The Danish Home has been busy renovating and remodeling to meet the needs of today’s seniors.
Robin Decker answers her office phone with all the pep and energy her job as director of resident life at The Danish Home of Chicago senior living community demands. “Activities!” she sings into the receiver. This is the upbeat spirit with which she and her team plan and implement the many resident activities, outings and…
In a ballroom of over 300 hundred people, Roger Sukhu received a standing ovation for the multi-course meal he and his team prepared for guests of “Lillejuleaften,” The Danish Home of Chicago’s 125th anniversary Christmas celebration in 2017. “That’s when I really understood how much people appreciate what I do,” said The Danish Home’s dining…
The Danish Home Foundation is excited to announce that Linda Steffensen of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, has joined The Danish Home Foundation staff as its new development manager. Linda’s connections to The Danish Home of Chicago and the national Danish-American community run deep. “I remember coming to The Danish Home as a young girl and folk…
Julia Krueger drops into the apartment of a fellow resident of The Danish Home of Chicago to admire her neighbor’s beautifully blooming tulips. They chat amicably as they regard the bright yellow harbingers of spring. From there, Julia strikes up a conversation with Linda Steffensen, development manager of the boutique senior living community’s fundraising vehicle,…
“Joy” is a word Kristie Hansen-Mendez uses generously to describe the unique living experience at The Danish Home of Chicago. “My mother truly loved living here in her last months. The joy of friendship that she experienced in this boutique environment is truly special and was so important to her well-being. It gave her such…
There is no greater testament to the quality of life at The Danish Home of Chicago than a former executive becoming a resident. That’s exactly what happened last October when Leif Nielsen and his wife Diana moved from the house next door (literally) into The Danish Home, where he was administrator for 25 years. “We…
She was the first woman in Chicago to receive a pin for 70 years of service to the Girl Scouts. No one had ever served that long in this city. That was two years ago, and Annette Cameron is still going strong with the organization she joined as a teenager. A resident of The Danish…
“My husband took his very first steps at The Danish Home,” said Esther Sorensen. “Years later, he took his last there, too.” A resident of The Danish Home, the late Jim Sorensen attended The Danish Home’s annual picnics as early as toddlerhood, as did Esther. Born in Denmark and friends from the homeland, Jim and…
Seated in her new apartment, surrounded by Danish collectibles, Elaine Jensen displays a photo book of her late husband’s famous smoke house business. She came directly from Hawaii, where she lived for 30 years, but Elaine Jensen is very excited to start her “new adventure” at The Danish Home of Chicago. “Life is what…
Earl Larsen moved into The Danish Home from his home in Door County, Wisconsin, just two months ago. But the former Chicago firefighter was a mere boy the first time he came to the boutique senior community. “I used to go to the summer picnics with my grandparents. I’ve known this place for over…
