Linnea Stevens Restorium’s November ‘We Care’ honoree

On behalf of the Friends of the Restorium, the Restorium Residents Council recognized bath aid Linnea Stevens as the November 2024 recipient of the Ray Olson Employee of the Month “We Care” Award.

“Selected for this award by the residents who consider their time with you as the highlight of each week,” her award certificate reads. “As Restorium Bath Aid since April 15, 2013, Linnea’s dedication, professionalism and compassion have greatly enhanced our quality of life and joy of living.”

Not only does Linnea serve Restorium as bath aid, she also fills in wherever needed, and when her shift here ends, she crosses the street to the Boundary Community Hospital Extended Care Facility four days a week to bathe residents there. As if that were not enough, she works weekends in laundry at the Kootenai River Inn. Her hard work is putting her daughter through college in Linnea’s native Philippines, majoring in computer science, along with providing tuition for her widowed sister’s children.

In addition to the certificate, Linnea was awarded a $50 check from the Friends of the Restorium, a month’s parking in the dedicated Employee of the Month parking spot, a $30 gift certificate to the Springs Restaurant contributed by the Kootenai River Inn and a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers grown, arranged and donated by grower/owner Paula Rice and the floral artists at Bee Haven Flower Farm.

Ray Stanley Olson and his wife, Hazel, were long-time residents of the Community Restorium, where they found a home filled with loving, caring people. He stayed on after she passed, remaining active, planting the garden that produced fresh vegetables for the kitchen and beautiful flowers for residents and staff alike to enjoy. Before his passing January 23, 2016, he established the “We Care” award to recognize the wonderful staff members who contribute so much to making the Community Restorium such a warm and welcoming home.