The MorningStar Story
This summer MorningStar Senior Living will proudly celebrate our 17-year anniversary. Our company was founded by Ken Jaeger who still serves as the CEO. After many years in the senior living industry, Ken began MorningStar out of a desire to establish his own brand of senior living. He explains, “It was 2003. I had a dream to start a senior housing company that was defined by the human touch. I wanted to re-create my grandmother’s house, a place where one can go and feel a sense of family.”
In Ken’s quest for a name for his company, MorningStar leapt out at Ken from a verse in the Bible, where Jesus said, “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” Sharing the name with his wife, she mentioned she had read a verse talking about Jesus as the Morning Star in 2Peter earlier that day (“…you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts”). When Ken came across another reference to “MorningStar” as the name of a woman in an article about abject poverty on an Indian Reservation, it confirmed the name for a company that would serve seniors as well as relieve poverty around the world.
Since our beginning in 2003, MorningStar Senior Living has grown across the Western U.S. as have our Idaho communities. Located in Idaho Falls and Boise, they now include: MorningStar of Idaho Falls, MorningStar of Boise, and MorningStar at Englefield Green. All of our beautiful residential homes are seeking quality individuals to fill a variety of care giver jobs such as Care Managers and Medication Care Managers/QMAP along with independent and assisted living jobs ranging from Concierges, Cooks, Dining Room Servers, Housekeepers and more. Please visit our website for a complete list of positions, detailed job descriptions and an easy-to-use online application.
Furthermore, we want to reassure you that during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we are safely hiring, and taking every precaution to keep both residents and team members healthy. Please apply today and join our loving MorningStar family!
At MorningStar of Idaho Falls, MorningStar of Boise, and MorningStar at Englefield Green, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. We are committed to a foundation built upon honoring God and valuing all seniors, and are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve seniors. If you would love to serve, please visit MorningStar’s Career page for information on rewarding senior independent and assisted living jobs in Idaho Falls and Boise.