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Respite Care
A Welcome Reprieve Respite Care offers short-term stays in our personal care area. Families and caretakers can be assured that their loved one is being cared for by our friendly, certified staff while they are on vacation or enjoy a much-needed rest. It also allows residents an opportunity to experience PPh before making a final […]
Read MoreWas the Pope at PPh last weekend?
Yes the pope did stop by! (By yes we mean no, and by pope we mean cardboard cut-out). Some of our residents and staff got the opportunity to pose with him and write prayers and special intentions. PPh Senior Director of Skilled Nursing and Infection Control, Eileen Bratton, went down to the Cathedral Basilica of […]
Read MorePPh Perspective
Get the “Perspective” of an insider with our monthly newsletter, the PPh Perspective. PPh Perspective – October 2015
Read MoreThe Great Unknown
By Rose Mary Clark If I was given the opportunity to travel to any point in time, past or future, I would travel 200 years in to the future. Visiting a point in the past would certainly be interesting, but ultimately, we know what happens. The future is the great unknown. You may remember the […]
Read More“Everyone Has A Story”
By Daniel Loughrey, PPh Assistant Director of Foundation & Corporate Giving. Featuring PPh Resident, Ken Venuti Ken Venuti started singing when he was four years old. His father was a known vocalist, and perhaps Ken felt compelled to mimic his father at such a young age. By age five, he knew he enjoyed singing and […]
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By Daniel Loughrey, PPh Assistant Director of Foundation & Corporate Giving Featuring PPh Independent Living Resident, Betty Bedford. Betty Sipes was born in the small town of Everett, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Betty’s father had fought in World War I, and when Betty was four, her family (she has one older brother, Kepner Sipes) […]
Read MoreDon’t Let the Flu Catch You!
By Eileen Bratton, PPh Senior Director of Skilled Nursing & Infectious Control It’s that time of the year again, no I am not referring to Christmas, I mean “Flu Season”. While most flu activity occurs from October to May, the flu virus is detected year round. As you may know, Influenza is a contagious respiratory […]
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