Have you ever noticed how one little baby can draw a crowd?  Just last Sunday our Pastor introduced us to his first grandchild, a 6-day old baby boy.  After church, a crowd surrounded the new parents and baby.  Proud Grandpa had to stand at a distance and watch the flurry of activity.

Yesterday, we had "Baby Day" on our Advanced Special Care, where we offer help and hope for those most severely affected by Alzheimer's and dementia.  The 29 residents enjoyed three little girls whose parents brought them to meet the residents and entertain them on the floor-crawling, trying to walk, playing with toys and more.  Two 9-month olds and a one year old baby, brought the residents to life as the residents clapped for them, touched their hands, wiggled their feet and made funny faces trying to get each baby to react.

What a thrill to watch the interaction spanning some 80 or more years between God's children.  No matter the memory loss or condition, these babies bring a smile to the residents and their faces reflect that "this is a good day!"  It's just one example of  what makes us different - as we carry out our not-for-profit, faith based ministry.

As we prepare to celebrate our freedom on the 4th of July, our dietary staff prepares for our Annual Parade held this afternoon.  The old fashion ice cream cart pedaled by friendly staff member, Hayli, will be in our parade with the Mayor and other celebrities, surrounded by fire trucks, police motorcycles, convertibles, vintage cars, golf carts, and bicycles.

Residents and guests will be lining the Methodist Drive which surrounds our campus cheering and waving flags.  And of course, enjoying the ice cream distributed from the cart above!  Have a great July 4th and remember to thanks all those who made our freedom possible.  We salute our veterans!
It is an honor and privilege to now have the opportunity to serve them, as they have served us.

Franklin United is fortunate to be on 120 acres and of that, about 11 acres is in an area that could be prone to flooding and therefore has sat idle all the years we have owned it. 

With the suggestion of a resident, we have considered a proposal to develop a forestry project of hardwood trees to be planted in the area for the environmental benefit of our residents, staff, and neighbors for the decades to come.

A donation has been made to cover the purchase of the first 3,000 native Indiana hard-wood varieties of trees, which will be planted by volunteers in the Spring of 2014.  The Board of Directors embraced and approved the project with great anticipation.  The residents have shown much interest and support, furthering the belief that "a tree planted today is for the next generation!"

As we near completion of our 55th year of service in this location, we look forward to being a good neighbor in Franklin and Johnson County for the next 55 years!  How may we serve you?

Franklin United Methodist Community is a neighborhood that includes nearly 200 independent homes that are available to persons "retired" or 62 and older, who want to enjoy a lifestyle of no home maintenance and guaranteed availability of future care.

An Open House and Tour of available homes will be held on Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.  No advance registration is necessary and all tours will start from the Clubhouse in Brookside, our gated community for active adults.

Join us - and be amazed at all our Community offers!  We continue to be not-for-profit, faith-based,
and quality-oriented.  This is our prescription for helping you control your health care future! 

For more information contact Diane Amari, Sales Director, at 317-736-1156 or call us toll-free at
1-87-RETIRING.

Reverend David Mark Owens at Podium

The 2013 Recipient of the Wilbert A. Cunningham Award is Chaplain David Mark Owens, of the JohnsonCounty Sheriffs Office. Chaplain Owens serves in full-time ministry with the Franklin United Methodist Retirement Community as Lead Chaplain.

In 1995, Indiana Law Enforcement Chaplains, established the Wilbert A. Cunningham Award for "Excellence in Law Enforcement Chaplaincy." The Cunningham Award gives recognition to law enforcement Chaplains within the State of Indiana who are doing an outstanding job in their agency and community.


The Award was presented at the International Conference of Police Chaplains Region 4 Conference Banquet night on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Dublin, Ohio.  The Johnson County Sherriff, Doug Cox, was present for the presentation (far left).

Franklin United is proud of the volunteer efforts undertaken by our staff and Chaplain Owens is a role model in the various ways he serves our County, State, and Country.

The 4th annual Greenwood Rotary Magic Show, which took place on Wed. Feb 13th at Greenwood Community High School, entertained hundreds of area residents and their children and helped feed the hungry. This year was the first in which the club partnered with the local nonprofit organization, Kids Against Hunger. The proceeds from the show by Las Vegas magician Garry Carson will provide more than 30,000 nutritious meals locally and abroad.

The event was conducted with support from Southland Community Church, Wilson St Pierre,

Franklin United Methodist Community, Greenwood Orthopedics and Capstone Investment Partners.

Franklin United Methodist Community serves more than 600 senior residents and Rehab guests each day who are provided a variety of nutrious meals from 15 different menus, according to their dietary needs. We know how important an adequate food supply and healthy diet is to one's quality of life.