

Bethany’s vision is to be the region’s preeminent provider of senior living services.

About Bethany

Operation Function Established American Lutheran Homes Skilled I Nursing Care 1979

Transitional Care Skilled II Nursing Care 1968 Towers Basic Care 1963 Towers Assisted Living 1978 Bethany Personal Care Services

1986

Bethany Foundation

Charitable Support

1986

Bethany on 42nd Gables Skilled Grace Pointe

Senior Apts & Assisted Nursing Care Independent Housing

2009 2009 2016

Ethos Home Care

Home Health & Hospice

2015

# of Residents/Units 65 31 76 77 44

40 116 58

Stuhaug, President & CEO Leadership Shawn Kaye Angus, CFO Adam Broers, Senior Executive – Human Resources & Safety Dawn Hummel, Senior Executive – Resident Care, Skilled Operations Joyce Linnerud-Fowler, Senior Executive – Housing & Assisted Living Grant Richardson, Senior Executive – Development & Community Relations

Medical Director Dr. Parul Gupta

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news briefs Bethany Earns Pinnacle Quality Awards Bethany Retirement Living has been awarded

eighteen Customer Experience Awards from Activated Insights.

Qualifying for the awards displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services.

The Skilled Nursing facility at Bethany on 42nd was recognized in eight categories: Cleanliness, Communication from Facility, Quality of Food, Professional Therapy Services, Recommend to Others, Laundry Service, Overall Satisfaction, and Safety/ Security. The Skilled Nursing facility at Bethany on University was recognized in five categories: Activities, Cleanliness, Dining Service, Laundry Service, and Quality of Food. Towers Assisted Living and Basic Care at Bethany on University was honored in two categories: Safety and Security and Overall Customer Experience. Gables Assisted Living at Bethany on 42nd was recognized in three categories: Personal Care, Safety and Security and Overall Customer Experience.

Shawn Stuhaug, President/CEO of Bethany Retirement Living, describes receiving the awards as an honor, stating that, “Long term care facilities across North Dakota and across the nation participate in the on-going Pinnacle survey process to gauge the opinions of those who live at their facilities. To be measured against such a yardstick and come out on top speaks very well of the people we have taking care of our residents and our facility.”

Throughout its 85-year history of serving the community, Bethany Retirement Living has placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that the individual needs of every resident are met. Over the course of 2024, a sampling of Bethany’s residents and their families have participated in monthly telephone interviews that include open-ended questions, as well as the opportunity to rate Bethany Retirement Living in specific categories. Every month, Bethany has gathered real-time survey results in order to gain a better understanding of the residents’ needs and make improvements when necessary.

By qualifying for the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award, Bethany Retirement Living has satisfied the rigorous demand of scoring in the top 15 percent of the nation across a 12-month average. Clients have the opportunity to achieve Pinnacle’s Best in Class distinction on a monthly basis in many categories designed to accurately reflect on each resident’s experience. Pinnacle conducts more than 100,000 surveys a year and works with more than 1,100 clients in 47 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Giving Hearts Day For the Twelfth year, Bethany Retirement Living was selected to

participate in the 2025 Giving Hearts Day, conducted by the Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact GiveBack. The event is a 24-hour on-line giving opportunity for donors to support the missions more than 600 charities in our region.

Additionally, gifts made on Giving Hearts Day are matched, either by Dakota Medical Foundation or other generous donors.

On Thursday, February 13, Giving Hearts Day, Bethany received $18,851 in charitable support plus matching funds of an equal amount, for a total raised of $37,702, both are records for total GHD support at Bethany. We had 109 GHD donors (another record), 33 of whom didn’t give to Bethany during Giving Hearts Day last year so, new Giving Hearts Day donors accounted for more than 30 percent of the donors, including resident family members, employee family members, vendors and others.

Forty-four percent of this year’s Giving Hearts Day donors at Bethany took advantage of the Early Giving option by making their gift between January 1 and Giving Hearts Day. It was a fun and exciting way to tell Bethany’s story and raise new dollars to support our mission “to provide living opportunities in a senior community shaped by Christian values.”

Thank you to all who took part in the event. We plan to participate in Giving Hearts Day again next year – on Thursday, February 12, 2026 – so watch this newsletter and your mailbox for details as the event approaches.

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news briefs Auxillary Update

The Bethany Auxiliary, The Bethany Auxiliary has started 2025 with

a bang. Their annual Soup of the Day events at each Bethany campus were held in midJanuary with dozens of soups contributed by volunteers, employees and resident family members. The events raised nearly $1,800 and introduced many people from outside of Bethany to the great facilities we offer.

The next event for the Auxiliary is the Geranium Sale. Look on page 17 of this issue of Crossroads for information on placing your order. This is the Auxiliary’s largest fundraiser of the year and provides thousands of dollars they, in turn, use to benefit residents and patients at Bethany Retirement Living.

Other activities scheduled include Syttende Mai celebrations in May, Salad Extravaganza events in July, and other events in the fall.

Officers elected for 2025 are: Mary Ann Hansen, President; Gayle Nesemeier, Vice President; and Jane Radig, Secretary.

At the March meeting, the Auxiliary approved funding for a wide variety of purchases, including LCD writing tablets, Netflix subscriptions, Portals of Prayer, aromatherapy diffusers, intergenerational programming, wireless microphone system, pulse oximeters, support for the Chaplaincy services, krumkake irons, and many others.

If you are interested in being part of the Bethany Auxiliary, contact Brianne Anderson, Director of Community Life, at 701.239.3246 or banderson@bethanynd.org.

Update Bethany Retirement Living, has converted to a new database system to manage our mailing list. The list for this issue of Crossroads was generated through the new system and will likely have some errors. If you’ve received the newsletter by mistake or would like us to edit your entry please email your correction to grichardson@bethanynd.org. Thank you for helping us keep our mailing list current and accurate.

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President and CEO Report Dear Friends, Nationally, the long-term care industry continues a slow recovery, post pandemic. As of late 2024, the average nursing home occupancy rate SHAWN STUHAUG increased slightly to President and CEO 80.5%, up from 77.9% Bethany Retirement Living in 2023, but still below the pre-pandemic level of approximately 81%. The labor shortage remains critical, with the industry still requiring 148,700 long-term care workers to return to pre-pandemic employment levels. The pace of nursing home closures has accelerated, with at least 774 skilled nursing facilities closing between February 2020 and July 2024, resulting in the displacement of 28,421 residents. Additionally, there are 62,567 fewer nursing home beds than before the pandemic.

Locally, at Bethany, we had strong occupancy in 2024. Our operations averaged the following occupancy: skilled care-98%, assisted living-91%, basic care-96%, and senior apartments-99%. Our employees remain the heart of our operations, and our average job openings have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Our average number of job openings for all departments is down to levels we have not seen in years.

The 69th ND Legislative Assembly is currently in session as I write this letter. This session is important for our basic care operations. Historically, basic care facilities have been given rate increases that are well below inflation levels. The North Dakota Long Term Care Association recently published a study stating that basic care facilities are underfunded by an average of $83.13 per resident per day.

Ethos Homecare and Hospice continues to be a successful partnership between Bethany, Eventide and

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Knute Nelson/Vivie (Alexandria, MN). Ethos now has operations in Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Forks, ND. Ethos is a great fit with the Bethany continuum of care.

Other accomplishments of 2024 include USNews rating both Bethany on 42nd and Bethany on University “High-Performing” nursing facilities, earning their “Best Nursing Home” designation. We received five 1st place awards in The Forum’s Best of the Red River Valley contest. In the Family and Community Category, we placed first in Best Customer Service and Best Large Employer. In the Health and Wellness Category, we placed first in Best Customer Service, Best Medical Facility and Best Physical Rehab Facility.

Our skilled care operations at Bethany on University earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Nursing Care Center Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. Bethany’s Transitional Care Unit was also recognized by earning Post-Acute Care Certification.

We will be applying for Joint Commission Accreditation at Bethany on 42nd Skilled Operations this summer.

Prairie Business Magazine named Bethany as one of the region’s 50 Best Places to Work in 2024. These accomplishments would not have been possible without Bethany’s hard-working and dedicated employees.

I want to thank Bethany’s 35 sponsoring ELCA churches for their ongoing support. I also want to thank Bethany’s Board of Trustees for their guidance and leadership and our community volunteers that give so much of their time to Bethany.

Please review our 2024 Annual Report. Senior Executives and Department Directors have provided information about their departments and how their work affects our residents, patients, and employees.

Sincerely, Shawn Stuhaug President and CEO, Bethany Retirement Living

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Board of Trustees Ben Carlsrud West Fargo | Secretary

Paulette Amundson Fargo | Chair Paulette Amundson is a retired Health Care Executive for Sanford Health. Paulette is a former member of the American Organization of Nursing Executives, PAULETTE AMUNDSON Chair, Fargo American College of Health Care Executives, National Rural Health Association and the Medical Group Management Association. Paulette and her husband, Loren, have two adult sons who are married and five grandchildren and are members of Hope Lutheran Church. Her second board term expires in the spring of 2025.

Dan Beauchamp Fargo | Vice Chair Dan Beauchamp is the Facilities Senior Director for the west market of Essentia Health. He is a member of the American Society of DAN BEAUCHAMP Healthcare Engineering. Dan Vice Chair, Fargo and his wife, Deb, have four children and are members of Sts. Anne & Joachim Church. His second board term expires in the spring of 2025

roger olson Fargo | Treasurer Roger Olson is a Senior Project Manager for McGough Construction.

He previously was with Meinecke-Johnson Company ROGER OLSON for 33 years, most recently as Treasurer, West Fargo Senior Vice President. Roger and his wife, Jackie, have two children and are members of Hope Lutheran South.

His first term expires in the spring of 2025.

BEN CARLSRUD Secretary, West Fargo

Ben Carlsrud is President of Network Center, Inc. Ben and his wife, Amy, have three children and are members of First Lutheran Church. His second board term expires in the spring of 2025.

Cheryl Anderson, Walcott | Trustee Cheryl Anderson is a retired Nurse from Sanford Health.

Cheryl and her husband, Keith, own and operate KCA Farms. Cheryl serves CHERYL ANDERSON as President of Shepherd of Trustee, Walcott the Prairie Parish, President of Walcott Lutheran Church, Sexton of Walcott Cemetery and President of the Walcott Veteran’s Memorial project. Cheryl and her husband have three sons and are members of Walcott Lutheran Church. Her first term expires in the spring of 2026.

Jerilynn Branther Adams, Fargo | Trustee Jerilynn Branter Adams is a partner with the Vogel Law Firm and is on the firm management committee.

JERILYNN BRANTHER ADAMS She is a member of the Cass Trustee, Fargo County Bar Association, and the Family Law Sections of both the North Dakota State Bar and the American Bar Associations. Jerilynn and her husband, Jonathon, have two children and are members of Hope Lutheran Church. Her first board term expires in the spring of 2026.

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Rick Steen Fargo | Trustee Rick is a retired partner from Eide Bailly. He most recently completed eight years (two terms) as a Cass County Commissioner, having served two years as chair and three RICK STEEN Trustee, Fargo years as vice chair. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and a member of the North Dakota Society of CPAs. Rick currently serves as the chair of the Fargodome Finance Committee and the vice-chair of the Metro Flood Diversion Finance Committee.

Rick and his wife, Laurie, have two children and four grandchildren, and are members of Hope Lutheran Church. His first board term expires in the spring of 2027.

Laura Ness Owens Fargo | Trustee

Laura Ness Owens is Vice President of Brand and Marketing for Doosan Bobcat, Inc. She serves on the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Board of LAURA NESS OWENS Directors, the Wall Street Trustee, Fargo Journal Chief Marketing Officer Network and the Brand Muscle Executive Customer Advisory Board. Laura is active in the Fargo Moorhead community as a volunteer for several organizations and a teacher/member of Yoga Alliance. Laura and her husband, Steve, have two children and are members of St. Anthony of Padua Church. Her first board term expires in the spring of 2027.

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John Hertsgaard Kindred | Trustee

John Hertsgaard is Partner/ Owner of Hertsgaard Farms and President/CEO of SpaceAge Synthetics.

His previous positions include Director of Far East JOHN HERTSGAARD Operations for Amphenol Trustee, Kindred Corporation in Hong Kong from 1985 - 1989. He serves on the Board of the Kindred Economic Development Corporation and the Kindred Cemetery. John has three children and seven grandchildren, and is a member of Kindred Lutheran Church. His first board term expires in the spring of 2027.

Beth Renner Fargo | Trustee Beth is a retired financial services executive. Previously she served as the Head of the Advice Center for Wells Fargo enterprise. She has more than 33 years of BETH RENNER Trustee, Fargo experience in the financial service industry and in the field of philanthropy. She is a current member of the Concordia College Board of Regents. Her first board term expires in the spring of 2026.

Lianne Rockstad Walcott | Trustee

Lianne Rockstad is a retired Business Owner of AB Art Gallery. Lianne has served as a past board member of the Kindred Area Dollars for Scholars and the ND LIANNE ROCKSTAD State Dollars for Scholars Trustee, Walcott and is a member of the Ladies Oriental Shrine Waheed Court #81. In her past employment with H.C. Price Company, she spent 23 years working in a subcontractor role on the TransAlaska pipeline. Lianne is a member of Walcott Lutheran Church. Her first board term expires in the spring of 2027.

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Foundation For the twelfth with the residents they know. We value our relationship with those churches who consecutive help us spread the word about the service year, Bethany Retirement Living was selected to participate in Giving Hearts Day, a one-day, online GRANT RICHARDSON giving program Senior Executive, Development and through the Community Relations Dakota Medical Foundation and the Impact Foundation, offering matching funds for contributions made on that day. We set new records in the amount raised ($37,702), number of donors (109), new donor gifts ($8,575) and gifts from those taking advantage of the Early Giving option. It was a great day.

In 2024, Bethany’s Auxiliary had their most successful Geranium Sale as that fundraising program continues to grow.

Additionally, the Auxiliary hosted Soup of the Day, Salad Extravaganza, and Syttende Mai events to generate financial support that allows the Auxiliary to provide many “extras” that enrich residents’ lives.

Bethany distributes a monthly update to our sponsor congregations that includes a composite calendar of resident activities, a short blurb about a variety of aspects of Bethany’s operation and flyers about upcoming special events.

Family members and other individuals can use this information to be engaged

Bethany offers.

Bethany has been working with In-House Advertising for several years. They are able to measure where our marketing efforts can have the greatest impact, produce print and broadcast materials that have a consistent and positive message, and generate creative ideas to help reach a larger audience of potential residents and employees.

We continue to expand our use of social media and post something nearly every day on both the public and Bethany employee Facebook pages and on Twitter and Instagram. These posts describe events and programs at Bethany, recruit employees and volunteers and provide information about the aging process.

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Community Life A highlight real for an incredible

year of events, volunteers, community involvement, and resident engagement.

January and February kicked off 2024 with New Year celebrations, “Soup of BRIANNE ANDERSON the Day” fundraisers, Director, Community Life order-in lunches to both Giant Panda and Olive Garden, Super Bowl parties, Mardi Gras fiestas, new Netflix series-runs, pub trivia and Leap Day! March and April brought us March Maddess brackets, Pi Day socials, spring tea parties, shamrock shakes, green smoothie bowls, order-in lunches to Domino’s and Puerto Vallarta, a tattoos/brews and apps event, jazz night, cooking classes, outdoor walks, college collabs, card games and Orange Juliuses.

Throughout the months of May and June we celebrated May Day, Cinco De Mayo, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Syttende Mai. We made bird houses, played dice games, took trips out to Walmart, the Red River Zoo, and Pizza Ranch, had banana splits, fruit pizza and jam sessions on the patio, and hosted an incredibly successful Auxiliary geranium fundraiser, bringing in more than $16,900 in sales. We tried our hand at viral baking recipes like Disney’s Pineapple Dole Whip, held a pickle tasting, and received visits from “The Ice Cream Team” ice cream truck.

July and August flew by as we soaked up the sun. We enjoyed exercise on the patio, “Salad Extravaganza” fundraisers, beach parties, water balloon fun, chili dogs, outings to Culvers, Target, the Fargo Air Museum, Dollar Tree and Red Hawks baseball games. “Cosmic Treats” ice cream truck shared delicious treats. We planted flowers on the rooftop garden, grilled quesadillas, roasted marshmallows and listened to guitar at summer night bonfires, attended outdoor concert events, and checked out the classics with “Valley Vintage Car Club”.

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As fall set in, through September and October, we went on Autumn drives, apple crisp baking, chili cook offs, and our annual resident/family/employee/ volunteer Picnic event. We held Colorado peach socials, celebrated “Grandparents Day”, Labor Day, Oktoberfest, Pastor Appreciation and Halloween. We hosted a loaded baked potato and apple fall fest fundraiser and had special guest stand up comedian “Randy Riggle” having us laughing off our seats.

With the holidays upon us, November and December were jampacked. We celebrated North Dakota’s 135th anniversary, voted in the presidential election, honored our Veterans, hosted holiday auctions, and relaxed with harvest beer and wine tastings. We enjoyed mocktails, happy hour, order-in lunches to KFC, a turkey day photo shoot, homemade krumkake, hot cocoa and Christmas stories by the fire, and our resident and family “Winter Wonderland” Christmas parties – potluck style.

Beyond those highlights, we held monthly Parkinson’s and Veteran’s support groups, received visits from various therapy dogs/animals, and held classes such as a sign language course, book club, and “Around the World Discovery,” all the way from Thailand to Paraguay. We partnered with “4 Luv of Dogs”, held Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate parties, exercised, bingoed, raffles, and we can’t forget about popcorn Fridays! Bethany hosted an astounding 250 live music entertainment and music therapy events at Bethany this year.

A huge thank you to all our volunteers that joined us throughout 2024. With 150 individually serving volunteers, various school/church/community/ organization group volunteers, Auxiliary members, and 80 new volunteers serving us for the 1st time in 2024, we marked just over 14,400 hours served. Over the summer, our junior volunteer program successfully hosted 42 kids eager to learn, give back to their elder community, and join in on the festivities with 2,800 hours served.

As we reflect on 2024, we are most grateful for the opportunity to have served our residents, patients, families and the Bethany community. We look forward to another year of meaningful events, and activities, continuing to make a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.

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Housing & Assisted Living Quality accolades for Bethany Gables! In June of 2024, we

received word from American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) that Bethany Gables Assisted Living had been accepted as a 2023 Bronze Quality Award recipient. The Bronze Quality award is the first step in a national program that recognizes facility commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.

Bethany Towers achieved the Bronze status in 2023.

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Quality and resident satisfaction were recognized in 2024 through Pinnacle Quality Insights, Customer Experience Award Program. Bethany Gables and Bethany Towers achieved several “best in class” ratings. Best in class, means Bethany placed in the top 15% of care providers nationwide! Bethany Gables Assisted Living achieved “best in class” status in the following areas: Personal Care, Safety and Security, and Overall Customer Experience.

Bethany Towers Assisted Living and Basic Care achieved “best in class” in the following areas: Safety and Security, and Overall Customer Experience.

Please take a moment to review our lines of service noted below. And if you haven’t been to see us in a while or if you are new to learning about Bethany’s Independent Living, Assisted Living, Short Stay and Basic Care options, give us a call or email and come see what we have to offer!

KASEY LIVINGSTONE, LPN Basic Care Coordinator Kasey has been with Bethany as an LPN Service Coordinator since 2016. In 2020 she moved into her role as our Basic Care Coordinator.

Bethany Grace Pointe offers spacious one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 910 to 1,440 square feet. Grace Pointe features heated under-building parking, beautifully appointed amenities – perfect for entertaining! Amenities include fitness center, arts and craft studio, social lounge and roof top patio, media/library and quite nooks on every floor for games, reading or just enjoying a sunny place to kick your heels up. Neighbors and friendships are an integral part of daily life as well as potlucks, resident led exercise groups, etc.

Bethany Gables continues to be a premier independent and assisted living community. Bethany Gables offers 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments in a quiet, closeknit community with a variety of special events and amenities. Amenities include 1804 Club, Movie Theater, Wellness Center and 42nd St Diner.

Bethany Towers II Assisted Living offers studio and one-bedroom apartments with stunning views of the heart of Fargo! Amenities include 9th floor lounge with a bar height counter, club tables and chairs, 8th floor billiards room, cards and game room, arts and crafts area, computer center, TV lounge, etc. Main floor amenities include Towers Event Center, Towers Great Room, Hair Salon, Gift Shop and University Café. Outdoor areas include a wide variety of seating arrangements and elevated vegetable gardens. Join us for a traditional stay or ask about our Short Stay Suites!

Bethany Towers Basic Care is a much sought after level of care by seniors and their families. When seniors need a little more than Assisted Living and/or they need the financial assistance offered through the state of ND, Bethany Towers is a perfect solution. Residents enjoy all the amenities of the Bethany on University campus and the very busy social calendar, all while receiving the care they need in an affordable setting. Care and Services are “all inclusive” yet allow for – and encourage – the independence of residents.

BETHANY ON 42ND BETHANY GABLES • 40 Independent & Assisted Living Apartments

BETHANY ON UNIVERSITY BETHANY TOWERS • 44 Assisted Living Apartments • 77 Basic Care Units

BETHANY GRACE POINTE • 58 Independent Apartment

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Environmental Services Environmental Bi-Weekly housekeeping service is provided to Services provides the Gables apartments.

Housekeeping, Floor Care and Laundry services to Bethany on University Skilled Care, KATHY ULSETH-TENOLD Rehabilitations Director, Environmental Services Suites, Towes Assisted Living and Basic Care. At Bethany on 42nd services are to Skilled Care, Gables Assisted Living and Town Center.

Bethany on University has a central laundry operation which provides daily personal clothing and linen services to skilled residents and Rehabilitation Suites patients. Daily housekeeping service is provided to all areas in the Skilled, Rehabilitations Suites and Towers common areas. Towers II Assisted Living resident apartments are cleaned on a bi-weekly basis while Basic Care receives weekly service. Floor Care employees perform many duties in all buildings including routine maintenance of floors and upholstery cleaning.

Bethany on 42nd has a laundry within each Skilled household. Environmental Services and other household staff participate in the daily processing of linen and resident personal clothing. Daily housekeeping service is provided to the skilled households, Town Center and common areas in the Gables.

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Environmental cleaning is essential for residents, patients and staff safety. We continue to strive for a successful cleaning program, providing consistent education by having regular hands-on training and meetings that revolve on a quarterly basis.

Our primary goal is to minimize the risk of infection for everyone. Supervisors observe staff cleaning, and we test the environmental surfaces to ensure the staff are thorough.

Some of our project upgrades for 2024 included replacing bathroom flooring in our Towers II resident rooms that were outdated, we will continue this project in 2025. We started replacing the office carpet on the Northeast end of the main floor. We removed built-in Formica closets in three double rooms on each floor on the Memory Care units and updated them to free standing armories and nightstands.

We replaced the carpet in resident rooms as needed at Bethany on 42nd in both skilled and Gables to keep rooms looking fresh and nice.

We also replaced the elevator carpet in the Grace Pointe elevators and landings.

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Dining Services Another year has flown by here at Bethany Retirement Living. 2024 was a busy year in Dining Services. Brooke Gorder continues as the Director of Dining and Nutritional Operations role, overseeing day-to-day operations for both Bethany on University and Bethany on 42nd. Brooke has been an active part of Dining Services since May of 2007, holding many titles, such as DSA, Cook, and Supervisor.

At Bethany on University, Brooke works alongside Assistant Director of Dining & Nutritional Services, Stacy Kolb, and PM Production Supervisor, Kasey Harvala. At BROOKE GORDER Bethany on 42nd, we have Director of Dining Services, Hannah Volk, and Assistant Director, Dining & Nutritional Services Director of Dining Services, Amy Thorsteinson, who continue in their roles. Together, Bethany on University they are active in the daily staffing and operations of the department, ensuring quality measures, working on performance improvement and overall keeping things running smoothly. All Dining Services employees (approximately 80 at University and 40 at 42nd), are actively engaged in preparing, cooking and serving the meals to all the residents and patients residing at Bethany Retirement Living.

Dining Services management also works closely with the Bethany Clinical Dietitian team. Jordan Hruby, RD, LRD, is the lead dietitian and oversees Kya Welsh, RD, LRD; Sarah Holman, RD, LRD; Stephanie Scott, RD, LRD; and Justine Cadwell, RD, LRD. Together, the Clinical Dietitian team and the Dining Services team work to ensure Bethany provides resident-centered care to all residents and patients by continued care planning, auditing, and brainstorming to improve and streamline processes between campuses.

In 2024, University Dining Services prepared approximately 266,000 meals for our Skilled, Basic Care and Assisted Living residents and patients. Dining Services at 42nd prepared approximately 130,000 meals for the Skilled and Assisted Living residents. Both campuses have implemented a Food Committee that meets multiple times a year to taste-test different food items and go over the menus. The 42nd Street campus received brand new ovens, replacing the two original ovens from its opening in 2010!

The University Café and 42nd Street Diner continue to operate daily, offering many tasty options for our residents, visitors and staff, from the burgers, wraps, grab-and-go and extensive beverage choices. The University Café added a hotdog roller, offering hotdog specials daily.

Like every year, we have had our challenges, but the Dining Services department persevered and ended the year stronger than ever. Brooke would like to thank all the Dining Services staff, management and clinical dietitians for all their hard work and dedication to our residents and patients, providing nutritious meals, and for the flexibility and patience with the continuous changes in the foodservice world.

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PASTOR BRIAN HANSEN Director, Chaplaincy Services

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“3Jesus got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. - Luke 5:3-6

Spring’s arrival brings with it the warmth of the sun, the

beauty of blooming trees and flowers and a return to time spent outdoors. As a child growing up in Walker, MN (on Leech Lake) there was no greater spring day than opening fishing. I loved getting back out on the waters with my dad, spending time in in the boat in search of a catch.

One of my favorite fishing stories is the one found here in Luke where Jesus invites Peter (who has been fishing all night without catching anything) to try again, but this time in deeper waters.

As a person who grew up with a love of fishing, I’ve learned that sometimes in order to catch fish, you need to try something else, a different lure or an adjusted presentation maybe even deeper waters.

This past year at Bethany has been a wonderful season of going deeper. As the Pastor here at Bethany, it has been a gift and blessing to be invited to join people in the deep waters of faith and life. Those deep waters maybe in growing closer in relationship with each other and sharing our lives together. Those deep waters may involve spending time together as we wrestle with a recent health diagnosis or a significant change in the routines of life. Those deep waters may even be journeying together into the deep waters of grief and loss.

I am thankful for our continued partnership with our area churches, pastors and volunteers who join us along with Christ in those deep waters providing support, caring and such an amazing depth of relationship. As we continue to follow Christ into the deep waters of faith, may Christ guide us as we follow where he calls. May we be open to the spirits calling to join God in exploring new possibilities in unexplored waters. May the one who beckons us to join him in the boat go before us, in front of us and within us as we journey together into the deep waters.

In Christ, Pastor Brian Hansen

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Resident Care At Bethany we offer 24 CNA Classes annually.

This course is approved by the ND Department of Health and requires an inspection every Two years. We take great pride in helping to train students to become great CNAs (either at Bethany or in the community!) Our classes DAWN HUMMEL are offered on-site and Senior Executive, Resident encompass two weeks Care - Skilled of classroom instruction with an additional week of clinicals, during which, the students work side-by-side our direct care CNAs. Most classes have between 15-20 students.

Both our Bethany on University and Bethany 42nd campuses also host Nursing Student Clinicals. We partner with NDSU, M-State, NDSCS, Rasmussen and Nightingale nursing programs. The 300+ Nursing Students that are on-site during the year get to see all aspects of care, both shortterm and long-term residents/patients. Onsite clinicals are foundational and provide a great understanding of the care needed for the elderly geriatric population.

Our Directors of Nursing are also our Infection Preventionists. This role is extremely important as we navigate infection control and antibiotic stewardship. They recently completed the Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll Program which entailed getting the Silver Award for 2025. The Silver Level signifies the facility has shown commitment to stewardship, tracks, and promotes guideline-based usage of antimicrobials.

The care delivered at Bethany encompasses a multidisciplinary approach. One of the key pieces of this is our commitment to therapy and collaboration with Bluestone Therapy. Therapists work closely with our care team to ensure that residents/patients maintain their functional abilities or to gain strength to return to their baseline. The work they do to “push our residents/patients” to perform at their optimal level of functioning is key in the quality of life for those staying at Bethany.

We recently added a new position—RN House Supervisor.

Maro Banez has taken on this role and works every weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) from 6pm—6am. His role encompasses many things, but two of the most important are ensuring customer service during nontraditional business hours as well mentoring the staff that work these “off hours”.

He’s truly become a go-to leader that staff appreciate. We’re excited to see how we can expand his role even more.

Lastly we were busy this past year continuing our journey into the Quality Award through the American Health Care Association (ACHA) We submitted an application for the Gold Award, having already received the Silver Quality Award for both campuses. This award is based off the Baldridge quality criteria. This is the highest award that a facility can receive and entailed many hours of preparatory work focusing on systems, processes and demonstrating superior performance. We are awaiting a response from the judges regarding our application status. If the judges feel it’s worthy, we will have 3-5 examiners that will come on-site to watch our teams perform. There are very few Gold Awards given annually—last year there were only two facilities in the entire nation that were chosen. Facilities that are awarded the Gold Quality award show the dedication and commitment to overall quality.

Social Services

The social services department at Bethany Retirement Living continued our 2024 year providing person-centered care, building and strengthening relationships with our residents and families, and responding to needs. Every role within the Social Services department is different – from finding unique interventions and purposeful activities for those with dementia on our Memory Care Unit to working with our short-stay patients in our specialized Rehab Suites, assisting with their discharge goals.

Over the course of 2024, more than 300 residents/patients discharged home or to a lesser level of care. The social services department has supported residents and their families CASEY JONSON through adjustment of moving to a skilled nursing facility, grief and loss, advance care Director, Social Services planning, and providing a positive, home-like environment that encourages residents to engage in socialization activities with others, uphold preferences and dignity, and promote use of remaining skills and abilities.

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Social Services, Cont’d Bethany Retirement Living continued our additional staff trainings on working with residents with dementia – which is the #1 diagnosis on both of our campuses. Our Virtual Dementia Tour and our Certified Dementia Care Specialist trainings have staff members experience what it may be like to have symptoms of dementia and learn about interventions, therapeutic programming, and how to best care for those with dementia and cognitive changes.

Our Memory Care Unit team has also continued hosting their twice-a-year “Endings and Beginnings” program – a sixweek support and educational program for those who have a loved one with dementia to learn more about the disease, its progression, and to share their own experiences.

Human Resources

The Bethany Human Resources Department is comprised of Ginny Carpenter, Employment Coordinator, who has been with Bethany since March 2017, Shelby Siems, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator, who has been with Bethany ADAM BROERS since April 2021, Katie Senior Executive, Human Monk, Employment Resources & Safety Coordinator, who has been with Bethany since October 2022, Macy Christiansen, HR Assistant, who has been with Bethany since August 2024, and Adam Broers, Senior Executive of Human Resources and Safety, who has been with Bethany since June 2003.

Tragically, we lost a valued member of our HR team in 2024. Alyssa Berg, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator, who had been with Bethany since 2004, passed away unexpectedly in July. It was a time of terrible sorrow for our team. Alyssa provided unwavering service to Bethany for nearly 20 years.

She is missed by all.

Bethany currently has approximately 800 employees on staff. With so many employees, new accomplishments happen daily. Our consistency could not happen without these excellent employees. Bethany has an excellent referral program and remains our top source of recruitment. Great current employees referring great new employees, a win-win for all!

The highlight for Bethany this year was winning multiple categories in the Forum’s Best of the Red River Valley competition. For the HR department, we are especially proud of winning gold as the Best Large Employer. This is a tremendous honor, and we feel it speaks volumes about our employees.

Another exciting update for 2024 was our partnership to bring several employees from the Ukraine to

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work at Bethany. We are very fortunate to have such great employees from this region and are hopeful we can continue to expand this program further.

Bethany has partnered with Retain by Pinnacle to conduct 15-, 30-, 60- and 90-day surveys with our new employees. The information is timely and valuable, allowing employees an immediate voice in their employment and allowing Bethany to work hard on fixing any concerns in real time.

We continue to offer employees an extremely competitive health and dental insurance plan including a specific-provider-only health plan in addition to an open network plan. Bethany also offers an immediate employer match in our 401(k) plan – an excellent employee benefit!

Employees have the option to utilize the wellness centers at both Bethany locations at no cost. Employees also have the option to add supplemental insurance through All State and identity theft protection through Legal Shield.

We have an exciting student loan bonus program to assist our nursing employees with loan payments. We also offer employees a longevity bonus after three consecutive years of service of 1,000+ hours per year – an excellent opportunity to recognize long-term employees.

We introduced a Bethany CNA class in 2012. While our goal is certainly to attract as many applicants as possible to a position within Bethany after the class, we also recognize the importance of increasing the total number of CNA certified individuals in the Fargo-Moorhead area. This has been an excellent program for Bethany and the community.

Bethany’s focus on social media is strong and has proven to be a valuable tool for us to connect with employees, families, and friends. Look for more Bethany videos to include resident and employee features in 2025.

We are also utilizing video for many employee education items. Additionally, we continue our targeted marketing and recruitment, allowing us to pinpoint by city or zip code any area we want to recruit. We are partnered with several recruitment sources and our local colleges and high schools to expand our recruitment reach even further.

It is an exciting time to be a member of the Bethany team as we experience growth and new opportunities. We are proud of the work our employees do for our residents and patients and look forward to another rewarding year.

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Building Services At Bethany on 42nd in 2024, we continued work on ongoing projects

and completed several other projects throughout the year. Our ongoing projects consist of TV replacement in skilled resident rooms, wrapping up replacement in two households this past year, , total of 26 rooms receiving up-to-date TVs. Another ongoing project is handrail replacement in the skilled areas with all handrails in the Sterling House household being replaced in 2024.

Facility grounds projects completed include resealing and striping of BRIAN BUENG the Grace Pointe and Gables Parking lots. Also leveling concrete in uneven Director, Building Services areas along egress from the building as well as sidewalks around the facility.

Bethany on University An awning was installed for the 2nd floor patio in the skilled nursing area, so residents have another comfortable space to enjoy the outdoors.

Additional projects completed inside the facility include completing the audio-visual equipment upgrades in the Larsen Chapel. These upgrades included sound and visual display upgrades. Also upgraded inside the facility were several water mixing valves. These were switched over to digital controlled mixing valves to provide more consistent water temperatures throughout the facility.

At Bethany on University, we had many projects throughout the year.

In the Skilled buildings, we had a remodel of the 3rd floor Willow Lane kitchenette that included new cabinets, countertops, and appliances. On the LES SCHOCK west side of Willow Lane 2nd floor, we replaced resident room windows. We also Director, Building Services replaced some doors and hardware in hallways and upgraded the door alarms.

Bethany on 42nd Towers I, we replaced resident room doors on the 3rd floor and upgraded to led lights on the 5th floor. Towers II, we replaced the makeup air unit and added air conditioning to help cool the hallways on the 2nd through 9th floors.

Outside Bethany we replaced sections of city sidewalk and had the parking lots crack sealed, seal coated and restriped to keep them in good condition. We also purchased a new broom for the bobcat to keep the parking lots clean in the winter.

Business Office

Where We Receive Our Funds

Put Our Funds to Use HowHow WeWe Put Our Funds to Use Where We Receive Our Funds Interest 3.1% Depreciation 8.2% Contracted Services 6.8%

Skilled Univ 50.4%

42nd Skilled 33.5%

Other 8.6% Supplies 4.2% Edible Supplies 3.4%

KAYE ANGUS Chief Financial Officer

Salaries 55.2%

42nd Grace Pointe 3.0% BHI 0.2% 42nd Gables 2.5%

Benefits 10.4%

BHHC 0.9%

BT II 5.2%

BT I 4.4%

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news briefs Bethany Auxiliary Selling Geraniums Flowers feed your soul and lift your spirits!

The Bethany Auxiliary is selling geranium plants in 4½” pots for just $6.00 each. These beautiful plants are locally grown from cuttings at Bloomfield Garden Center in Sabin MN. They are available in four colors: red, pink, salmon and white.

The Auxiliary Geranium Sale helps raise money to provide items for Bethany residents – such things as Portals of Prayer devotional booklets, blanket warmers, aromatherapy, Netflix services, heat lamps, aviaries and the Chaplaincy program, just to name a few. These purchases enrich the lives of all residents at both Bethany campuses.

For every plant purchased, $2.65 will be used by the Auxiliary to benefit the residents.

Geranium Plant Order Form Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________________________ Number of Plants/Color: __________________ Red __________________ Salmon __________________ Pink __________________ White Total Number of Plants: __________________________ @ $6.00 ea = ___________________________ I would like to make a donation to Bethany: $ _____________ Pick Up Location:

Bethany on University

Bethany on 42nd

In case of short supply or crop failure, substitutions may be necessary.

Plants (in 4-1/2” pots) locally grown by Bloomfield Garden Center.

Please make checks payable to Bethany Auxiliary.

Mail order and check to: Brianne Anderson - 201 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103

QUESTIONS? Call 701.238.5419 or email carol.johnson623.cj@gmail.com

Orders must be placed by Friday, April 28, 2025.

Plants may be picked up between 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 7, at Bethany on University or Wednesday, May 8, at Bethany on 42nd.

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expressing our gratitude We gratefully acknowledge the following gifts received between November 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025. Memorials of $100 or more are listed in two places.

ANNUAL GIVING $5,000 or more John & Liz Lyngstad Janice & Dennis Nelson Richard & JoEllen Solberg $2,500 to $4,999 Hope Lutheran Church, Fargo Thomas Rickard $1,000 to $2,499 Randall & Marcia Betcher Steven & Alison Dye David & Janet McNair Shawn & Tanya Stuhaug $500 to $999 Kaye & Mark Angus Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fargo Adam & Jessica Broers Rob & Jana Bye/Fargo Linoleum Dawson Insurance/ Marsh McLennan Brianna & Phil Doyle Doris Hertsgaard John Hertsgaard Dawn & Myron Hummel Mark Jensen & Leah Fujimoto Alana Knudson R. Douglas & Sally Larsen Marion Mueller James & Jenaah Nyhof Grant & Michelle Richardson Arlyce Widmer Raydon Workin YHR Partners $100 to $499 Paulette & Loren Amundson Betty Anderson Cheryl & Keith Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Tom & Stephanie Astrup Ronald & Gardie Bethke Jean & Bruce Bokinskie

Tiffany & Tom Bolgrean Shirley Bolme Ben & Amy Carlsrud Climate Control, Inc. Theodora Dahl Bradley DeJong Donald & Astrid Dolezal Neal & Karen Eriksmoen Patty Evans Susan Farbo Rocco & Laurie Ferraro Renee Fowler Sue Gast Kenneth & Nancy Hagen Brian & Kendra Hansen Heidi & Fred Heilman Hickson Lutheran Church, Hickson Darlen Just Donald & Paula Kranz Jacob Krieg Barry & Nancy Land Kenny & Brenda LeNoue Joyce & Bruce LinnerudFowler James & Janet McLeod Matthew & Cynthia Mohr Bruce & Janice Nereson Network Center Inc. Donna Odegaard Heather & Chad Ogdahl Lori Ohland Marvine Olson E. Gail Osowski Steve & Laura Ness Owens Gerald Qualey Brain & Evelyn Quigley Beth Renner Richland Lutheran Church WELCA Lianne Rockstad Mary Rustad Alex & Rebecca Rydell Michael Sheridan Rick & Laurie Steen Elwood Stordahl Mark & Stephanie Strand Dennis Tallman Norma Tessmer

Shane & Sarah Underdahl Bette Vandersteen Margaret Watson Ray & Diane Weisgarber Tammi & Cory Weiss Paulette & Loren Werner James & Carla Wolsky OTHER ANNUAL GIFTS Jerilynn & Jonathan Brantner Adams Paige Andel Derek Andersen Benetta Anderson Brenda Anderson Brianne Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Carol Arthaud Dan & Deb Beauchamp Samantha Blevins Alyssa & Richard Blumler Ann Boisjolie Bernice Braun Kathleen Brey Linda & Glen Broers Vanessa & Ryan Bryn Justine Cadwell Ginny & Grant Carpenter Donna Chalimonczyk Macy Christiansen Bon Chyn Bruce & Mary Davidson Elizabeth Erickson Ann & Mike Faught Lori Fischer Esmeralda & Michael Franssen Carol & Scott Funfar Rhiannon Garcia Corene Geffre

Karen Gemar Stephanie Germolus Harriet Greuel Suzann Gross Eric & Missy Halvorson Shannon Hauge Jamie & Cheri Haugen Ken & Marlys Hay Lexi Heisler Rebecca Hendrickson Jordan & Matt Hruby Patty Ingemansen Barry Johnson Judy Johnson Patricia Johnson LaVonne Jordheim Grace Juah Jan & John Klocke Stacy Kolb Shawn Kreil Erika Kyllo Neal & Kay Larson Shilo Larson Victoria Lohmann Lorette Ludlum Carolyn Markle Anna & Ryan McGillivray Susan McGuire Amanda McIntosh Katie Monk Tia Nicholas Connie Niemi Alexandra Nord Jetara Norris-Jones Jane Oberg Michael Olson Mariz Olson Roger & Jackie Olson Dave & Shelley Parkhouse Marlene Ptacek Jane Radig Ashleigh Rauscher Susan & Roger Reinhart Krista Rennecke Lisa & Kyle Renner Michael & Julie Ross Jack Rydell Maren & Roger Samuelson

Allison Schendel Kelli & Ryan Seeger Shelby Siems Harley & Terri Sprenger Maja Sunjic Carman Swenson Raven Sylvia Kathleen Ulseth Tenold Amy Thorsteinson Neil Van Dam Everett & Miriam Vogel Carol Vreeman Jennifer Weifenbach Kristi Wick Linda Widner Breana Williams Kathleen Yanish IN KIND GIVING Mary Aasness Carol Arthaud Angie Heiden E. Gail Osowski Rust Papachek Connie Walby Shayna Wirkus TRIBUTE GIFTS IN MEMORY OF… Roger Beardsley • Greg Akason Maren Blatchford • Lois Jacobson • Lola Ruff Wendell Dean Blatchford • Lola Ruff Leone Junkert Crahan • Rosemarie Klein Marilyn Dolezal • Donald Dolezal

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expressing our gratitude George & Elizabeth Fujimoto • Leah Fujimoto & Mark Jensen Orlin & Shirley Greene • Terri Greene Kenwood Grewe • James & Carla Wolsky Bella Griffiths • Mari Irwin Jerry Harrington • Angie Heiden

Donna Kovar • Shayna Wirkus

Norbert Miller • Eileen Miller

Joyce Stevenson • Carol Arthaud

Peter Locken • AnnaLea Locken

William Mueller • Marion Mueller

Elaine Stordahl • Elwood Stordahl

Brianne Anderson • Bernadette & George Lies

Ruby Miller Lyman • Willis Lyman

Edwin Osowski • E. Gail Osowski

Kenneth Vettel • Delores Vettel

Marian Massey • Doris Hertsgaard

Elizabeth Mark • John Mark

Robert Richardson • AnnaLea Locken

Delano Walby • Joan Justesen • Connie Walby

Judy McLeod • James & Janet McLeod

Lois Rickard • Thomas Rickard

Javana & Jalana Steinmetz • Andrea & Jon Steinmetz

Nancy Miller • Margaret & Kenneth Dahl • Donald & Paula Kranz • Ray & Diane Weisgarber

Karen Jacobsen • Joan Justesen Warner Knudson • Alana Knudson

Esther Ritter • Rosemarie Klein

IN HONOR OF…

William Watson • Margaret Watson Rudy Vandersteen • Bette Vandersteen

Winton Rohweder • AnnaLea Locken Kris Sheridan • Michael Sheridan

Bethany On-line Information relating to all facets of Bethany’s operations, as well as admission, employment and volunteer inquiries can be accessed 24 hours a day on-line at www.bethanynd.org.

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Some of Bethany’s friends enjoy receiving the Crossroads newsletter in print form (like this issue, for example.) Increasingly, though, readers of the newsletter prefer to receive and read the newsletter on their computer, tablet or phone. It’s convenient for the reader, they can take it with them should they want to refer to something and it can arrive more quickly.

From Bethany’s perspective, sending the newsletter electronically saves printing and postage costs and can reach readers in a more timely fashion.

If you would prefer to receive the Crossroads newsletter by email rather than by mail, please contact Grant Richardson at Bethany (701.478.8910 or grichardson@bethanynd.org) to make the switch.

Please Consider Bethany...

Your will (or living trust) indicates your intentions, then provides the power to accomplish them. This document remains the key element in most estate plans. Bethany Retirement Living depends greatly on outright gifts and unconditional bequests so that it can faithfully serve our residents. An example of a charitable bequest favoring Bethany is as follows: I give, devise and bequeath to Bethany Homes, Inc., a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in

Fargo, North Dakota, $___________ (or ___% of my residuary estate) (or description of in-kind property) to be used by Bethany Retirement Living.

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