About Us
Our Mission
Our Values
Integrity
- To always “do the right thing”, to be honest, and ethical
- To demonstrate strong moral principles
- To use sound judgment
Accountability
- To be responsible to our residents, our team, and CCHS
- To demonstrate dependability, high standards, and care about work
- To demonstrate collaboration and teamwork
Respect
- To give high regard to others and their feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions
- To honor confidentiality
- To interact with others in a considerate manner
Compassion
- To be kind and polite, courteous and empathetic
- To demonstrate quality service and hospitality
Humor
- To enjoy your work, coworkers, and residents
- To promote clean fun and healthy laughter
- To indulge in a good state of mind
History
Christian Community Homes & Services (CCHS) was born out of the desire and need to have a nursing home remain in Hudson, WI. Launched by the Hudson United Methodist Church and supported by the Hudson community, what began as a skilled nursing community for seniors, has now turned into a full campus that includes both long-term and transitional care, along with, independent living in WinterGreen assisted living at Pine Ridge, and secure and safe memory care in Pine Ridge Gardens.
Just north of Hudson, our story continues in the charming town of Osceola where CCHS offers skilled nursing and assisted living, both conveniently adjacent to the Osceola Medical Center. Additionally, Evergreen Senior Living is located just minutes away as an option for seniors choosing a social lifestyle with care services available, by request.
The engaged team members of CCHS are nimble and able to customize care and attention for each of our residents, in the right way and time.
Leadership Team
Heidi McGeehan
Osceola
Heidi began working as the Campus Administrator at Christian Community Homes of Osceola and Hearthside Assisted Living in January of 2018. A few years later in 2021 Evergreen Senior Apartments was added to the community creating a full continuum of care campus in Osceola.
Heidi came to CCHS with 16 years of experience in the Human Service field from her work in Minnesota. Ready for a new challenge but wanting to utilize the experience gained over her career Heidi decided to expand her horizons in the human service field and in 2015 received her Master’s degree in Health and Human Service Administration. She then transitioned into long term care at CCHS, working with the senior population has been an inspiring experience and the lessons learned from the interactions she has had with employees and residents has been invaluable.
Heidi’s role at CCHS is to create a community, support system and experience for those living and working within her communities. It is her responsibility to ensure that the core values of CCHS; compassion, humor, accountability, integrity, and respect are exemplified in the actions of the team to ensure the highest quality of life for the individuals residing here while simultaneously creating a rewarding work experience/career.
Jennie Oman
Hudson
Jennie began her career at CCHS in August 2006 while in nursing school. She started as a CNA and worked her way up through the nursing department. Before becoming the Campus Administrator in 2020, she was the Director of Nursing for 9 years. In her role as Campus Administrator, Jennie works closely with the department directors to ensure that CCH is meeting the physical, spiritual, emotional, and recreational needs of all the residents across the campus. Jennie also helps ensure CCHS is staying up-to-date and in compliance with the ever-changing regulations.
Jennie has always known she wanted work in the healthcare field and began working in long-term care when she was in high school. One of Jennie’s greatest achievements since working with CCHS is working with the CCHS team to get a perfect, cite-free survey!
Jennie lives locally with her husband, 2 boys, and dog Gus. In her “free” time, Jennie enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and attending her sons’ never-ending sporting events.
Jenny Cook
Hudson
Jennifer Cook started her career in nursing at Regions Hospital in 2001. Starting on the cardiac unit as a health unit coordinator, Jenny realized she loved helping people recover and decided to go back to nursing school. Once she graduated as a RN she stayed at Regions, working on cardiovascular surgical unit.
In 2012 she had the opportunity to stay home with her four (very) young kids. During this time, she was able to volunteer, coach, and embrace many other opportunities that allowed her to grow, personally and professionally.
In 2022, Jenny was ready to re-enter the healthcare workforce and found CCH. At the same time, she was attending UWRF to obtain her Business Administration Management degree. She completed this degree in May 2023, while she continued to work as a RN for CCH.
Jenny will be taking on the role of the DON starting October 2023. She is excited to take all her experiences in health care, leadership and management and apply them to the already amazing work being done at Christian Community Homes.
Jenny lives in Hudson with her husband, children, and pets. She loves the Hudson community and thinks that having a senior living facility in our town is an important part of keeping Hudson vital and engaged with all its residents.
When Jenny is not at work, she can be found playing in the dirt, planning the next (beach) vacation, cheering on her favorite basketball and volleyball players, or snuggling her puppies.
Jenn Rickeard
Osceola
Jenn brings a rich background in operations spanning manufacturing and convenience stores, coupled with a degree in Gerontology, to her role at Evergreen Senior Living. With a deep passion for enhancing the quality of life for seniors, Jenn is eager to contribute a diverse skill set to the community. Starting in convenience stores, she honed her customer service skills and developed a knack for building meaningful relationships. Transitioning to manufacturing operations, she further refined her expertise in process optimization, quality control, and team leadership. Her degree in Gerontology has equipped her with specialized knowledge in aging processes, elder care policies, and strategies for promoting independence and well-being among seniors.
“It is a privilege to join CCH at Evergreen Senior Living and play a role in enriching the lives of residents, helping them discover fulfillment and purpose. The warm and supportive welcome from both the team and residents at CCH has been truly heartening. I feel deeply honored to become part of this wonderful family dynamic within the CCH community. "
Jim Kaczrowski
Hudson/Osceola
Jim is very happy to be part of the CCHS family. As the Director of Finance, he takes pride in ensuring the financial health and success of the organization. Jim finds that collaboration and financial education with others leads to a successful organization. In his role, he produces budgets, forecasts, and financial reports to the board, external agencies, and department leaders. He oversees the accounting function and loves to improve processes by leveraging technology whenever possible.
Prior to working at CCHS, Jim worked for various for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He is excited to be connected with the mission and purpose of our amazing organization.
Katie Ostby
Hudson
It’s hard to believe that I began as a CNA at CCH working from 2002-2004. I worked many different shifts and met some wonderful residents and families. CCH gave me the ability to grow not only as a CNA but also personally. While I was a CNA I thoroughly enjoyed talking with the residents and getting to know them and their life experiences. Many had some wonderful stories they shared. In 2004 I shifted my career path and began to work at Merrick Inc., which is a Day Training and Habilitation Center providing support to individuals with developmental and mental disabilities.
Fast forward to 2022 and I am ready for the next chapter in my life as the Housing Director for Wintergreen. I have enjoyed getting to know the residence and building a rapport with each of them. Ensuring they have a safe, clean, and happy environment to live is my priority.
Kari Anderson
Osceola
Kristie Knops
Hudson/Osceola
Health care has always been a passion of Kristie's, along with helping others. Kristie gets to follow her passion as the Director of Human Resources at Christian Community Homes. She started at CCHS in 2019 as an Administrator in Training, where she had the opportunity to work with each and every department on the campus. After her internship, she enjoyed working as the Employee Support Coordinator and Human Resources Assistant before stepping into her Director role.
Kristie views her role at CCH as providing support to all of our amazing employees and continuing to make CCH an enjoyable place to work.
“One of the many qualities that have made CCH stand out from other employers is how warm and welcoming everyone is. We truly are a family here, with such an amazing team of individuals”.
Kirsten Hague
Hudson
“Finding out that you can make someone’s day by making and serving delicious, nutritious meals is truly amazing. I love getting to know the residents’ likes and dislikes and learning about them personally.” Said Kirsten.
Kirsten lives on a farm in Prescott, WI. Her hobbies include sewing, tractor pulls, car shows, collecting antique linens, and gardening.
Lisa Woletz
Hudson/Osceola
As the Director of Mission Advancement, Lisa brings a sincere passion for making a positive impact on the lives of our residents. She offers more than 30 years of fundraising, networking, and marketing experience and works with donors, organizations, and foundations to sustain the financial needs of the CCHS campuses and enjoys working to assure funding is available to offer the best in amenities and programming.
Serving each resident as uniquely individually as there are, is something Lisa prides herself in. She enjoys learning about each of the people that call the CCHS campuses home, knows their names, their life stories, and enjoys being a part of their extended families. Lisa shares, “this is truly my calling and a career dream, fulfilled.”
Noelle Klund
Hudson
Noelle has always enjoyed serving older adults and has nine years of experience working in Assisted Living and Memory Care communities. She is thrilled to be joining the team at CCH where she can feel the warmth, compassion, and joy every day from the staff and residents.
“I view my role as Director of Pine Ridge Assisted Living as a ministry and feel grateful to get to do what I love. It is a deep privilege to serve the residents and their families, especially during challenging and often life-changing seasons. I believe life should be lived well at every stage and my hope is to maintain Pine Ridge as a home that’s full of grace, hospitality, and exceptional care”.
Pamela Klingfus
Hudson/Osceola
Pamela joined Christian Community Homes and Services (CCHS) in May of 2021 and has 30 years of experience in the senior community living, care, and service areas. She has worked for several large Minnesota organizations, including Presbyterian Homes & Services, Ecumen, The Waters Senior Living, Volunteers of America, and Health Dimensions Group.
Pamela’s operational experience, leadership and consulting work has been with skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, independent living service lines. This experience also includes mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and new builds/start-ups. Her career has led her to work in over 10 states around the country. She is enthusiastic about service to seniors in a community, faith-based setting, as well as leading teams, developing future leaders, service integrity and organizational growth.
“CCHS focus has shifted to employee recruitment, retention, and recognition over the past years. We believe that if we can recruit quality candidates to our caring culture, they will in turn serve our residents well”.
Sarah Soderberg
Hudson/Osceola
Sarah has been practicing as a speech-language pathologist in skilled nursing care for 15 years. She pursued leadership roles as a rehab program manager and more recently as the Director of Therapy Services providing guidance to the therapy team to ensure effective case management, excellent communication, and IDT collaboration.
“The population we serve brings me so much joy and fulfillment and I daily renew my passion for older adults, communication, and ensuring quality of life at any stage. I am so grateful for the culture, staff engagement, and encouragement I receive every day working at Christian Community Homes”.
Shelly DeStasio
Hudson/Osceola
Shelly started her career at CCHS the fall of 2012 in the Therapeutic Recreation department working with the residents doing various amazing activities; she was also the Volunteer Coordinator, and the liaison for the campus Auxiliary.
Since then she has moved into a directorship in many different roles including her work with the foundation fundraising for many different initiatives as well as special events. Most recently she is doing the marketing and social media for both communities and is spreading the word about our amazing communities and the work that is being done.
“The residents, employees and volunteers are top notch here and make my job so rewarding. I love the fact that I am continually learning from amazing people and am able to help educate others in return”.
Trudy Thiel
Osceola
Trudy Thiel is a Certified Dietary Director at Christian Community Homes in Osceola, Wi. She has 30+ years' experience in casual and fine dining establishments. This experience includes 7 years of owning and operating her own dining establishment. Trudy first worked for CCHO as a cook in 2014 and then deciding that she wanted to continue her career in healthcare she went on to get her Dietary Manager's Certification. She gained experience in the field over the next year and a half in the Dietary Director position until 2017 when CCHO offered her the position of Dietary Director and she was right back where she wanted to be.
Trudy has a passion for cooking and baking which she credits to a mentor who provided her invaluable guidance and support leading her to where she is today. She takes pride in the quality of the food served at CCHO and ensuring that it is both nutritious and tasty. Trudy grew up in the small town of Centuria WI and now lives in Osceola. She has 2 children and four wonderful grandchildren. In her free time she enjoys bowling, golfing and spending time with her family.
Board Members
Aaron Mork
Bob Staebell
Claire Zajac
Craig Gibson
Daryl Simonson
Deb Schwab
Elliot Anderson
Eric Johnson
Father John Gerritts
Melvin Hermanson
Mike Bebault
Rev. Jack Starr
