News at Dow Rummel Village
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Celebrating 60 Years of Service to Seniors
by Darla Van Rosendale There are some who dare to dream dreams and make a difference. Among them were the Rummel family and the Dow family, both of whom individually dared to envision the creation within the city of Sioux Falls of a new type of community, one that would serve the needs of those of advancing years. Both embodied their visions in their wills. Because of the generosity and forward thinking of the Rummel family and Dow family, Dow Rummel Village is celebrating a milestone of 60 years of service to seniors in Sioux Falls. We opened our doors in March of...
Complete senior living community offers huge variety of ways to fill your day
SIOUXFALLS.BUSINESS with Jodi Schwan This paid piece is sponsored by Dow Rummel Village. Feb 21, 2023 The day typically starts at 9 a.m. with a trip to the pool for Margaret Jones, where she does water aerobics with friends. “I have always been eager to keep up water exercise, and they have a lovely pool here and a class every morning,” she said. “You make friends with others, and it’s a good way to get acquainted.” For Dave Martin, mornings mean the fitness center, where he spends Monday, Wednesday and Friday in a workout class and Tuesday and Thursday in a balance class followed by a...
SiouxFalls.Business: Dow Rummel Village announces CEO succession plan
https://www.siouxfalls.business/dow-rummel-village-announces-ceo-succession-plan/ Feb. 13, 2023 A new CEO has been named to replace Darla Van Rosendale, who is retiring this spring after 25 years at Dow Rummel Village. Josh Hofmeyer will succeed Van Rosendale, effective April 28. “Josh was selected from a large group of highly qualified candidates for his broad, high-level experience and leadership in the senior living industry,” board chair Charisse Oland said in a statement. Hofmeyer’s career has included roles as an administrator and in developing telemedicine services for the...
Dow Rummel Village announces CEO succession plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2023 SIOUX FALLS, SD – Dow Rummel Village has announced that Josh Hofmeyer has been selected to be the next CEO, effective April 28, 2023. Josh will succeed current CEO, Darla Van Rosendale, who announced plans to retire after a successful 25-year career at Dow Rummel Village. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are delighted to announce the selection of Josh Hofmeyer as the new CEO for Dow Rummel,” says Charisse Oland, board chair. “Josh was selected from a large group of highly qualified candidates for his broad, high-level...
Amid nursing home crisis, Dow Rummel celebrating 5-star rating
Keloland.com https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/amid-nursing-home-crisis-dow-rummel-celebrating-5-star-rating/ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There’s no shortage of challenges facing the nursing home industry in South Dakota, but a handful of facilities providing critical care for elderly populations are being recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In Sioux Falls, Dow Rummel was just recently named a five-star quality rating skilled nursing home by CMS, which is the highest designation. “There are only 10% of the nursing homes in...
Dow Rummel Village Earns Five-Star Quality Rating
SIOUX FALLS, SD, February 2, 2023 – Dow Rummel Village has been named a five-star quality rating skilled nursing home by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This five-star rating is the highest designation a nursing home can receive from CMS and only the best 10 percent in each state receive it. Dow Rummel is currently the only five-star rated skilled nursing home in the Sioux Falls area. According to CMS.gov, the rating system gives each nursing home a rating of between 1 and 5 stars. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered to have “much above average” quality while...
Dow Rummel Adds Tech Concierge Service
by Becca Horan We are excited to introduce Link technology services, Dow Rummel’s latest innovation. Link was created to provide on-campus, in-person tech support services for Dow Rummel residents and staff. The Link team - Nate Fischer and Becca Horan - hit the ground running when they opened in May. "We stay busy," said Becca Horan. "Our goal is to provide ongoing support and education that meets residents where they are at in their technical journey. It has been exciting to see more and more residents utilizing what today’s technology has to...
Resident and Family COVD-19 Update 6/20/22
by Darla Van Rosendale, CEO I wanted to give you an update on how things are going here at Dow Rummel with COVID cases and some changes we are putting into effect today. Over the past 6 weeks, we have had a couple cases at a time that we have been dealing with but with low exposures to residents and staff. We currently have a couple active cases with possible exposure to 5 staff and residents that we are testing and monitoring. This activity correlates to the number of active cases in Minnehaha County as it has throughout the pandemic. We will keep you posted if we...
Dow Rummel’s Back to Normal Long-Term Care Reopening Plan
Effective 03/08/2022 Revised The CMS and SD DOH guidance which is the basis for this plan considers all the vaccinations which have occurred in residents and staff. Visitation can be conducted in residents’ rooms, dedicated visitation spaces, and outdoors. Regardless of how visits are conducted, certain core principles and best practices reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission: The Core Principles of COVID-19 Infection Prevention Visitors who have a positive viral test for COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19, or currently meet the criteria for quarantine, will not be allowed at Dow Rummel...
Resident and Family COVID-19 Update 2/25/22
We are still seeing cases go down in Minnehaha County as well as at Dow Rummel. We currently do not have any active cases on our campus. We will continue to monitor residents for signs or symptoms and do health screenings with staff and visitors as well as routine testing for some staff based on our county’s positive rate which is current at 11.7% with 882 active cases in our county. While CDC is loosening mask requirements for the general population, they have not loosened mask restrictions for senior communities like us. So, we are still requiring all...