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Friendship Village security officer Brandon Soehngen, right, was honored by the Fenton Fire Protection District in February for his quick response to a fire in the apartment of resident Gloria King, left, last December.

Fenton Fire honors Friendship Village security officer

July 25, 2021

A Friendship Village security officer has been honored by the Fenton Fire Protection District for his quick response to a fire inside a resident’s apartment in December.  Brandon Soehngen, a security...

Jill Frein, construction project manager for Friendship Village, outside the new assisted-living and memory care building on Friendship Village’s Chesterfield campus.

Friendship Village opens new Chesterfield assisted living, memory care as part of $200M project in South and West County

August 19, 2020

For Jill Frein, construction project manager for Friendship Village, Sept. 8 will be a big day to celebrate. After more than a year of construction, she and her team will open the doors to what the senior...

At the time this photo was taken in March, three residents and an employee at the South County Habilitation Center had tested positive for COVID-19, the first officially confirmed cases in South County.

Restrictions loosened on senior facilities as records show the toll of COVID-19

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 24, 2020

St. Louis County is loosening restrictions on senior facilities at the same time that newly collected data showed that most of the deaths in St. Louis County from COVID-19 have been nursing home residents. The...

A Sunset Hills Rosie the Riveter helps out with her sewing skills to make masks.

Friendship Village’s ‘Rosie the Riveters’ are hard at work sewing masks

May 3, 2020

Senior-living facility Friendship Village has modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" who are are hard at work sewing masks to not only keep themselves and staff members safe but also the rest of the St. Louis...

Rudi Heider celebrates his 107th birthday and his successful recovery in beating COVID-19.

On 107th birthday, St. Louis man is oldest in United States to beat COVID-19

May 2, 2020

A 107-year old Chesterfield resident is believed to be the oldest patient in the United States and one of the oldest in the world to recover from the coronavirus. Rudi Heider celebrated his “miraculous”...

Tony Snyder, right, shakes hand with Consul General of France for the Midwest region Guillaume Lacroix after Lacroix presented him with the Legion of Honor, Frances highest distinction.

Friendship Village resident receives French Legion of Honor for World War II service

March 12, 2020

A South County resident was awarded France’s highest distinction, the Legion of Honor, during a ceremony at Friendship Village Feb. 25. The consul general of France for the Midwest region, Guillaume...

Friendship Village at Home Clinical Liaison Paul Bucherich assists a program member with meal preparation in her home.

Friendship Village now offers Medicare certified home health service for seniors

June 17, 2019

Friendship Village at Home Clinical Liaison Paul Bucherich assists a program member with meal preparation in her home. Friendship Village announced the acquisition and launch of its Friendship Village...

Friendship Village first to introduce new fall prevention technologies

Friendship Village first to introduce new fall prevention technologies

June 17, 2019

Friendship Village Sunset Hills Wellness Coordinator Sarah Corbett works to assess resident Bob Wilds’ fall risk using the new VirtuSense VST Balance fall prevention and balance screening program. Falling...

Back row, left to right: Posing with the Business of the Year award is Stacey Zerban, administrator; Carmen Fronczak, vice president of strategic initiatives; Gayle Randa, chief human resources officer; Carmen Worley, director of outreach. Front row, left to right: Tim Vosse, chief financial officer; and Terry Walsh, president and chief executive officer of Friendship Village Services and director of the Friendship Village Sunset Hills campus.

Friendship Village Sunset Hills honored as Business of the Year by Crestwood-Sunset Hills chamber

March 13, 2019

The Crestwood-Sunset Hills Area Chamber of Commerce named Friendship Village Sunset Hills the 2018 Business of the Year and presented the award last month. The chamber awards this honor annually to businesses...

Building rendering for the Devonshire Building, with 76 new senior living apartments, part of the Friendship Village Sunset Hills expansion. Photo courtesy of Friendship Village.

Friendship Village gets high marks, praise from investors on bond sale

February 18, 2019

Friendship Village received a positive response from investors when it issued bonds to complete financing for expansion projects of its St. Louis-area senior living campuses. During the course of the bond...

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