Recognized for its commitment to the community, the Benedictine Living Community-Crookston was recently awarded RiverView Health’s 2024 Reaching Out to Serve award.
For over thirty years, RiverView Health has recognized individuals, groups, and programs with the Reaching Out to Serve award. The award goes to those who symbolize RiverView’s mission of serving the region while demonstrating innovativeness and voluntary self-initiated efforts to improve healthcare access and quality.
With skilled nursing facilities facing severe challenges nationwide, RiverView Health closed its Memory Care unit in 2023. The Benedictine Living Community worked closely with RiverView’s team to facilitate the transfer of residents wishing to stay in Crookston.
“Our partnership with the Benedictine Living Community provided peace of mind as we knew the residents we transferred to their care would continue to live life with purpose,” stated Grant Gunderson, chair of RiverView’s Board of Directors. “We are pleased to recognize the Benedictine Living Community for its long-term commitment to providing a senior living community with personalized care, well-being, and enrichment at the heart of everything it does. Thank you, Benedictine Living Community-Crookston, for reaching out to serve.”
RiverView team members presented Benedictine representatives Lindsey Erdman, executive director, and Lindsey Eckstein, assistant director of Nursing, with a $500 check as part of the award. “We are so very honored and excited to be recognized with RiverView’s Reaching Out to Serve Award,” exclaimed Erdman. “Our longstanding partnership with RiverView is of immense pride for us as we work jointly to provide important care and services for older adults in the Crookston community and beyond. For decades, we have collaborated to ensure seamless transitions whether our residents have acute care needs or RiverView’s hospitalized patients would benefit from a short-term care experience. We are so grateful for the comprehensive healthcare network in our area built on decades of history by both of our organizations. As time journeys on, the challenges mount for rural providers, but together we are strong. Thank you, RiverView.”
Representing the Benedictine Living Community-Crookston (left to right, holding the check) are Lindsey Eckstein, assistant director of Nursing, and Lindsey Erdman, executive director. RiverView representatives (left to right) are Nate Ellingson, Human Resources Director; April Grunhovd, chief nursing officer; Chris Bruggeman, chief operating officer; Carrie Michalski, president/chief executive officer; and Lance Norman, vice president of Ancillary Services.
