Aging Support Resources in North Central Arkansas & South Central Missouri
Mruk Family Center on Aging (MFCOA) is dedicated to helping you live a
longer and healthier life. The MFCOA provides educational programs and
resources to older adults and their families to help them address aging issues.
Rock Steady Boxing (A non-contact boxing exercise to fight back against Parkinson's Disease)
Most programs and services are offered at no charge to anyone in the community.
If you would like to make a donation to the Mruk Family Center on Aging
Support House, contact Baxter Health Foundation at (870) 508-1770 or
click here to make an online donation.
The center includes a classroom for education and support services related
to home safety, caregiving, and other aging issues. Regular educational
programs cover a variety of health topics, such as Alzheimer’s disease,
arthritis and dementia.
The MFCOA is located just across Hospital Drive from the Baxter Health
Main Entrance and is open Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule the Coordinator to speak at your next
civic or church group, contact the Mruk Family Center on Aging at
(870) 508-3880 or email E. Diahanne VanGulick, MFCOA Coordinator, at
evangulick@baxterregional.org.
MFCOA Advisory Council
Jessica Johnson
Marilyn Allen
Spencer Adams
Cathie Bodenhamer
Kirk Brown
Robert Clarke
Noel Morris
Paul Mruk
Tim Paden, MD
Christy Pennington
Katie King Risk
Matt Taylor, AuD
Mark Ungerank, DC
Trisha Terry - Foundation Advisor
Joy Montgomery
Donna Williamson
Diahanne VanGulick - MFCOA Coordinator
Meet the Coordinator
Diahanne VanGulick was named the Mruk Family Center on Aging Coordinator
in July, 2015, bringing a wealth of experience in health education, preventative
health care and event planning to her new role. She has a special interest
in making sure people in our community know of all the available resources
to them, including emotional, spiritual, and physical support.
Her previous roles at Baxter Health included the Continuing Medical Education/Basic
Life Support Coordinator in the Education Department and most recently
as a Patient Registrar in Patient Financial Services. In between those
roles, Diahanne was in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked as an event assistant
and health educator at a company that provides health screenings and on-going
health education for corporations. She has been a certified American Heart
Association Basic Life Support and First Aid Instructor for over 20 years.
Diahanne is happily married for over 35 years to her high school sweetheart,
Paul. They live in Mountain Home and are very proud parents of their two
adult children, Emmilee and Timothy, and beautiful daughter in law, Trinity.
She enjoys spending the weekend with her two active and fun grandsons,
Galen and Lucas.
