How We Began : Spring Meadows Senior Community

Compassion Runs in the Family

The story of Spring Meadows began in 1975 with Jack Stone’s purchase of Resthaven Manor, a stately, turn-of-thecentury mansion that served as a 50-bed nursing home in Toledo’s Old West End. A decade later, in search of larger facilities and better surroundings, Jack constructed a new facility on the 30-acre Stone family farm in Holland, Ohio.

The newly named Spring Meadows Extended Care Facility opened its doors on January 14, 1985, with the transfer of 47 residents from Resthaven. With 100 beds, a bright new color scheme, spacious lounges and wide corridors, Spring Meadows residents were no doubt impressed with their new surroundings.

The fall of 1999 saw the completion of Astor House, a 15-unit assisted living complex located on the Spring Meadows campus. In 2002, we completed a second construction phase at Astor House, an endeavor that added 18 private suites.

Today, Spring Meadows Extended Care Facility is Spring Meadows Senior Community. And although the name has changed, our family’s commitment to service remains the same. For the Stone family, Spring Meadows is not just another business. It’s a home. We’re counted on everyday to deliver the ideal homelike atmosphere for each and every resident.

And this is exactly what we’ve done for over 30 years.

Spring Meadows is family owned and operated – and it’s from “family” that we draw our inspiration. We strive to treat each resident like a member of our own family. We want each resident to be at home here, surrounded by loving members of our extended family of care providers, doctors, nurses and administrative staff.

So let our family help your family. It’s what we do best.

Employee of the Month

Janet Luginbuhl

Janet Luginbuhl is an LPN and has been a member of our family since September 12, 2011. Janet has impressed everyone with her pleasant disposition, her compassionate care and her willingness to help out when another team member is ill. Janet usually works at Spring Meadows, but she has also worked several shifts at Astor House.

A graduate of DeVilbiss High School and the Toledo School of Practical Nursing, before becoming a nurse, Janet worked as a manager at Doktor Pet Center and was an Aviary Zookeeper at the Toledo Zoo.

Janet decided to become a nurse after caring for a terminally ill family member in her home. She said she wants to make people feel better and we notice that when she talks to her residents, they smile.

She and Thomas have 2 children, Joseph, age 2 and Thomas age 11. In her spare time, Janet likes to garden and spend time with her family. They also take an annual trip to West Virginia in the summer.

Janet had her clinical nursing experience at several facilities in the area, but she likes Spring Meadows because of the family atmosphere and the way we treat our residents. She likes her co-workers and said she notices that there are always lots of activities for the residents here.

In the Spring of 2012, Janet wants to go back to school to become an RN. Our residents are happy that Janet has joined our care team and we are looking forward to working with her for many years.

When my wife and I neared retirement age, we no longer had the ability – or even the desire – to maintain our house. We needed a place to call our own, where we could continue to live in privacy. We just needed a little bit of help with housekeeping, getting around and our medications. We found everything we needed at Astor House. We still have our independence. We still have our privacy. But now, help is right around the corner.
R.P.
Holland, OH