One of our fellow residents expressd puzzlement about the amount of time and effort devoted to our “slogan.” She was referring to the Mission Statement that is in our strategic planning agenda. The mission of a non profit sets the direction for the enterprise. Our mission of caring and service seems more obvious to us […]
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Friends Village has partnered with Senior Planet from AARP to help older adults use technology to learn new skills, save money, get in shape, and make new friends. Classes are intended for adults age 60 and over. Register here to join the Friends Village community in person and learn how you can stay connected! Smartphones At A
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If you are reading this, you are a PV-Eldercare subscriber. You follow our discussions because you care deeply about Pennswood Village, the community living here, and the issues that affect seniors who have chosen a community like ours. Like many things we do out of love, this engagement sometimes has unpleasant aspects and hard work.
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In any community, rumors happen–usually with no good outcome. Adults can intentionally choose to establish a culture that discourages rumors. Some simple social practices suffice to suppress rumors from starting: Gossip and Grumbling both involve sharing your dissatisfaction with someone who can’t contribute to the solution. That’s not helpful. By definition, such conversations don’t contribute
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Strategic Planning is foremost a collaborative process. It is essential that the stakeholders engage in conversations and not simply be polled for their opinions. Ideally, the strategic plan (a document) is a report of the process’s outcome that those engaged in creating it recognize and endorse as the best course of action. When the plan’s
CEO Dan Murray has posted the second in a series of weekly planning questions for residents to ponder and answer. Here is my response to today’s query. What do you think? Post a comment.
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Our regular meetings are usually available to attend via Zoom. We set up Pennswood’s OWL technology so that those on the Zoom call can see, hear, and be heard by those in the meeting room. Some who are less familiar with Zoom meetings may find the materials offered in this post helpful. Below you will
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It looks like the main beneficiary of the for-profit Medicare Advantage program is the corporate entities that administer it. Here are two recent clips worth reading. [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2405438?query=TOC&cid=DM2350265_Non_Subscriber&bid=-1887545833] And then there is this clip …
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Research confirms what we’ve known intuitively for at least half a century: We do better living actively in a caring community.
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At the 6/26/24 Eldercare meeting copies of the Pennswood version of Residents Rights were requested. Here are the pages from the 2021-2013 Resident guidebook. Although the above PDF is the 2013 edition of the Resident Guidebook, the latest (2018) has identical wording.
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