News & Events
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Celebrating Success
Read MoreAfter a horrific car accident on Oct. 1, and 4 months away from home, 19-year-old Joey is heading home from Pinnacle Specialty Care!
Joey (gray shirt, hat in the center) came to us from Madonna Specialty Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was admitted there after an extended stay at the University of Iowa following a horrific rollover accident where he was a passenger on Oct. 1 He suffered multiple fractures, a traumatic brain injury, was on a tracheostomy and spent time in a coma. He needed extensive physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy before returning ...
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Heritage Specialty Care prepares to reopen damaged wing
Read MorePhoto: Heritage Specialty Care Administrator Nick Jedlicka, Austin Builder's Jeff Horton and Care Initiatives Eastern Regional Director of Operations Andrew Waag take a last look at the special systems drawings that show nurse call and fire alarm locations.
(CEDAR RAPIDS, February, 2021) On Aug. 10, 2020 the staff at Heritage Specialty Care were tasked with a major challenge when the derecho ripped through Cedar Rapids taking out the skilled nursing facility’s roof and other structural damage to one wing. As the storm raged on, the staff worked as a team to get residents...
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Heritage Specialty Care rebuilding after 2020 derecho
Read MoreEveryday we get a little closer to reopening our derecho damaged wing. Check these out - Administrator Nick Jedlicka, Austin Builder's Jeff Horton and Regional Director of Operations Andrew Waag taking a last look at the special systems drawings that show nurse call and fire alarm locations.
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Care Initiatives welcomes new Director of Facility Management and Capital Planning
Read MoreKristopher “Butch” Nitz has joined Care Initiatives as the Director of Facility Management and Capital Planning. He brings with him decades of experience in construction and leadership.
Born and raised in Nebraska, Butch attended Central Community College in Hastings and received a degree in architecture. After graduating, he joined the Army and for 4 years served in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Operations.
After the Army, Butch put his architecture degree and construction experience to work designing and building churches for Brown Church Development...