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When a loved one begins to need memory care, it can be overwhelming. Most families wonder how their loved one will adjust and want to make sure they find the best memory care home for them. It is an important decision, and difficult to know where to start. We help families every day who need […]

Fay Lord arrived in the United States as many have, in search of better opportunities for her family. She found work as a caregiver at Quail Run Assisted Living four years ago, while her husband and four children remained in Samoa. Her mother, caring for her family in Samoa, unexpectedly passed away. The COVID pandemic […]

Albany – Diane Hood has been selected to serve as the next Executive Director at Mennonite Village. Diane was chosen from a selection of candidates by the Mennonite Services Northwest and Mennonite Village Board of Directors. Diane had served as the interim executive director for nearly a year. “We were impressed with her broad experience, […]

Sam Rowley was introduced to senior services at an early age. At 17 Sam took a position as a dietary aid at a Senior facility in Salem. “Having conversations, listening to the stories, and developing relationships with those older adults really opened my eyes to how much I enjoyed this field,” Sam said. That experience […]

Mennonite Village has a new Chaplain, and his name is Timothy Weible. Timothy comes to Mennonite Village from the Bay Area in California, where he spent the last seven years as a Chaplain in a hospice program. “I moved up two weeks ago in a U-Haul with my wife, Shirley, and we are experiencing quite […]

Mennonite Village  encompasses close to 275 acres of land in south Albany, making it one of the largest continuing care retirement communities in Oregon. Residents enjoy six miles of walking trails on the campus that meander through wooded areas, beside lakes, along creeks, and garden areas. Among the woods and beautiful blooming flowers is a […]

The foundation is laid for the Mennonite Home for the Aged The Work Begins  Editor’s Note: Mennonite Village is celebrating its 75th year of service in 2022. Opening on July 27, 1947, Mennonite Village has grown from a retirement home serving 24 residents to a full continuing care retirement community with more than 600 residents and close […]

Editor’s Note: Mennonite Village is celebrating its 75th year of service in 2022. Opening on July 27, 1947, Mennonite Village has grown from a retirement home serving 24 residents to a full continuing care retirement community with more than 600 residents and close to 400 staff. Although the official opening for Mennonite Village was in 1947, the […]

Diane Hood has been named interim Executive Director at Mennonite Village.  She temporarily replaces Donna BreMiller who retired in February. Diane comes to Mennonite Village with a wealth of experience. She served as CEO of Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego, retiring in 2021. She has been doing consulting and interim work since that transition. Prior […]