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Foundation grant helps The Cedars turn former student housing into care rooms

The expansion added 24 full- and part-time positions

Greg Loving, Cronkite

14 Aug 2026 • 2 min read

An example bedroom located in the Cedar’s Ridge 802 facility. The grant helped cover expenses related to the beds. (McPherson Chamber of Commerce)

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MCPHERSON, Kan. — A $10,000 grant awarded in August by the McPherson County Community Foundation helped The Cedars buy 19 new beds for former McPherson College student housing. The housing is being renovated into care rooms The Cedars hopes to reopen in late August.

Tricia Hartshorn, director of fund advancement at The Cedars, said the grant was combined with other funding to buy the height-adjustable beds. Along with beds The Cedars already owned, the new beds support a total of 28 care rooms in Cedars Ridge Houses 805 and 807.

Residents moving into the renovated space will come from another occupied area of the campus, which will then be renovated into a higher-functioning memory care unit. The renovation is part of a senior care expansion that won state tax credits in July.

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