The July, 2014 meeting of PARCR was treated to a presentation by Eurith “Chucki” Emerson on “Long-Term Elder Care - Putting the Pieces Together”. Chucki has a long career in health care spanning over 33 years. Most of that time has been spent in elder care with a specialty in cognitive deficits, such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Ms. Emerson is currently the Administrator of The Inn at Luther Ridge, a Personal Care Home near Chambersburg, PA and part of Luther Ridge Retirement Community.

Chucki began her talk with some statistical information stating that there are over 2 million residents in Pennsylvania that are age 65 and older. We are the fourth largest state in the country by percentage, with a population over age 65. One in five citizens in PA is 60 or older.

Ms. Emerson talked about the different types of care available and the admission criteria for each. The three types of senior care are Personal Care, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Care. There are 710 Nursing Homes in Pennsylvania with a total of 89,000 beds. There are 1,200 Personal Care Homes and 22 Assisted Living facilities. She addressed the alarming truth about the cost of long term senior care. Private rooms in a nursing home can range from $102,000 to $256,000 per year, with semi-private rooms from approximately $91,000. The annual costs for Assisted Living and Personal Care facilities start at approximately $36,000 and go up from there.

The costs for long term care are staggering, so the next segment of Chucki’s presentation dealt with how this care is funded. There are 5 ways this type of care is paid for: 1) Personal Funds, 2) Long-Term Care Insurance, 3) Veterans Benefits, 4) Medicare and 5) Medical Assistance such as Medicaid. Long Term Care Insurance is a very common means of payment but, it is by no means the only way. There was some discussion from the audience about Long Term Care Insurance and it’s affordability, due to premium increases and benefit modifications, etc.

Chucki included some conversation about Dementia Care. She stated that there are 107 Memory Care Facilities in Pennsylvania. At the beginning of 2014 there were 270,000 persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in Pennsylvania and it is anticipated that that number will increase to approximately 320,000 by 2025, an increase of 18.5%.

2 - Band Entertains Crowd at Luther Ridge

2 - Spend an Afternoon with Karolyn Grimes

3 - New Skilled Nurs-ing Facility at Cornwall

3 - New Carriage Houses at Cornwall

3 - Brethren Village’s Good Samaritan Banquet

4 - Happenings at Quincy

For further information about this subject, Ms. Emerson distributed some resource informa-tion. She suggested the following resources: The Pennsylvania Healthcare Association; The Center for Assisted Living Management; The Pennsylva-nia Nursing Home Guide at www.paelderlaw.com; http://homeguides.sfgate.com; PA Dept. of Aging; PA Long Term Living; www.aginginplace.org and www.alz.org.

She closed her presentation with a very moving video on living our lives “After the Dash” essen-tially describing what’s important and what’s not, as we associate and interact with one another.

It was a wonderful and very informative presen-tation which was enjoyed and appreciated by all 110 attendees.1

PARCR POSTPENNSYLVANIA ALLIANCE OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

RESIDENTS Volume 1, Issue 2 October 2014

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST UP-COMING PARCR

MEETINGS

October 8, 2014 – Brethren Village -

“Talking to Your Pharmacist”

January 14, 2015 – Bethany Village

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

PARCR Attendees Hear About Different Types of Senior Care

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Band Entertains Crowd at Luther Ridge Retirement Community

On Friday evening, July 11th nearly 100 people were treated to a concert by the Shippensburg Swing Band featuring music from the 1930’s to the 1990’s. The location was the lawn at Luther Ridge, just outside the Fleck Community Center. It was a beautiful evening for the occasion. Hot Dogs, soft drinks and numerous desserts, along with other snacks, were served by the Auxiliary of Lutheran Social Services. A number of people couldn’t just sit and listen; they had to get up and dance. It was a wonderful, fun-filled time and the music was outstanding. This was the second of a series of 3 concerts to be held this summer at Luther Ridge. The local community is invited, as well as, all residents of Luther Ridge. The occasion has come to be known as “Music at the Ridge”.

The Shippensburg Swing Band is a 16 piece, all volunteer orchestra made up of professional caliber musi-cians. They have been to Luther Ridge many times and will certainly be invited back again, hopefully soon.

Spend an Afternoon with “It’s a Wonderful Life’s” Karolyn Grimes (Zuzu Bailey)Kick off the holiday season with this rare opportunity to see an original cast member who appeared in this

classic film. Join us on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 3:00 PM at the Hershey Theatre to spend an afternoon with Karolyn Grimes - who played Zuzu Bailey in the classic holiday film, It’s a Wonderful Life. General Admis-sion tickets ($20/per person) may be purchased at www.hersheytheatre.com or by calling the Hershey The-atre box office at 717-534-3405. All proceeds benefit the Future Fund for Cornwall Manor’s new health center. Karolyn Grimes is probably best known for her famous line, “every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”

Once upon a time, in a magical place called Bedford Falls, ZuZu Bailey and her petals won the hearts of mil-lions in the classic 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life. ZuZu Bailey, played by Karolyn Grimes are one and the same.

Karolyn has become the unofficial ambassador for It’s a Wonderful Life, nationally, and is now appearing internationally in many countries that have discovered the magic. Her sto-ries and experiences, about working as a child with movie legends, have entertained many. She has appeared in 16 movies, including The Bishop’s Wife, Rio Grande, Blue Skies, Hans Christian Anderson, and has worked with film legends such as John Wayne, Cary Grant, Bing Crosby, Loretta Young, Fred MacMurray, Betty Grable, and Jimmy Stewart.

Karolyn will show clips from the movie and share moments from the film and memories of behind the scenes experiences with Jimmy Stewart and oth-er cast members. She will tell you special things to look for in the film.

We are very grateful to Jeanne and Ed Arnold for being the overall event sponsors.

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New Skilled Nursing Facility

On June 12, Cornwall Manor broke ground for a new 96-bed skilled nursing facility on the Buckingham Cam-pus. The new health center will accommodate 96 residents in four households, each with 24 private rooms and private baths. Each household will have its own kitchen, dining, living and activity space, as well as, outdoor space includ-ing either a covered porch or balcony, or courtyard area.

In addition, the new building will have the “Betty and George Matthews Physical Therapy Center” and the “Jeanne and Ed Arnold Multipurpose Room and Chapel,” a beauty shop and dental clinic. The building will be located on the Buckingham Campus, next to the Corson Hall personal care facility and Freeman Com-munity Center - making it possible for residents and their families to take advantage of the amenities of those areas. The new building will replace the current health center and was designed by Beers & Hoffman Ltd. The general contractor is Arthur Funk and Sons. The new health center is scheduled to be completed in early 2016.

Carriage House Apartments at Cornwall Manor

Cornwall Manor is pleased to announce its newest neigh-borhood of apartments on its Buckingham Campus, The Carriage House at Cornwall Manor. The Carriage House will feature 18 spacious apartments with 5 unique floor plans from which to choose, ranging from 900-1,500 square feet. All apartments will have balconies or patios. The Carriage House will be connected to Bradley Hall, the former car-riage house/stable of the historic Robert Coleman estate. Easy interior access is available to the Freeman Community Center for dining and activities and to the Wright Family

Brethren Village’s Good Samaritan Banquet

In its 13th year, Brethren Village’s Good Samaritan banquet, held May 8, 2014, highlighted resident and team member engagement. The event raised over $54,000 for the Good Samaritan Fund, which provides quality care and services for residents who have exhausted their financial resources. The Development team produced a video titled “Plant a Seed & Watch it Grow” that illustrated what residents gain by living at Brethren Village, the kindheartedness of our amazing volunteers, and the dedicated service of our valuable team members. The video, which won the “People’s Choice” award in the Lancaster County Community Foundation’s 5-minute Film Fest contest, can be viewed at: http://www.bv.org/news/video-gallery.asp. The evening’s entertainment, included BV Resident Sally Bingaman and Director of Pastoral Services Mark Tedford sharing ‘a few of their favorite things’ and featured BV resident Dr. Otis D. Kitchen, a retired professor of music at Elizabethtown College, playing the piano with special guest trumpeter, Chuck Few, planned giving counselor at Brethren Village.

Wellness Center containing the fitness center and therapeutic pool. Construction began last December and even though the harsh winter conditions were challenging, the building is scheduled for completion in January 2015.

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The past six months at Quincy have been innovative and fun. In January, we held a wine tasting with Linganore Winery and food pairings prepared by our Chef Dean Roth. There were five different stations with dry and sweet wines, as well as, foods that stimulated the palate. It was enjoyed by all in attendance.

In June the Marketing Team, along with Community Life, scheduled a Summer Concert Series that included a rock and roll night out on the Green. (Pictured) Playing tunes from the 50’s and 60’s, it had people dancing in their chairs and out on the lawn.

Also in June, we hosted a Car Show on our Colestock Parking with a DJ, food and 35 classic cars ranging from 1896 to 2006. We had spectators from all levels of living, as well as, the local com-munity, for a 4 hour success. Coming in July will be a Dean Mar-tin impersonator, on the Green, for our Summer Concert Series.

We have many musically talented residents here at Quin-cy. Our very own Quincy Chorus has taken their show on the road this summer. They preformed at Carroll Lu-theran Village’s Health Care Center in Westminster, MD and now have two more planned nursing home venues.

In conclusion, we encourage healthy lifestyle choices. Our dietician, Laura Miller hosted a luncheon in our stone house. She shared one of her favorite lunchtime recipes and gave tips to everyone stressing ‘not having to give up things they en-joy’ but how to moderate or even substitute. Everyone enjoyed the healthy lunch, both inside and outside the Stone House.

Later this summer, we hosted movie nights on the Green. a 12’ inflatable movie screen has been purchased and movie nights are in full swing.

Happenings at Quincy Village

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