Members and Friends of Women’s Auxiliary of The Danish Home Gather For Annual Spring Luncheon Saturday, April 22, 2023, marked the date for The Women’s Auxiliary of The Danish Home’s return to an in-person Spring Luncheon, this year at Belvedere Banquets, an elegant, new location in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Women’s Auxiliary President Karen Peterson…
Back in the day, on Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock, 8 – 10 volunteers would arrive at The Danish Home to shampoo, set, dry, and comb out the lady residents’ hair because everyone knows a woman always feels better when her hair looks good! Esther Sorensen, lifelong volunteer and now resident at The Danish Home,…
The Danish Home Foundation is proud to present a truly distinguished family with the 2022 Essence Award. This year’s prestigious honor was presented to Jeff and Cheryl Anderson and the Anderson Family on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at The Danish Home Foundation’s Annual Benefit and Lillejuleaften Celebration at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook,…
Traditional Danish fare is an important part of the holiday recollections of friends Nora Bogehegn and Karen Frink. Bogehegn was born in Denmark and came to the U.S. during the ‘60s. Frink, of Danish descent, was born and grew up in the Chicago area. Friends for years, they are now neighbors at The Danish Home…
For Joan Hoexter, serving the Women’s Auxiliary this past decade was more than a volunteer opportunity. It was carrying on her family’s legacy. Her mother, Elna Lorentzen, founded the Women’s Auxiliary in 1958 after visiting the Danish Home with her husband, who served on the board. “My mom, who got her hair and nails done…
Karen Frink and Nora Bogehegn, who have been good friends, fellow volunteers, and active in the Danish community, are now close neighbors. Karen, formerly of Mt. Prospect and Nora, formerly of Elk Grove, both live at The Danish Home of Chicago. While the move to the senior living community was recent for both, it also…
The Danish Home of Chicago was a winner in the 31st annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. The Danish Home of Chicago…
The State of Illinois approved opening The Danish Home’s newly renovated Healthcare Suite just in time for Birgit Tyrrell to move her father into the northwest Chicago senior living community. “When my father was in a previous nursing home, he never wanted to leave his bed and was miserable. Since the move to The Danish…
