Kay Rosenthal, Director of Nursing

Kay Rosenthal has over thirty years of nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in critical care nursing, rural nursing. She has held nursing management positions ranging from Nurse Supervisor to Director of Nursing/Assistant Administrator. She has had numerous teaching positions at hospitals, college and at the university level. She is also currently Director of Options for Healthy Living Inc, Estes Park Community Based Wellness Program offering Community Health Education, Therapeutic Riding (horseback riding for persons with disabilities) and Parish Nursing.

As a RN she has seen patients with alcohol and substance abuse issues treated poorly in the Emergency Department, and on the Medical Surgical Nursing Departments. One of her goals has been to educate the nursing profession and the public that this is a disease and that it can be successfully treated. 

As a critical care nurse she modeled professional and compassionate care at the bedside.

As Director of Options for Healthy Living she offers alcohol and mental health screenings at Health Fairs and on National Alcohol Screening Days and online to help persons in need find appropriate resources. 

As Director of Nursing at Harmony Foundation Inc. she is working in the community to educate about the disease of alcohol and substance abuse. The goal of the Nursing Department at Harmony Foundation Inc is to provide safety during the detoxification program and to offer respectful, compassionate care as needed throughout the client’s stay. Kay hopes you will trust Harmony with the care for yourself, or with the care of a family member or friend.

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.  Master of Nursing (MN), University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN), Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska.