Ruth Unruh, RN
Founding director
A home health nurse for twenty years before the quilting circle asked her to open Sunflower. Still here every weekday.
Our people
The people who make the day
Nurses, therapists, aides, cooks and drivers, most of them from Harvey County.
Our team
The Sunflower staff
Daniel Schrag, RN
Director of nursing
Daniel left a cardiac floor in Wichita to come home to Newton. He runs both nurses and every care plan.
Gloria Martinez, PT
Therapy director
Gloria built our balance program and measures every member's walk each month.
Esther Koehn, LMSW
Social worker
Esther walks families through Medicaid waivers, VA benefits and planning ahead.
Marlene Friesen
Memory care lead
Marlene runs the memory care neighborhood with a calm that rubs off on everyone.
Arlo Wiebe
Activities director
A retired music teacher who leads the hymn sing in four parts and the Friday Rook tournament.
Sarah Penner
Kitchen lead
Sarah's zwieback recipe came from her grandmother in Goessel. Members check it every Saturday.
Tasha Brooks
Lead aide
Tasha has helped members with personal care for ten years and knows every member's coffee order.
Vernon Regier
Transportation
Vernon drove a grain truck for forty harvests and now runs the morning van routes.
Sample family reviews
From Sunflower families
Mother has tied comforters for the relief sale every spring since 1962. At Sunflower she still does. That matters more to her than anything.
Daniel caught Dad's fluid building up two days before his cardiology appointment. They moved it up, and he stayed out of the hospital.
My husband sings bass in the hymn sing. He can't always remember my name, but he remembers every note of 606.
The van comes out to our farm south of Walton. Vernon knows the road better than I do.
Saturday respite twice a month is the only reason I still sing in the choir.
Gloria had Mom walking the loop without her walker by summer.
Dad was a Santa Fe railroad man for thirty-eight years. He tells the preschoolers next door about the trains, and they listen.
Esther sorted out the waiver in three weeks. We had been stuck for six months.
The zwieback on Saturdays tastes like my grandmother's kitchen.
I work at the hospital until six. Sunflower stays open until six. That's the whole story.
Lunch is at noon. There's always room.
Come for a tour, or bring your parent for a free day with lunch and the van. Call, text or book online.