At the July 8th PARCR meeting, Angela Dohrman, Vice President of Senior Living for Spiri-Trust Lutheran gave an outstanding presentation on “The Future of CCRCs”. She made it clear that no one has a crystal ball but there are some issues that are clearly on their way which will have an impact on the manner in which CCRC’s will function in the future.

She first gave a definition of CCRC. The term itself is an acronym for “Continuing Care Retirement Community” (CCRC). She spoke about their history and how they evolved. They typically grew from faith-based or community organizations. Tremendous growth in CCRCs was experienced in the 70’s. There are approximately 1,900 CCRCs in the U. S. most of which are not-for-profit.

Statistics from Leading Age show that the top three influences for future planning for CCRCs are: Boomers, Technology and New Health Delivery Systems. Ms. Dohrman then spoke about each one of those influences.

Boomers (Baby Boomers) is defined as anyone born between 1946 and 1964. They are in-volved and very active and they represent 26% of the U.S. population. They are interested in their communities, enjoy travel, leisure and wellness and their environment is very important to them. They also like flexibility in lifestyle and living arrangements and they love technology. Some other facts about Boomers are that they are highly educated, more ethnically diverse, have fewer children and seem to be more prone to obesity. They also have higher divorce rates which equates to increased singles as well as blended families. What does this mean with regard to plan-ning? Many Boomers will not want to leave their home and communities. There is potential for less financially qualified individuals…how can they be served? Wellness programming needs to be a top priority. More investment in buildings and grounds, Continuing Care at Home, Life-Long Learning Programs, etc. are all issues that must be addressed if Boomers are to be satisfac-torily served. In general, a lot to think about as CCRCs plan for the future.

Ms. Dohrman then addressed the topic of technology. It’s a huge issue to say the least. Here are must-haves for CCRCs: WiFi, Online capabilities to pay invoices and order services, Point of sale capabilities, TeleHealth and simplicity of digital communication. Many CCRCs are behind the curve in this arena.

Next she discussed Health Care Delivery systems, a big topic without easy answers. She dis-cussed how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly changed health care. She pointed out how we are beginning to see larger health care networks around the country, i.e. Holy Spirit Health Systems, Geisinger, etc. This trend will continue. Quality and Efficiency of health care will continue to be a major focus, as will chronic illness management (Palliative Care).

Planning of CCRCs continues on a large scale with many issues being brought to light every day. Boards, executive staff and other leaders are continually learning and trying new models of service and care delivery. Residents are engaged and involved and the CCRCs themselves are involved in the external community - Social Accountability. This too will continue well into the future.

It was a wonderful presentation leaving PARCR members with much to think about. Many very favorable comments were heard during lunch following the program. A big thank-you goes out to Angela Dohrman for spending time with PARCR and sharing her thoughts on “The Future of CCRCs”.

2 - Afternoon Tea at Luther Ridge

2 - Garden Homes mark new phase of housing at Cross Keys Village

2 - Nicarry Meetinghouse at Cross Keys Village

3 Chicken BBQ brings fun and funds to Cross Keys Village

4 -Masonic Village Week of Wellness

4 -MV Employee Ap-preciation Gift Fund

5 - Masonic Farm re-ceives Beef Quality Assurence Award

5 - Luther Ridge Com-muiity Garden1

PARCR POSTPENNSYLVANIA ALLIANCE OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

RESIDENTS Volume 2, Issue2 October 2015

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST UPCOMING

PARCR MEETINGS

October 14, 2015

– Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, PA “Future of Social Secu-rity and Medicare” by Desiree Hung, EsqJanuary 13, 2016

- Garden Spot Vil-lage, New Holland, PA

April 13, 2016

- Woodcrest Village, Lancaster, PA

July 13, 2016 - Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Angela Dohrman Presents “The Future of CCRC’s”

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Afternoon Tea at Luther Ridge

The Ladies of Luther Ridge recently enjoyed an Afternoon Tea, complete with an assortment of dainty, delicious pastries prepared by Chef Roger Harbaugh. The group also learned about the history, growing, harvesting, and pro-duction of tea, as well as, how to make a perfect cup of tea. Patty Hoover, Director of Activities, and Carleen Skiles, a resident of Luther Ridge, hosted this delightful afternoon event.

Country Homes, Garden Homes mark new phase of housing at Cross Keys Village

Home construction activity has been brisk in the Bridgewater area at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community, and it will continue to be so. Work is nearing completion on the last of 17 “Country Homes” begun earlier this year, and work will begin soon on 14 Garden Homes adjacent to this year’s builds. When finished, it will bring to more than 50 the number of single-

Nicarry Meetinghouse at Cross Keys Village.

Nicarry Meetinghouse at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community was filled to capacity July 3 when the Wom-en’s Fellowship Choir of EYN (the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) performed as part of its U.S. tour showing appreciation for the support Nigerians have received from American Breth-ren during the Boko Haram jihadist violence. Boko Haram has been responsible for an estimated 10,000 deaths in Nigeria in the last year alone, and many have been members of the Church of the Brethren (Nigeria has the largest number of COB mem-bers of any nation in the world).

family homes in the Bridgewater area, where development began 10 years ago. The Bridgewater homes range in size from 1,430 to 2,040 square feet (plus possible additions), which complement the wide range of housing elsewhere on campus, where cottages and apartments start at around 700 square feet and include nearly every size range up to the new homes. All of the new Country and Garden Homes have already been reserved by new CKV villagers.

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Chicken BBQ brings fun and funds to CKV

The largest and most enduring annual event at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community is the Chicken BBQ, Car Show & Auction, which was held for the 55th time on August 8. It’s a major fundraiser for the Good Samaritan Fund, which benefits resi-dents who have outlived their financial assets, and it brings together thousands of members of the community, their families and friends, and neighbors from the surrounding area. On a beautiful day, this year’s event provided a little something for everyone.

CKV’s Apple Butter Festival features many of the same events – and adds a hayride – and will be held on Saturday, October 10. All are invited.

The fair-like atmosphere includes shopping opportunities, music, car show, great food.

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Masonic Village Week of WellnessMasonic Village at Elizabethtown’s Week of Wellness is held annually and brings residents and staff across the

campus together in order to celebrate and enhance the mind, body and spirit. This year’s events, held Aug. 3-7, re-volved around a southern theme. They included an outdoor concert and games; a campfire with singing, hot dogs and s’mores; a Grand Festival with booths highlighting services on campus, movement activities and healthy snacks; a revival hymn sing; and a veterans’ remembrance walk to the Eternal Flame Monument in the Veterans Grove on campus. The walk was capped off with a live reenactment of the Masonic Friend to Friend Memorial, which is located on the battlefield at Gettysburg.

“We want employees and residents to feel valued, and that’s why we consider their wellness,” Stacy Schroder, direc-tor of wellness and prevention at Masonic Village, said. “Wellness brings meaning, purpose and happiness.”

Employee Appreciation Gift Fund

The generous residents of the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown raised $96,638 for the Employee Appreciation Gift Fund! As a result, each of Masonic Village’s more than 1,500 employees received a grocery store gift card. To the sound of applause, staff picked up their gifts, as well as cake and cookies, from resident volunteers on July 17 and 18.

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Luther Ridge Community Garden

For the past eight years, this community garden, at SpiriTrust Lutheran’s Village at Luther Ridge in Chambersburg, has had an inspiring mastermind, Pastor Herb Spomer. This retired seminary pro-fessor of Hebrew and Old Testament and current Luther Ridge chaplain, also loves to plan and to work in the garden. The 40 x 50 foot plot is main-tained by residents of eight Village households, providing fresh produce for them, with surplus for neighbors in the Village, as well as, for resi-dents of the Manor apartments at Luther Ridge, and for a local food bank. Through the faithful, silent witness of his dedicated, diligent labors, Pastor Spomer quietly serves as a great inspira-tion to many. He is truly the Master’s gardener, a gentle man for all seasons!

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Masonic Village Farm Received Beef Quality Assurance Award

The Masonic Village Farm earned the 2015 Pennsylvania Cow/Calf Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award from the Pennsylvania Beef Council. The award recognizes efforts to improve product quality through monitoring and upgrad-ing cattle care.

“Our mission statement for Masonic Village Farm beef production is: Always striving to make beef better in produc-tion, performance, promotion and product. That pretty much sums up what we try to accomplish every day,” Frank Stoltzfus, supervisor of agricultural production, said.

The Masonic Village Farm is located on the 1,460-acre property of the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. It consists of 600 acres with 450+/- head of Shorthorn and Shorthorn/Maine/Angus cattle, as well as corn, soy and hay crops. The farm has been in operation since 1910, originally consisting of fruit and vegetable crops, beef, sheep, swine and a dairy facility.

In addition to selling Premium Dry Aged Beef in the Masonic Village Farm Market, the farm supplies freezer beef to five farmers’ markets near Pittsburgh and for several fine dining restaurants in New York City.