Recently, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued new recommendations on how long-term care and congregate living settings like Bethesda can safely begin to re-invite visitors within their settings. Prior to allowing visitors, each facility must weigh a number of factors, as well as clear certain MDH restrictions to advance to a higher level of […]

We are pleased to announce that Bethesda is tailoring a new program called Essential Caregiver – in accordance with guidelines released from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). This program will be designed to assist our residents who may have experienced disruptions in their normal care routines that were previously provided by a loved one […]

We are pleased to share that we are diligently preparing plans to re-engage family and friends of Bethesda residents through the recently released, “Essential Caregiver” designation, set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health. Before COVID-19, family and friends were an active presence in the daily life of Bethesda residents and tenants, and they played […]

Meaningful connections mean everything. That’s why we are excited to share our plans to accommodate outdoor visits between our residents, tenants and the ones they love. During this initial phase of re-connection, the health and safety of our residents, tenants and team remain Bethesda’s top priorities. For that reason, we must take the appropriate time […]

We are excited to welcome back our club members to Club Bethesda. Club Bethesda reopened with limitations on June 10, with a continued broadening reopening strategy to take place in phases. We have given thought to club members’ health and safety, as we prepared for this endeavor. Our reopening strategy will take place in phases […]

  Bethesda’s Outpatient Therapy Program in Willmar will resume seeing clients for medically essential appointments beginning June 1. Bethesda’s long-standing Outpatient Therapy Program has served community members of all ages. However, due to coronavirus (COVID-19), visitors and patients were temporarily restricted from accessing the Outpatient Therapy Program in our Wellness Center location. As some restrictions […]

Bethesda, a senior living provider in Willmar, released results of its organization-wide COVID-19 testing, reporting zero confirmations among residents of its skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Willmar and Olivia, as well as its largest independent living setting. “This is a remarkable accomplishment,” said Michelle Haefner, president and chief executive officer of Bethesda. “Reporting […]

In striving to continue to do what is best for life at Bethesda, as well as the community, Bethesda has independently arranged the opportunity to begin regular coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for all Bethesda team members, residents and tenants within its system of care. “These past few weeks have been a living testament to the tenacity […]

“The nursing profession was founded to protect, promote, and improve health for all ages.” – Unknown   In January 2019, when director-general of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the proposal to declare 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, he could not have imagined how important that declaration […]

In striving to do what’s best for the people at Bethesda, as well as the overall wellbeing of the greater community, two area health care facilities are working with Bethesda on testing for coronavirus (COVID-19). Bethesda has been working closely with HealthPartners Olivia Hospital & Clinic, formerly RC Hospital & Clinics in Olivia, and with […]