By Jaynie Jones UNIVERSITY PLACE – Lawson steps into this position with a solid background that will serve him and the community well. He comes to Soundcare (owner-operator of Messenger House) with dual career paths as a Social Worker and as a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator for the past 13 years.
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Bridgeport Place Welcomes Kiwi
By Jaynie Jones Bridgeport Place Retirement and Assisted Living welcomes Maringi Lloyd as the new Community Relations Coordinator. She is a native of New Zealand and refers to herself as a ‘kiwi’. Her professional background is in Special Education and she holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University, but she is also […]
100 Percent Deficiency-Free
By Jaynie Jones UNIVERSITY PLACE – Accolades and achievements continue to mount up for a University Place business owned and operated by Soundcare, Inc. with corporate headquarters in UP. Bridgeport Place Retirement and Assisted Living recently underwent its annual State inspection for license renewal. After three days of a comprehensive, leave-no-stone-unturned assessment of every aspect […]
Nurse adds complex wound care certification
Jennifer Iyulores-Ing, R.N., W.C.C. takes great pride in the recent addition of those three certification letters to her name beyond her R.N. degree. W.C.C. indicates that she has taken advanced, specialized training in the care of complex wounds. In November, she received formal acknowledgement that she is officially a Wound Care Certified nurse. Nurses with […]
Veteran nurse joins U.P. Care Center
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Michael Johnson, RN has been appointed to the position of Director of Nursing at University Place Care Center (UPCC). Mr. Johnson has nearly 15 years of experience serving as a Director of Nursing in skilled nursing and rehabilitation settings. He earned his Registered Nurse credentials in 1989.
Westside Story – Boathouse 19
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle If you hang out at Starbucks enough, like I do, you can learn something new every day. Why just this morning, I talked to two different people who told me about Boathouse 19, a brand new restaurant in the University Place / Tacoma area. The name cleverly includes two […]
Champagne Harvest Brunch at Bridgeport Place
By Jaynie Jones The University Place Senior Center and Bridgeport Place partner on a variety of programs throughout the year. A number of seniors who participate in bingo and other activities at the center have become regulars at the monthly Saturday Senior Soup-tacular at Bridgeport Place. November 19 was the Champagne Harvest Brunch at Bridgeport […]
Westside Story – Curtis High School Daffodil Princess
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle Back in about 1925 there was big trouble on the Puyallup Valley hop farms. That’s right, hops for beer. That is the kind of trouble that can strike fear in the hearts of any dedicated beverage imbiber. Disease struck the crops that Pioneer Ezra Meeker had promoted as a […]
1853 kick-off to week of special events
By Jaynie Jones An historical lecture about a young girl who arrived in Steilacoom in 1853 was presented for the residents of Bridgeport Place as the kick-off event for National Assisted Living Week. Sunday afternoon Nancy Covert (above), a freelance writer, author, and journalist who has immersed herself in Steilacoom’s history for more than 20 […]