Posts about the Pennswood Strategic Plan and the planning process.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, June 26, 2025 (fourth Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. in the Blue Room and on Zoom. Those unfamiliar with Zoom are encouraged to attend in person. The Zoom waiting room will be open fifteen minutes early, at 3:15 p.m. Here is the Zoom link: – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83497318670?pwd=1JRPGYXr3EYNrjBs5KdLOTbbVTxGxl.1 – The proposed Agenda […]
Meeting Notice – June Read More »
The article linked below is not a dive into financial minutia. Cumming is editorializing about whose interests these two organizations protect. Pennswood relies on both of them for information important to planning, marketing, and self-assessment. As residents, the Fitch rating is an important benchmark measure of our corporate financial health. Read this to become more
Jack Cumming on Fitch Ratings and Leading Age Read More »
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
Dear Participants in the Eldercare Issues Discussion Group, Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. in the Blue Room and via Zoom. Here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85878270705 The Agenda and related documents are below These meetings are open to all Pennswood Village residents, so you should feel
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.
Question 2 for Pennswood Residents Read More »
Thursday, June 6th, we have the privilege of hearing Jennifer Schwalm speak about conditions in the senior living and life care market place. Pennswood, in addition to being our community and our home, is a competitor in these markets. For strategic planning, it is essential that we inform ourselves about the business prospects and other
Jennifer Schwalm’s Talk Read More »
Three letters have been sent following our discussions at the recent meeting. They are reproduced below with a brief narrative introduction. Subscribers are encouraged to comment on this post. Answers to Financial Questions Dan Seeger reiterated his request to Tim McQuaid for a follow-up meeting to clarify and explain the brief responses made at the
When the stakes are high and emotions are in play, collaboration can be difficult and seem messy. Members of our discussion group are deeply concerned for the future of our community and intensely committed to the success of the strategic planning effort that was midway at the beginning of the year. Those concerns needed to
Two years ago the Issues, Trends, and Governance in Eldercare Committee pondered its goals and priorities and produced a draft statement. Nancy Morrill retrieved a copy of the draft to inform our present thinking. The document below is offered to spark comments and discussion. Readers are invited to respond using the comment space below the
Rethinking EIDG Goals Read More »
Our type of community differs from most beneficiaries of non-profit corporations–here the beneficiaries fund the corporation. That fact makes residents the principal stakeholders. At the same time, we have no direct say in governance. We trust in the benevolence of the corporate board. In the video presentation below, Marguerite and I present our views on
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