Cedar Community News
We cultivate strong relationships within Cedar Community and with friends and neighbors in the greater community. Stay up to date with the latest news and happenings.
Learn more about what great things are happening at Cedar Community. We also provide valuable information on topics to help you navigate retirement living.
Here, you’ll find everything from heartwarming resident stories, updates about our life-enriching programs, events, and important announcements.
Tune in to get a taste of life at Cedar Community–where every day is a new adventure!
Internship Experience
By: Linsey Haderer After interning at Cedar Community for almost a year, I can now look back and reflect on the work I have done. I have spent my time rotating between the...
Cedar Community Purchases Robotic Pets Thanks to Generous Donor Support
Cedar Community, with the generous support of donors and the diligent work of their team, recently invested in new and updated easy-to-use, life-enriching items for their memory care residents.
The Importance of an Internship
By: Allie Stedl A college education serves general knowledge that is focused to a degree, but an internship applies that knowledge that is learned from a classroom into the...
U.S. News & World Report Names Cedar Community a 2023-24 Best Independent Living
Cedar Community has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2023-2024 Best independent living.
Hospice team provides care and compassion
Barb Kasper has lived at Cedar Community for 23 years—21 years in independent living and two years in assisted living. Over the years, she has had to add extra services as she...
Cedar Community Receives 2023 Customer Experience Award from Pinnacle Quality Insight
Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., has received a 2023 Customer Experience Award, with honors in independent living, from Pinnacle Quality Insight.
Cedar Community Commits to Improving Heart Failure Care
West Bend-based Cedar Community has joined the American Heart Association’s IMPLEMENT-HF™ initiative to improve outcomes in heart failure care.
Cedar Community Announces Promotions
Cedar Community has promoted Cheri Manthei to director of facility services for the senior living community, with facilities in West Bend and Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Cedar Community Announces New Vice President of Assisted Living
Cedar Community has promoted Jen Fullhart to vice president of assisted living of the senior living community in West Bend, Wisconsin.
What Are Your Future Plans? An Intern’s Perspective
Cedar Community intern Linsey Haderer talks about her experiences working in various departments here, and how the internship will shape her future.
Hospice Volunteers Provide Emotional Support During End-of-life Journey
Hospice is not a place. Hospice is the care and compassion a specialized team offers to support patients and families during their final journey. The Cedar Community hospice team...
Four Tips for Talking to Parents About Assisted Living
As your parents age, there may come a time when they are not able to live as independently as before, whether because of a chronic illness, injury, or decline in general health....