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Meet Our Greeter Published March 6th It’s Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Here at Byron Health Center, we have the pleasure of serving over 40 individuals with a developmental disability. Our residents live their lives to the fullest each and every day. They are who they are and nothing stands in their way! Each day, they are able to enjoy various … Read More

Working at Byron Health Center can be a lot of things. Normally, one wouldn’t use the word “lit” to describe it though. But for Diane Bader, one of her most fond memories of Byron was when Herman Zeppering, a resident who lived at Byron for 37 years and passed away in 2016, gave Diane a tea candle, as he knew … Read More

from one of our Resident Engagement Specialists, Silvia Nino Published February 18th Do you leave work at the end of your day and think of the impact you had or the great things you did in that one given day? I have been a team member here at Byron Health Center for 4 years and it’s been a journey I … Read More

from Audra Guy, Byron Health Center CFO, and Lane Guy, Mind Remapping Specialist (as told by Lane) Published February 14th Audra and I started dating back in in 1991. She was 16 and I was 19. Two years later, I asked her to marry me. Coming up on April 8th, we will now have been married for 24 years. We … Read More

an interview with Gwen Poindexter, QMA Published February 5th Nowadays, it is rare to see anyone stay at a place of employment for longer than five years. (Who are we kidding? Even a one year stay is amazing these days!) Gwen Poindexter is a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) who has worked at Byron Health Center with our “Miller’s Place” Assisted … Read More

from our Administrator and Executive Director, Sarah Starcher Published January 28th As we start to gear up for the most romantic month of the year, I would like to introduce our theme for February: #whyIHEARTByron. I often tell people that I “heart” Byron, like an ode to the infamous ‘I “heart” New York’ t-shirts. I heart Byron with my whole … Read More

from our Scheduling Coordinator, Donna Money Published January 24th The Legend of “Brookies’! Some people hear the word “Brookies” and wonder … ‘what are those’? Well, let me explain. Imagine a brownie colliding with a cookie, which results in – COMPLETE HEAVEN!! I was at home one evening and it was very cold outside (like 15 degrees below zero). It … Read More

from our Move-In Coordinator, Shannon Young Published January 17th Hello and Happy New Year! Those of you who care for loved ones with physical, mental or special needs are often the caregivers that overlook your own personal health and wellness. Now that the Holidays are over, it is a perfect time to allow yourself a much-needed break or “Respite”.  Respite … Read More

from our Director of Marketing & Public Relations, John Drebenstedt Published January 9th Following the tradition started in the mid-1950s during the tenure of Superintendent Orville Miller of the then-named Allen County Home, we celebrated Christmas with our Christmas Gift Angel parties on December 19th & 20th. 2018 celebrated the 26th anniversary of the Byron Health Center Gift Angel program … Read More