MorningStar at Golden Ridge’s Great Leadership Team

MorningStar at Golden Ridge’s goal is to provide the best senior living in the Peoria/Glendale area.  Along with our beautiful new building and grounds we have a compassionate, loving staff, which starts at the top with our committed leadership team. 

Regan Stone, our Executive Director, is one of the big reasons MorningStar at Golden Ridge feels like a true “home.”  Regan believes MorningStar’s purpose-driven and service-minded leadership ideals enable him to make a difference in the lives of both residents and team members.  He adds that, “I want the adult children of residents to sense (and see!) that our community loves and cares for their parents the same way we love and care for our own parents.”

Our Wellness Director, Kim Gaunt, relates how in her first year of nursing she had a patient who at 103 years old who was allowing her, a twenty-year-old, to care for her. Kim felt overwhelmed that she wasn’t doing enough for her. That experience is summed up by Kim, “from that point on, I have kept my heart open for seniors, advocating for their right to quality care and respect from all of us.”  About MorningStar Kim adds, “MorningStar puts God before all things; in business this is a rare thing. I knew this was where I needed to be”

Gia Vasey is Golden Ridge’s Director of Community Relations.  Gia cites the loving culture that drew her to MorningStar and feels honored to belong here.  She explains that “I am surrounded by passionate professionals who are like-minded and kind-hearted, who care intensely about other people. Our seniors and their families become our family, demonstrated in a thousand ways through the caring details of day-to-day interactions.”  

MorningStar at Golden Ridge is certainly lucky to have such a caring leadership team.  Our new community offers 38 Casitas for independent living as well as 65 suites for assisted living.  We also have 35 secure suites for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments.  Please visit our website to learn more about why our community is so special, and if you like what you see, set up a tour to visit our community in person. 

MorningStar at Golden Ridge’s distinct mission statement “to honor, to serve, to invest” sets us apart from other senior living options.  Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve.  Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to see for yourself the area’s finest independent and assisted living.