Fall 2019 Newsletter

See what’s happening at McCrite Plaza Topeka! Hear more about the new basketball commercial, see what residents are thankful for this holiday season, and meet some dedicated McCrite Plaza employees. Click here to see the McCrite Plaza Topeka 2019 Spring newsletter.

Spring 2019 Newsletter

See what’s happening at McCrite Plaza Topeka! From motorcycle riding to winning art awards, our residents continue to amaze everyone. Click here to see the McCrite Plaza Topeka 2019 Spring newsletter.

Talking to your loved one about moving

The best time to make future plans is before you’re in the midst of a crisis. Open and honest conversations about what your loved one wants as they age can pave the way for easier transitions. Those early conversations, when there is no need to move immediately, can help create a plan and agreement at… Continue reading Talking to your loved one about moving

Meet the baseball team

McCrite Plaza is dedicated to providing high quality rehabilitation services in a comfortable environment to ensure you return safe at home. Injuries can’t keep our players out for long. And with our skilled rehabilitation team on your side, we build your strength and get you back to normal in a comfortable environment. Now that you’ve… Continue reading Meet the baseball team

We’ve taken activity to a new level

Have you seen the new McCrite Plaza commercial? As of today, nearly 28,000  people have viewed it on Facebook, and millions will see it when it airs on television this fall.   In this  ad, our founder and former  football standout (Washburn University, Topeka Kan.) Pat McCrite enthusiastically proclaims McCrite as the “only retirement community with… Continue reading We’ve taken activity to a new level

Resident Receives Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

Sam Hutchinson, a resident of McCrite Plaza Topeka, will participate in the Honor Flight Kansas-Student Edition from Central Heights High School that departs June 5th for Washington, D.C. Sam, an infantry Instructor stationed at Fort Riley, trained servicemen to fight in Korea during his service years beginning in 1952. After Sam was discharged as a… Continue reading Resident Receives Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.

Fish, plants and global stewardship. There’s something fishy happening in our basement.

Earth Day (April 22) is a day to consider what we can and should do to help our Mother Earth. One unique project underway at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff is the construction of an aquaponic system in the basement of our Independent and Assisted Living community in Kansas City’s Northland. Aquaponics combines aquaculture (raising fish… Continue reading Fish, plants and global stewardship. There’s something fishy happening in our basement.

McCrite Cares team collects nearly $4,000 for Alzheimer’s Research

More than a dozen staff, family and friends of McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff laced up their tennis shoes to walk in the Oct. 2 Kansas City “Walk to End Alzheimer’s.” Collectively, they gathered $3,832.00 in pledges and donations, and walked in honor and memory of loved ones. The McCrite community rallied behind the team with… Continue reading McCrite Cares team collects nearly $4,000 for Alzheimer’s Research

Senior-living facility at Briarcliff embarks on $18M expansion

Jul 19, 2016, 11:30am CDT Updated: Jul 19, 2016, 4:09pm CDT Rob Roberts Reporter Kansas City Business Journal Cassidy McCrite, administrator for McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an adjacent 96-bed facility, which will provide short-term rehabilitation services, long-term skilled nursing care and memory care. McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff, which currently… Continue reading Senior-living facility at Briarcliff embarks on $18M expansion

McCrite Brings Senior Care Home to the Northland

(Thinking Bigger Business Media, June 2016) Read more here.