I n Philadelphia, on Nov 10, 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps came into being. Every year, U.S Marines around the world celebrate this occasion by cutting a piece of birthday cake. Pleasant View residents and fellow Marines, James Smith (seated) and Jim Shank, keep the tradition alive with the senor Marine cutting the cake and the youngest picking the first slice. 
Pleasant View Retirement Community residents took top honors in the Pennsylvania Activity Professional Association’s annual Creative Arts Festival. The 2011 winning entries included the functional arts, creative writing and performance arts. This is the second year PVRC residents won awards in this statewide competition. (Left to right) Frank Farkas took first place in the functional arts category for a wood-turned bowl and urns; Marilyn Feick and Ingrid Travis representing the Pleasant View Silver Foxes dance troupe who won third place honors in the performance arts category; and Ellen Bennett for her first-place poem in the creative writing contest. Not pictured: Don and Ruthmary Newell. Don won second place in the functional arts category for a reproduction of a Revolutionary War era kitchen box Ruthmary won third place in functional arts for hand-made pressed flower cards Their work is displayed on the table. Date: September 16, 2011 COMMUNITY INVITED TO PLEASANT VIEW RETIREMENT COMMUNITY GROUNDBREAKING FOR HEALTHCARE CENTER MANHEIM: The mission has been set, the cottage has been moved. All construction documents signed, sealed and delivered. The fundraising, while still in process, has achieved a milestone of over $1million raised. The Board of Directors Pleasant View Retirement Community stays on its mission to build a Healthcare Center and invites the community to attend the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, September 22, 2011 beginning at 9:30 a.m. According to John Sentgeorge, Director of Development, The Board of Directors will be joined by local dignitaries, project architect RLPS, Wohlsen Construction, Fulton Bank, contributors, residents and staff to formally turn the first shovel for the $14.8 million project. “Our mission has been and will remain to offer our residents a combination of independence and personal care,” said Sentgeorge. “This Healthcare Center will enhance our facilities and keep us competitive with the evolving senior living environment as well as shifting to a new flexible model the industry calls resident-centered care.” The Healthcare Center will provide groups of 16 to 18 residents living in a household setting with private bedrooms or private bedrooms with a shared bath. In addition there will be private consultation space for physicians and families and computerized medical records for easy and secure access. The “just like home” setting includes a family room complete with a flat screen television, dining area, therapeutic spa tub, and on-site dietetic services. Other senior friendly qualities include; special lighting, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and low set windows enabling residents to sit and see the panoramic view round out the plans. The project is expected to be completed late in 2012. The community is invited to bring cameras to commemorate the event. Since 1955, Pleasant View Retirement Community, a 425-resident, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community, has been known for its diversified and high quality housing, health care and related services. For over 55 years, Pleasant View has helped senior residents to achieve a fulfilling lifestyle in a secure, caring, Christian environment. For more information, contact John Sentgeorge at 717.665.2445 Date: August 23, 2011 PLEASANT VIEW RETIREMENT COMMUNITY COTTAGE GETS WHEELS TO MAKE ROOM FOR HEALTHCARE CENTER Manheim: In this challenging economy, Pleasant View Retirement Community stays on its mission to build a Healthcare Center taking the first step, the moving of a more than 2400 sq ft, duplex cottage to the opposite side of the campus. The move makes way for the $14.8 million Healthcare Center, occurring over two days, August 23 and 24th, on the campus of the retirement community. According to Ron Waack, President and CEO of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Wolfe House and Building Movers in conjunction with Wohlsen Construction handled the move. The current residents of the duplex have been on vacation throughout the process. “The first day was dedicated to positioning the cottage and placing it on wheels in preparation for the second day, which was for the transporting of the cottage to its new location on the opposite side of our campus,” said Waack. “To everyone at Pleasant View, the ‘Yes, We Can!’ means, not only can we raise the needed monies to make our Healthcare Center a reality, we can move mountains. . . or in this case a cottage. . .to complete our mission!” The move is the first step in the Healthcare Center construction project that has slated a groundbreaking ceremony in September 2011. The project is expected to be completed late in 2012. “The new building will provide groups of 16 to 18 residents living in a household setting with private bedrooms or private bedrooms with a shared bath. In addition there will be private consultation space for physicians and families and computerized medical records for easy and secure access,” said Waack. In the “just like home” setting, plans call for a family room complete with a flat screen television, dining area, therapeutic spa tub, and on-site dietetic services. Other senior friendly qualities include; special lighting, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and low set windows enabling residents to sit and see the panoramic view round out the plans. “The new Healthcare Center will enhance our facilities and keep us competitive with the changing retirement living environment as well as shifting to a new flexible model of care called residentcentered care,” said Waack. “What will not change is the professional and skilled medical care of our residents.” |
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arta Ream, R.N., infection control nurse and staff development coordinator, encourages her colleagues at Pleasant View Retirement Community to get a flu shot. According to Ream, the best way to prevent the flu is to be immunized. This is especially important for people aged 65 and older. She reminds people that it is impossible to get influenza from the vaccine.