Articles on "Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)"
Artist at Home in Bucks County–Pine Run
Enjoy what you do; good advice and lucky people discover it early. Sylvia Roman was always drawn to pottery, the art and craft of working with her hands to create something beautiful and useful. Following this passion led naturally to many other interests. Whether crafting a vase for one of her favorite Ikebana flower arrangements, experimenting with glazes or teaching others how to throw a pot, Sylvia is doing what she loves to do. While teaching pottery in the Pine [...]
Forging A New Relationship–Foulkeways At Gwynedd
For the last 10 weeks, Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, has been partnering with Drexel University’s School of Nursing to provide hands-on training to 16 students. The students are training in Gerontology, which is the study of social, biological and psychological aspects of aging. Two groups, comprised of eight students each, have been spending one day a week working with the residents in Foulkeways Skilled Nursing Care Facility, Gwynedd House. Foulkeways is [...]
People on the Move – Lutheran Village at MILLER’S GRANT
The Lutheran Village at MILLER’S GRANT has selected two construction partners to build the continuing care retirement community along Frederick Road in Ellicott City. Harkins Builders in Marriottsville will be the construction management company overseeing the construction of the apartments, common areas, assisted living and health care center. Williamsburg Homes in Columbia has been selected to build the detached homes and duplexes. “Harkins has significant expertise in managing construction for senior living projects and Williamsburg Homes has a strong reputation [...]
People on the Move – Debra Doyle, Erickson Living
Debra B. Doyle, Executive Vice President, Health and Operations for Erickson Living, has been named Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Doyle will report to Erickson Living’s Chief Executive Officer, Alan Butler and be responsible for the operations of the business, which include Health and Operations, Human Resources, Legal, Information Technology, Erickson Health Medical Group and Erickson Advantage. “Since joining Erickson in 2002, Deb has been a dynamic senior leader and champion for creating an exceptional resident experience,” said [...]
People on the Move – Connie Haworth – The Fountains at Washington House
Watermark Retirement Communities, Inc. has appointed Connie Haworth to serve as Executive Director for The Fountains at Washington House, 5100 Fillmore Ave., announced Lynn Navolio, Managing Director of Watermark Retirement Communities, Inc. The retirement community is home to some 200 Alexandria seniors. Haworth started her career with Fountains (Watermark) Retirement Communities in 1998. In addition to her experience in regional operating roles, she has more than a decade’s worth of experience as Administrator and Executive Director of large assisted living [...]
Report Shows CCRC Financial Stability – Conference Call
Median financial ratios for not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities exhibited stability in fiscal 2011, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. Most operational, liquidity, and leverage metrics were in line with prior year performance, with some medians showing gains. Notably, median coverage of maximum annual debt service, including only turnover entrance fees, continued a positive trend, improving to 2.2x from 2x, year over year. ‘Management teams continue to focus on maintaining solid financial performance, in the face of a [...]
People on the Move – Carroll Lutheran Village
Brenda Becker has been named Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Carroll Lutheran Village and the Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant. Her responsibilities include maintaining occupancy at Carroll Lutheran Village, a continuing care retirement community in Westminster; and pre-construction sales for the Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant, a sister continuing care retirement community in Ellicott City expected to break ground in 2013. Previously, Brenda was the Director of Marketing and Resident Life Services at Broadmead, a continuing care retirement [...]
A Chance Worth Taking – Ingleside at King Farm
The past cannot be changed. History may repeat itself, but it can never be rewritten. The forward march of time offers no do overs and few second chances. Therefore, when an opportunity presents itself, it must be seized. Werner and Elizabeth Schumann, residents of Ingleside at King Farm, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Rockville, Md., know all too well that chances rarely come twice. They both left Germany early in their lives to find a fresh start in [...]
Retirement Community Residents “Bare All” in Calendar
The Washington Post recently published an article on the a group of retirement community residents at Riderwood who have exposed more than they usually do to raise money for the communities Benevolent Care Fund. The calendars are $15 and go on sale Sept. 10. You can preorder them here. The first print run is for 5,000 copies. The women of a certain age hope they sell many, many more.
Love Notes- White Horse Village
Love notes are not just for star-crossed lovers or angst-filled teens. The senders and receivers of these missives are as diverse as the words themselves. Few love notes, however, are delivered with more gusto than the ones the White Horse Village Singers present to their audience twice a year. The White Horse Village Singers’ love notes are not written; they are sung. The singers and the choir’s co-directors, Robin Frenz and Kay Stretton, work tirelessly to put together two annual concerts [...]
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