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Benefits of Arts, Culture, & Education – Adult Coloring
As people age, finding new and innovative ways to keep our brains in tip-top shape can be challenging. Beyond taking vitamins, doctors are encouraging people to do more activities that flex our brain muscles, like Sudoku, crossword puzzles, and reading. The new ACE Center at PPH invites new opportunities for resident social, mental, and physical […]
Read MoreFather’s Day
The first Father’s Day was established in 1910 in Spokane, WA. Sonora Dodd wanted to celebrate her father, William Jackson Smart, a civil war veteran and single father. William raised six children on his own. When Sonora heard a sermon at the church in 1909 about Mother’s Day, she told her pastor that fathers should […]
Read MoreWelcome Summer!
What event marks the beginning of summer for you? As children, often it was the last day of school. As adults, wearing shorts outside for the first time, or perhaps a BBQ over Memorial Day weekend could mark the beginning of summer. We each tend to have our own ways of deciding when summer has […]
Read MorePPh ACE Center & Gardens Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
PPh Reveals New Arts, Culture and Education Center & Gardens A new hub of resident activity opens in Senior Living Community (PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2017) – The Philadelphia Protestant Home (PPh) celebrates the completion of its new Arts, Culture and Education (ACE) Center and Gardens with, “Living is an Art,” a grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony […]
Read MorePPh 6th Annual Wellness Symposium
Although there are specific months and days dedicated to health and fitness, at PPh the initiative is everyday year-round. On Friday March 31 PPh, with the help of some local partners reiterated that message at the 6th Annual Wellness Symposium. The symposium was a celebration of all forms of health and a reminder to our […]
Read MorePlanning for Personal Care or Assisted Living
Are you looking for Personal Care or Assisted Living for yourself or a loved one? A recent article published in the Bucks County Courier Times reviewed some of the best practices in planning a move. Some of the suggested tips include asking family and friends, searching online and on Medicare.gov, and deciding the geographical area […]
Read MoreAmerican Heart Month
February is universally recognized as the month of love. Thanks to the American Heart Association (AHA) it also is celebrated as American Heart Month, a time to bring awareness to the fight against heart disease, one of the leading causes of death in men and women in the United States. “At PPh we highlight the […]
Read MoreACE Center Coming Soon
Thanks to some mild weather and diligent work from our partners at Lolli Architects and C. Erickson and Sons, there have been tremendous strides in the construction of The Arts, Culture and Education (ACE) Center! The outside infrastructure is complete and crews are hard at work hanging drywall and installing HVAC equipment. Among other finished […]
Read MoreDiverse & United Founders’ Day
THE PHILADELPHIA PROTESTANT HOME CELEBRATES DIVERSE & UNITED FOUNDERS’ DAY Celebrating the mission, vision, and commitment to Family Recognizing long-term Residents and Honoring 100-plus-year-old Residents and Residents-of-the Year for Independent Living, Personal Care, and Skilled Nursing (Philadelphia, PA – November 4, 2016) – The Philadelphia Protestant Home (PPh) announced today that on Tuesday, November 15, […]
Read MorePPh celebrates Diverse & United Founders’ Day
Celebrating the mission, vision, and commitment to Family Recognizing long-term Residents and Honoring 100-plus-year-old Residents and Residents-of-the Year for Independent Living, Personal Care, and Skilled Nursing On Tuesday, November 15, in PPh Social Hall, PPh will be gathering for its Founders’ Day and Diverse & United Diversity celebration, focusing on affirming the PPh mission and […]
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