Claire Hanlon
Executive Director
Claire grew up four blocks away and remembers trick-or-treating on the Manor porch. She ran a hospital social work department for twelve years before coming home to run this one.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, caregivers and leaders who stay, and who know every resident by name.
Our team
The people who keep the house
Debra Kincaid, RN
Director of Health Services
Debra writes every service plan herself and still takes the Sunday blood-pressure round. Twenty-six years a nurse, nine of them here.
Dr. Monique Ellis, DO
Visiting Physician
Dr. Ellis practices family medicine in Independence and sees Manor residents in their apartments on the first Wednesday of every month.
Grace Mbeki, LPN
Wellness Nurse
Grace is the nurse in the house on weekends. She knows who takes their pills with applesauce and who wants them with coffee.
Travis Oakes
Dining Services Manager
Travis cooked at a supper club in Coffeyville before he took over the Manor kitchen. His Sunday pot roast has a waiting list.
Lena Ortiz
Life Enrichment Director
Lena runs the garden club, the book club and the Neewollah float committee, which this year built a paper-mâché teapot.
The Rev. Samuel Price
Chaplain
An Episcopal priest who leads Thursday chapel and sits with anyone, of any faith or none, who wants company.
Marisol Vega
Admissions Director
Marisol gives the tours, answers the questions about money and helps families sort out what fits in an apartment.
Dale Hutchens
Plant and Grounds
Dale has kept the boiler, the elevator and Mrs. Ladd's roses going since 2003. He also hangs every picture.
Sample family reviews
Letters from families
Mother took tea at four her whole life. The first afternoon she came here, someone handed her a cup in a saucer without asking. She cried, and then she asked for a second cup.
I live in Denver. Debra calls me after every doctor visit, even the boring ones. I have never once had to chase anybody for news.
My apartment is in the old house, on the second floor. I can see the park from my bed. I didn't expect to like it this much.
They asked what time Dad got up for the last forty years. Five-fifteen. Somebody brings his coffee at five-fifteen.
My wife and I moved in together after her stroke. She gets the help she needs and I still get to sit on the porch and complain about the Royals.
When Mom's money got tight, Marisol helped us with the KanCare waiver paperwork. We would have been lost without her.
Grandma was on the Neewollah float in a paper crown. She talked about it until Christmas.
We did a respite month while I had my shoulder done. Dad asked to stay. That was two years ago.
The food is real food. The rolls are made in the kitchen. My father, a baker for forty years, approves.
When Mom was dying, hospice came here and the staff kept coming in to hold her hand. She was never alone. I will not forget that.
There is a chair in the parlor with your name on it.
Call or text Claire to set a time. If you come at four, the tea is already poured.