Episode 29
Serving Seniors With Christ-Centered Care
Featuring Troy Vugteveen
September 29, 2026
Troy Vugteveen, President and CEO of Trillium Living, joins Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño on the Wisdom and Influence podcast to discuss Christ-centered senior care and the leadership principles guiding one of Michigan’s largest nonprofit senior care organizations. Trillium Living, which traces its roots to Holland Home founded in 1892, now comprises nine entities—including hospice, palliative care, home care, and a PACE day program—serving more than 18,000 adults each year across West Michigan. Vugteveen explores how the organization’s mission to follow Christ’s teachings shapes its approach to excellence, discipleship, and compassionate care, sharing the “stay dusty” discipleship theme inspired by the teaching of Ray Vander Laan as a model for staying close to Christ in leadership. The conversation also addresses a biblical perspective on aging and the wisdom of older adults, the emerging role of artificial intelligence and robotics in senior care amid a growing caregiver shortage, and practical counsel for planning for one’s own aging with hope rooted in faith. Listeners will gain insight into how Christian conviction can inform healthcare leadership, the ethical tensions surrounding technology in caregiving, and the enduring value of honoring seniors as people of wisdom and purpose.