Twenty years ago health care choices for seniors who were in need of care were somewhat limited to either a hospital stay or going to a nursing home.
Kathy Rode, a nurse at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, saw that many of them could stay at home with just a little assistance.
“We wanted to offer a third option in the way of home health services, where nurses would make visits in people’s homes to help them recoup after surgeries or if they needed further assistance,” said Rode, who is the founding Director of Mennonite Home Health and Senior Services.
Leland and Joanne Voth celebrated 65 years of marriage on Sept. 2, 2015.
Leland grew up in China where his parents were missionaries with the General Conference Mennonite Church and later lived in Newton, Kansas. Joanne's home town is Bluffton. Joanne left Bluffton College for one year as an exchange student to Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. She later graduated from Bluffton College. In 1950 they were married in the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
There are openings for Mennonite Memorial Home Mobile Meal Volunteer Drivers. Volunteers deliver just one day a month and openings are on the 2nd Wednesday and the 4th Tuesday of each month. Meals are prepared by The Mennonite Memorial Home and are delivered with-in the Bluffton Village limits. The delivery starts at 11:30 a.m. and takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes. If you would like to be a Mobile Meal Driver and serve the Bluffton community, please call Mary Ann Ring, volunteer coordinator, at 419.358.1015, ext 248.
