CEO'S NOTES

Spring is a great time of year! As nature spreads her new green carpet over the ground and bare trees there is a tremendous sense of renewal.

Somehow we are encouraged to join in - to open seed packets and plant their contents in the hope that with proper nurturing we will watch our seeds grow and in the end have a harvest in flowers or fruit that repays us many times for our work.

It’s a vision we hold in our minds; this seed will produce this blue flower. That seed will develop that red tomato. And it does.

At Bigfork Valley we also have a vision of renewal. This year we will be working to bring the whole campus up to a fresh condition. Our major new building project will be completed and the focus of the building program will shift to remodeling in the current facility for next year.

But there will also be much more that will contribute to the well being of our residents. The Bigfork Valley Villa will see an inside facelift. We plan to replace all the appliances; half this year and half next year, and put down new floor coverings in the apartments that need it. We are also going to construct a new deck on the river side of the facility.

In the Bigfork Valley Communities of Balsam Lane and Cedar Grove, rooms will see new carpeting, wallpaper and windows. Each room will have its own thermostat and the rooms will be air conditioned.

This spring we will also be repaving the parking lot and installing a drainage system.

We hold a vision of what our campus will look like as we plant our seeds and nurture them. We think it will not only be beautiful, but repay us many times over in providing a quality health care facility in our area.

Come visit us as we renew ourselves this year!