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Noon dinner daily in the Meetinghouse dining room
Verenike on Mondays, bierocks on Thursdays, and zwieback every Saturday.
IncludedNewton, Kansas · since 1956
Plain living. Abundant care.
Cottages, apartments and every level of care on eighty acres of prairie north of Newton, rooted in seventy years of neighbors keeping their promises.
Welcome
Seventy years of keeping our word.
Kidron Hill was started in 1956 by Mennonite farm families who had settled this county with Turkey Red wheat seed sewn into their coats. They wanted their parents to grow old on the prairie they had farmed, among the people they had worshipped with, not in a city hospital two counties away.
Today Kidron Hill welcomes people of every faith and none. We have cottages and apartments, assisted living, memory care and a skilled nursing center, all on eighty acres of prairie and orchard. Residents still bake zwieback on Saturdays, still run the quilting room, and still walk the mile loop to the cemetery hill to watch the sun go down over the wheat.
— Ruth Ellen Schrag, president
We believe a good life is made of ordinary things done faithfully: bread on the table, a neighbor at the door, a hand to hold at the end. We don't promise luxury. We promise that you will be known here, cared for here, and never moved away from the people who love you.
Photo tour
Seasons on the hill
What sets us apart
What we're known for
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Quilting room, woodshop and pottery studio
Residents' quilts go to the county relief sale every spring.
Included
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A secure, home-like house with its own courtyard
Dementia-trained staff who stay with the same residents.
DailyRooms & suites
Homes
Cottages and apartments for independent living, and private suites for assisted living and memory care.
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Prairie cottage
Two bedrooms, a sunroom facing the wheat and an attached garage.
- Two bedrooms
- Sunroom
- Attached garage
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Meetinghouse apartment
One- and two-bedroom apartments a hallway away from the dining room, chapel and library.
- Full kitchen
- Washer and dryer
- Covered parking
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Orchard House suite
A private assisted living suite with a kitchenette and a window over the orchard.
- Kitchenette
- Walk-in shower
- Emergency call system
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Wheatfield House suite
A calm private room in memory care, opening onto the courtyard.
- Private bath
- Courtyard access
- Memory display case
- 1956founded by Newton-area congregations
- 80acres of prairie, orchard and trail
- 4levels of care, one campus
- 1,200quilts made and given away by residents
Our team
Our people
Ruth Ellen Schrag
President
Anita Reyes, RN
Director of Nursing
Dr. Lena Park
Medical Director
Jonathan Unruh
Chaplain
Sample family reviews
In residents' words
My grandparents helped build this place. My parents lived here. Now it's my turn. I already knew where the coffee was.
When Dad moved to Wheatfield House, Mom walked over every morning to sing hymns with him. He forgot a lot of things. He never forgot the words.
I farmed for fifty years. I wasn't going to live anywhere I couldn't see the wheat.
Our savings ran low after Mother's long illness. The benevolence fund meant she never had to leave.
My hip rehab was in the Health Center and my quilting circle met in my room. We finished a quilt before I went home.
They explained the contract plainly and didn't rush us. We signed a month later and never regretted it.
The nurses called us in Denver after every change. We never felt far away.
I walk the mile loop every evening. Somebody always joins me.
Mother's last days were in the Health Center, with the chaplain and the staff singing to her. It was holy.
Activities & dining
This month at Kidron Hill
A sample month on the prairie.
Mon
- Quilting circle, all day, in the quilt room
Tue
- Pottery studio open hours
Wed
- Hymn sing in the chapel at 3
Thu
- Bus to downtown Newton and the library
Fri
- Woodshop: birdhouses for the relief sale
Sat
- Coffee and fresh zwieback in the Meetinghouse
Sun
- Worship in the chapel, then noon dinner
April
- The county relief sale, with residents' quilts
Insurance & payment
Understanding the cost
Plainly, how a life plan community is paid for.
Entrance fee
A one-time payment for a life care contract. Depending on the plan, part may be refundable.
Monthly fee
Covers your home, meals, services and amenities.
Medicare
Covers short-term skilled nursing and rehab after a qualifying hospital stay, not independent or assisted living.
KanCare (Medicaid)
Accepted in our skilled nursing center for those who qualify.
Benevolence fund
Helps residents who outlive their savings. Ask our business office.
For families
For families
You're part of this community too.
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One point of contact
A nurse and a social worker who return calls the same day.
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Care conferences
In person or by video, around your schedule.
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Saturday coffee
Join your loved one for zwieback any Saturday.
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Guest room
A furnished guest room for visiting family, booked at the front desk.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Sample: Best Senior Living, Regional Readers' Poll
- Sample: Not-for-Profit Excellence Award
- Sample: Top Workplace
Visit
North on Kidron Road
- 2700 N Kidron Road
Newton, KS
Visitor parking at the Meetinghouse entrance. The walk is level and covered from car to door. - (316) 555-0188
- Text us
- welcome@kidronhill.example
- KidronHillNewton
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 4p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Families are welcome any hour. The Meetinghouse door is answered through the night.
Come for coffee. Stay for the sunset.
Call Ruth Ellen's office or arrange a visit online.