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CMSS Board Highlight: John Disterhoft

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CMSS is proud to introduce the Vice Chair of our Board, John F. Disterhoft, PhD. John is Magerstadt Research Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Throughout his career, John has focused on research and explored aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, biophysics, neurophysiology, and more. He has also served as a teacher and mentor […]

SASI Stories: SASI Client, Judith

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CMSS’ SASI Home Care program provides non-medical home assistance to adults across Chicagoland. We assist older adults so they can remain in their homes and communities. We focus on ensuring the comfort of the people we serve and work to reduce the burden of care that often falls on family and friends. SASI Care Partners […]

CMSS Board Highlight: Leslie Knight

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CMSS is proud to introduce Board Member Leslie Knight. Leslie retired at the end of 2017 after an impressive career, including 43 years working at LeadingAge, a national association of non-profit providers of aging services. At LeadingAge Leslie was the Vice President of Member and State Relations, where she served on the organization’s leadership team […]

2024 Spirit Award Honoree: Ellen F. Butkus

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Established in 2021, the Spirit Award is presented each year to an exceptional individual or organization whose efforts have had an inspiring impact on the field of aging or the lives of older adults. Spirit Awardees demonstrate CMSS’ core values of dignity, respect, compassion, and equity. This award seeks to honor those whose work demonstrates […]

SASI Stories: SASI Care Partner, Angie

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CMSS’ SASI Home Care program provides non-medical home assistance to adults across Chicagoland. We assist older adults so they can remain in their homes and communities. We focus on ensuring the comfort of the people we serve and work to reduce the burden of care that often falls on family and friends. SASI Care Partners […]

CMSS Board Highlight: Evan Witkowski

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Meet Evan Witkowski, the CMSS Board Treasurer since 2022. Evan works as an Institutional Relationship Manager at Wespath Benefits and Investments, an investment firm providing services to the United Methodist Church. In this role, Evan develops and manages relationships with institutional clients, oversees the creation of products and services to enhance the institutional investor experience, […]

Partner Highlight: Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL)

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The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) provides free legal services to low-income seniors and people with disabilities throughout Cook County. CDEL focuses its efforts on matters related to financial stability, including consumer debt and disputes; housing on behalf of landlords and tenants; estate planning, including end-of-life planning; and other issues, including divorce and […]

SASI Stories: SASI Care Partner, Dan

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CMSS’ SASI Home Care program provides non-medical home assistance to adults across Chicagoland. We assist older adults so they can remain in their homes and communities. We focus on ensuring the comfort of the people we serve and work to reduce the burden of care that often falls on family and friends. SASI Care Partners […]

2024 Spring Activities with the Hartwell Place Community

This spring at Hartwell Place has been full of fun activities and outings. In February, Hartwell Place residents and team members took a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. One of the best parts about being in Chicago is taking advantage of the museums and cultural institutions across our beautiful city.        […]

CMSS Board Highlight: Eden Tekle

Meet Eden Tekle, one of the newest members of CMSS’ Board of Directors. Eden is the Managing Member/Head of People at Comprehensive Construction Solutions, a Minority/Women-Owned Business that provides facilities management, precision pipe fabrication, HVAC, and more. In this role, Eden develops and executes operational strategies, working closely with VPs, providing leadership to staff, and overseeing […]

National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day

May 16th is National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day. On this day, we recognize and celebrate the older adults whose activism and bravery have led to greater rights and acceptance for younger generations of LGBT+ individuals. While we celebrate the pioneers of the LGBT+ movement, this day is also a time to call attention to […]

Older Americans Month at CMSS: Powered by Connection

Established in 1963, Older Americans Month is celebrated each May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a federal agency, Older Americans Month recognizes older Americans’ contributions, highlights aging trends, and reaffirms commitments to serving older adults in our communities. This year’s theme, “Powered by Connection,” focuses on the profound impact that meaningful connections […]

Why We Call Ourselves “Non-Sectarian”

This letter from 1900 was written by Pastor Emory D. Hull from the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. He was writing to the Superintendent at the time, Mrs. Isabelle Reeves, to recommend a member of the congregation to become a resident at CMSS. (Then called the Methodist Episcopal Old People’s Home).

Chicago Methodist Senior Services (CMSS) is a non-sectarian and inclusive non-profit organization that provides residences and care to older adults and their families. Some people are surprised to hear us call ourselves “non-sectarian,” while the word “Methodist” clearly appears in our name. The explanation for what may seem like a contradiction, lies in our founding 125 years ago.

Caring for Older LGBT+ Adults: An Insightful Media Interview on WGN Radio

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Chicago Methodist Senior Services was recently invited to shed light on the importance of providing inclusive and compassionate care to older LGBT+ adults on live radio. Talkshow hostess, Lisa Dent, welcomed Katie Fasullo, Director of Population Health and Health Equity at CMSS, to an enlightening interview that aired amid Pride Month celebrations.

Taste of CMSS: A Culinary Celebration

Last week, we celebrated multiple cultures represented at CMSS through one thing that unites all people–food! Learn more about our Taste of CMSS festivities.

Bringing Art to Life – Art-Based Memory Program

Since 2016, CMSS has partnered with Bringing Art to Life, a program founded by Dr. Daniel C Potts in Alabama where it found success before beginning its first and only out-of-state location, here in Chicago with us. BATL is an intergenerational art therapy and life story preservation program for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other […]

Maintaining a Culture of Person-Directed Care at the Pioneer Network Conference

Jeanne Heid-Grubman, CMSS’ Corporate Director of Memory Care, recently attended the ‘Pioneering a New Culture of Aging 2022 Conference’ to further the conversation about a positive culture within eldercare. The conference allowed attendees to learn about the many new methods and culture changes necessary to shift eldercare to a place where all care and support […]

CMSS Celebrates Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week

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Join us in celebrating #HealthcareFoodserviceWorkersWeek, October 3-9, 2021 This year’s theme is “Healthcare Foodservice: Teamwork is our Secret Recipe.” This week is set aside annually to honor healthcare food and nutrition professionals.  The food services department plays an integral part in our healthcare staff and is constantly evolving to find ways to make our residents […]

Reflecting on the last 30 years

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Join us in celebrating #HealthcareEnvironmentalServicesWeek, September 12-18, 2021. This week, we are celebrating National Healthcare Environmental Services Week. Our Environmental Services team works around the clock to make sure CMSS delivers the highest standards of cleanliness and residents safety. On behalf of our leadership team, we want to take this week to recognize, appreciate and […]