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LeadingAge PA, a trade association representing more than 400 mission-driven aging services providers, welcomes Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA) as its newest Career Growth Partner, offering career placement and exposure to a variety of areas.

The TRECS Institute, a nonprofit healthcare research organization in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has updated the groundbreaking study titled “Improving Dental and Oral Care Services for Nursing Facility Residents,” originally completed in 2006.

West Chester, PA (April 3, 2025) —Barclay Friends-A Kendal Affiliate, a highly regarded not-for-profit organization and trusted name in care for older adults in the West Chester, Pa., community, recently opened the new Goshen Memory Care residence at a cost of $3.3 million, using $1.8 million of reserves on hand and the proceeds of a $1.5 million capital campaign.

A new survey of Pennsylvania's hospitals and nursing homes found that the state continues to face persistent health care workforce shortages that strain patients’ access to care. It demonstrates how patients and residents feel the effects of workforce shortages throughout the continuum of care.

Landis Homes has appointed Lori Schoener as Nursing Home Administrator (NHA). She has extensive experience in aging services, previously serving as a Social Worker, Therapeutic Recreation Director, and Director of Supportive Living Sales and Marketing.

(Newtown Square, Pa.) — Construction projects launching this summer at White Horse Village are the beginning of a much larger, multi-year strategic plan for the independent senior living community, one that will comprehensively overhaul the campus and position it for the future in a rapidly growing industry.

A group of residents at Phoebe Richland (Richlandtown, PA) will be rehearsing for the bell choir on March 13 at 3p.m. What started as an idea from one of the residents with a background in bells has blossomed into the Meadow Glen Belles, a group of 12 residents aged 74 to 105.

Annville (PA) – Meredith Schell Fields, President/CEO of United Church of Christ Homes (UCC Homes), recently announced that Catherine Harvey has been named Executive Director of The Lebanon Valley Home.

CAMP HILL (PA) – The Board of Directors of United Church of Christ Homes (UCC Homes) is pleased to announce it has selected Meredith Schell Fields as the new President/Chief Executive Officer as of February 10, 2025. Fields has a long tenure with UCC Homes. Since March 2014, she served as Executive Director of The Lebanon Valley Home and prior to then she spent four years as the Corporate Compliance Administrator at the corporate office of UCC Homes.

Allentown, Pennsylvania—Residents of Phoebe Berks (Wernersville, PA) will be taking part in a talent show. Featuring the talents of residents and staff, the Phoebe community will watch as their neighbors showcase poetry, piano, and other talents.

CAMP HILL (PA) – The Board of Directors of United Church of Christ Homes (UCC Homes), recently announced that Ron Gourley has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UCC Home and assumed the role in September 2024.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa — Kevin Cysyk will join the Messiah Lifeways® Executive Team as the next Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Cysyk comes with significant experience in the senior living industry. His first day will be Monday, March 3. As CXO he will work to advance the mission and marketability of Messiah Lifeways by leading the development, implementation, and coordination of major strategic projects and initiatives.

(Newtown Square, Pa.) — Home care services are crucial to allow older adults to remain independent as long as possible, and White Horse Village, a senior living community in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is launching a new program to offer even more support for residents.

Allentown, Pennsylvania—Phoebe Ministries’ Berks residents will gather in Wernersville to compete in their first Winter Olympics at the Phoebe Berks campus. The Winter Olympics will feature games like ping pong, pool noodle javelin, and a nerf gun shoot and feature residents from Independent Living, Personal Care Living, and Phoebe Berks’ Health Care Center.

The Stauffer Spring House, now open at The Farmstead at Homestead Village, is a place where residents and their invited guests can gather for meals, fitness, and fellowship.

Allentown, Pennsylvania—The first residents of Chestnut Ridge at Rodale, Phoebe Ministries’ newest independent living facility in Emmaus, moved in exactly one year ago. Today, several couples celebrated their first Valentine’s Day at Chestnut Ridge by renewing their vows in their new home.