Our Stories

Tuition Assistance Keeps Capitol Lakes Staff Working Through School

Read how your support is keeping great staff like Susana Sar working at Capitol Lakes through school and beyond.

Your gifts support learners at Capitol Lakes

Thanks to your gifts, we can support students like Holly Knipfer while improving the quality of life for our residents.

2 Years Later Student Loan Repayment Continues to Have Impact

Learn how the Student Loan Repayment program continues to have a positive impact for staff like Lauren Sczepanski two years after inception.

Another Year, Another Professional Development Scholarship

Providing professional support and growth opportunities is one way we keep great people at Capitol Lakes. Read Melanie Siltala's story.

Capitol Lakes Staff Learn Through Interprofessional Post-Acute Care Education

Get an update on the Interprofessional Post-Acute Care Education program and hear from our Health Center Administrator.

YOU Exceeded Our Match Goal!

Thanks to all those who gave so generously during the month of June, the FAITH program will continue to be available to our great team.

Ping Pong Table Finds Forever Home

The ping pong table has finally found it’s forever home. Learn what it means for residents, their families, PT patients, and our staff.

Advocating for Residents & Families: Professional Development Helps Capitol Lakes Social Worker

Learn how professional development scholarships help not only our staff, but the residents they serve.

Dispelling Skepticism: Shedding Fresh Light on New Technology

Your support allows us to provide professional development to staff like Kjersti Beth. Here's what she learned at a recent conference.

Thanks for supporting learners and Capitol Lakes residents!

Thanks for helping us exceed our goal in June! Your generosity means we can support learners and Capitol Lakes residents!

Foundation Donors Reward Staff Initiative

Thanks to your support, we were able to send Melanie Siltala to an important conference ahead of government data collection changes.

Professional Development Scholarships support our staff & the residents they serve

Your support allows us to provide professional development scholarships to motivated staff like Home Care Manager, Victoria Buechner.

Capitol Lakes Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team Exceeds Their Goal!

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to support Capitol Lakes' Walk to End Alzheimer's Team and help them exceed their fundraising goal.

Doubled Tuition Assistance Rates Still Going Strong One Year Later

Thanks to your incredible generosity, the Foundation's Tuition Assistance program is helping team members like John Omelina.

Lending a Hand: Emergency Financial Help Needed Now More Than Ever

The Financial Assistance in Times of Hardship Program continues to provide an important safety net for our great team here at Capitol Lakes

Student Loan Repayment Comes to Capitol Lakes Because Of YOU!

Thanks to your generosity, we can now offer qualifying Capitol Lakes' staff assistance with their student loans!

Thank You Capitol Lakes Caregivers!

Check out the video from Capitol Lakes' Executive Director thanking our team of caregivers during National Skilled Nursing Care Week

You DOUBLED Tuition Assistance!

In June we came to you with a request from Mark Shaffar, an RN in Capitol Lakes Health Center. Throughout the pandemic, Mark showed up...

Confronting a Crisis: Capitol Lakes Community Comes Together

The Capitol Lakes community has always been close. Read how they are helping each other during the pandemic.

Investment in Tuition Assistance Pays Dividends

The first staff member to receive Tuition Assistance from the Foundation hung her diploma in her office this summer!

See how you're making a difference.