Aspirus Care & Rehab receives safe resident assistance endowment grant

West Bend Mutual Insurance Company announced it has awarded its Safe Resident Assistance Endowment Grant to Aspirus Care & Rehab. In partnership with LeadingAge Wisconsin, West Bend established the Endowment to provide state-of-the-art equipment to improve transferring or transfer assistance for residents and caregivers of long-term care facilities across Wisconsin, while easing the financial burden for facilities. Since the Endowment’s creation in 2014, West Bend has awarded more than $175,000 in grants to over 35 Wisconsin facilities.

“The generosity of West Bend through this grant provides our facility with state-of-the-art equipment that allows our staff to safely transfer residents with the best support possible,” said Pam Wildberg, Director of Nursing at Aspirus Care & Rehab. “These resources enable our facility to efficiently move residents safely, and with dignity, while minimizing risk of injury to both residents and caregivers.”

“At West Bend, we’re committed to supporting patient and caregiver safety,” said Jim Keal, vice president of West Bend’s monoline workers’ compensation division. “Through our Safe Resident Assistance Endowment and our partnership with LeadingAge™ Wisconsin, we are happy to help provide equipment that improves the safety and comfort of both caregivers and residents at facilities throughout the state.”

“LeadingAge Wisconsin applauds West Bend’s ongoing commitment to improving the quality care to our state’s nursing home and assisted living residents,” said John Sauer, LeadingAge Wisconsin’s president and CEO. “Through this company’s generosity and charitable giving, more direct caregivers will have access to stateof- the-art equipment designed to safely serve residents in need of assistance with transfers and related cares.”