Bishop Spencer PlaceLocated near the Country Club Plaza, Bishop Spencer Place is a distinguished retirement community with easy access to culture, cuisine, and adventure.

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U.S. News and World Report Ranking 2022-2023

Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place earned the Best Nursing Homes award from the U.S. News and World Report for our Short-Term Rehabilitation in York Place. This rating evaluates the quality of post-acute care for patients recovering from a hospital stay such as after stroke, heart attack, infection, or accidental injury.

Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place is proud of our employees and the hard work they provide that earned us this award. Our community wouldn’t be ranked best in U.S. News and World Report if it weren’t for our staff.

 


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Noticing Changes in Aging Adults During the Holidays

The holidays are a good time for adult children to look for changes happening to their aging loved ones.

Colleen Hollestelle, our Healthcare Administrator, talked to us about things you can look for in your aging loved ones that can signal when they might need some extra help.

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Son of Mint Julep Creator Shares Tips

Derby_71Bill Buckner, one of our fantastic Bishop Spencer Place residents, was only eight years old when his father, General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., personally mixed and served mint juleps for President Franklin Roosevelt and General Douglas MacArthur in 1935.  At 90 years old, Bill continues to share the story of how this famous beverage came to be a favorite of FDR.

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Bishop Spencer Place to Join Saint Luke’s Health System

 

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Affiliation to allow expanded access to services and more seamless care for residents

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 19, 2016) — Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City announced today it has finalized an affiliation agreement with Bishop Spencer Place (BSP), one of Kansas City’s
premier continuing care retirement communities. Under the terms of the agreement, effective Dec. 19, Bishop Spencer Place, its employees, management, and board of directors will become part of Saint Luke’s Health System.

Bishop Spencer Place has offered upscale retirement living to the Kansas City community for more than 20 years, providing residents with both independent and assisted living as well as skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and private-duty care. The formal affiliation will allow Saint Luke’s to provide a seamless continuum of care to BSP residents as well as offering the potential for expanded services in the future.

“This agreement formalizes and enhances a long standing relationship between two organizations deeply committed to providing high quality care for Kansas City’s senior community,” said Saint
Luke’s Health System President and CEO, Melinda L. Estes, M.D. “In addition to being a very natural alignment between our two brands, this also will provide residents with increased access to services, greater efficiencies, and better coordination of care between physicians and BSP caregivers.”

Bishop Spencer Place is known for its high resident satisfaction levels and its Medicare 5-star rating for skilled nursing operation quality. Saint Luke’s and BSP have worked closely for many years and share a common heritage as ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. “We are excited about the opportunity to officially become part of Saint Luke’s Health System,” said
Steve Seggerman, Bishop Spencer Place CEO. “We have worked together so closely for so many years I think many people assumed we were already affiliated. This formal agreement will allow BSP
to continue to provide care to community residents in need with the full support of one of the region’s most trusted healthcare providers.”

About Bishop Spencer Place
Bishop Spencer Place is a nonprofit retirement community providing distinguished independent living in the heart of Kansas City and a full spectrum of on-site health care in affiliation with Saint
Luke’s Health System. Since 1995, we have been dedicated to serving residents with gracious hospitality, first-class services and convenient amenities near the Country Club Plaza with easy
access to culture, cuisine and adventure in every direction. For more information, call 816.595.5878, or visit www.bishopspencerplace.org.

About Saint Luke’s Health System
Saint Luke’s Health System consists of 10 area hospitals and several primary and specialty care practices, and provides a range of inpatient, outpatient, and home care services. Founded as a faith-based, nonprofit organization, our mission includes a commitment to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education. The health system is an aligned organization in which the physicians and hospitals assume responsibility for enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of people in the metropolitan Kansas City area and the
surrounding region.