UPDATE: Oct. 15, 2011
Buckner to Provide Assistance to Residents of Buckner Retirement Village
DALLAS – Buckner Retirement Services announced Friday that additional assistance is being provided for residents of the assisted living, memory care and congregate living apartments at the Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village who are moving due to the home closing on Dec. [...]
By Lauren Hollon
Buckner International
Studies show that intergenerational programs have real benefits for youth and elders.
For young people, spending time with older adults can improve their social skills, boost their school performance, introduce an element of stability into their lives and cut down on drug use.
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$38 Million Construction Project Revitalizing North Austin Community
AUSTIN – Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of GreenRidge at Buckner Villas, the Tuscan-villa inspired independent living apartment residences at 11110 Tom Adams Dr. in North Austin on Dec. 3.
GreenRidge at Buckner Villas is a $38 million construction project, including 84 apartments with a [...]
Oct 14, 2010
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LONGVIEW, Texas – Buckner Retirement Services Inc. has announced Cliff Ingersoll as the new executive director of Buckner Westminster Place, a senior living community located in Longview, Texas.
Ingersoll comes with more than 24 years of experience in the senior living field as the president and CEO at Clark-Lindsey Village in Urbana, Ill.
“We are so pleased [...]
Sep 6, 2010
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Dallas company shuts its doors, serves Buckner seniors for a day
By Amy Stone
Buckner International
DALLAS — The Buckner Retirement Village was filled with helping hands June 11 when Convergint Technologies’ staff and families revamped the campus for their annual service day.
Convergint Technologies, a company that designs, installs, and services building systems, put their knowledge and expertise [...]
By Analiz G. Schremmer
Buckner International
SAN ANGELO—A gift of 300,000 will change the living experience of 60 residents at Buckner Retirement Services’ Baptist Retirement Community.
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DALLAS – Patrick L. “Pat” Crump, president of Baptist Memorials Ministries, has been named vice president of operations for Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services. The move is part of an ongoing integration of the work and operations of the two retirement services ministries, which affiliated Jan. 1.
Buckner International President Albert L. Reyes said that as Buckner [...]
Feb 1, 2010
Filed in Retirement Services
By Analiz G. Schremmer
HOUSTON—Jimmy Johnson, who has served as administrator and interim executive director at Parkway Place, a Buckner senior living community, was named executive director effective Jan. 1.
“Jimmy is able to apply his business smarts and knowledge about the continuum of care to lead well,” said Pearl Merritt, president of Buckner Retirement Services. “He [...]
By Analiz G. Schremmer
AUSTIN—Dr. Lillian Brown can’t sing with her voice, so she does it with her piano.
Brown, 89, said that when she moved to Buckner Villas in Austin, she had nowhere to place her piano, so she donated it in memory of her father, Rev. E. E. Wheeless, who had served as pastor at [...]
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Leaders of Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. and Baptist Memorials Ministries in San Angelo signed an affiliation agreement today at the Baptist Memorials campus. The affiliation positions the two Texas senior living providers to offer a combined seven senior living communities in Texas, serving an estimated 2,200 elders annually.
Buckner and Baptist [...]
