Masonic Village News
In Good Times and Bad, Find Comfort in Community
Originally published in the October issue of "Inside the Back Mountain" magazine. Charlotte Kindler, Masonic Village resident The last few months have presented challenges for everyone and required
What’s Your Long Term Care Plan?
You can never start planning for long term care for yourself or a loved one too soon. Knowing your options and what to expect throughout the process can help you make an easy decision in the future.
Medicare Mistakes That Can Cost You Big
If you have looked into Medicare to see about getting covered, you know how complex it can be. You may be confused about late penalties, lack of coverage and which plans are best for you, for starters.
Medicare vs. Medicaid: What’s the Difference?
Although they sound very similar, Medicare and Medicaid are very different services.
Understanding the Early Signs of Dementia
It can be heart wrenching to watch a loved one start to show signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, and even harder as their symptoms progress.
How to Best Communicate with Someone with Dementia
It’s important to remember that no one is in control of your loved one’s ability to communicate; even if they try their hardest, their brain just can’t do certain things because of their dementia.
Additional News & Publications
Elizabethtown Village Living
March Elizabethtown Village Living
Read past issues of Elizabethtown Village Living
Village Voice Magazine
Village Voice – Fall 2020
Sewickley Village Living
March Sewickley Village Living
Read past issues of Sewickley Village Living
Reflections
Reflections – Summer 2020
Read past issues of Reflections
Annual Report
News Coverage
- It ‘techs’ a Village
- Retirement Communities use technology, creativity to keep residents well and connected
- These Lancaster County seniors found inspiration during their COVID-19 isolation
- Victory Gardens 2.0: Masonic Village gardeners raise their shovels for the greater good
- COVID-19 challenges senior athletes to stay fit, socially active
- Advances in technology make life easier for county’s older population
- Susquehanna Valley veterans asked to help honor fellow vets in what could be their final days
- Bruce Holran recalls days as 1940s child model
- Giving residents their best shot at avoiding flu
- A Conversation with: Matt Mayo, assistant executive director and nursing home administrator, Masonic Village at Elizabethtown
- Retirement communities open their restaurant doors to the public
- Lawyer to take reins at Masonic Villages
- Masonic Villages undergoing leadership change
- Whisk Cafe coming to Elizabethtown; farm-to-table restaurant to open this fall near train station
- President of new division at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown says becoming a nurse opened up career options
- Research examines stream restorations with an eye on improving Chesapeake Bay
- A Tour of Lancaster County’s Most Charming Small Churches
- Celebrating Music Therapy
- Loomers Share the Love
- Risk of falls increases as you age, but they are preventable
- A final salute: Veteran volunteers with Masonic Village Hospice present ceremony and comfort to those who served
- Local veteran reflects on service on 100th Veterans Day
- World War II veterans meet for the first time
- 100 and counting: Lancaster County centenarians continue to live meaningful lives – Jim Sheffer, 100
- Masonic Villages Goes Big on ‘Smart IQ’ Homes for Aging in Place
- Living Smart: Wall Street Journal Podcast
- Lancaster County has a fourth barn quilt; The newest one’s in Elizabethtown
- Technology that residents want and communities need
- Masonic Village launches group to promote brain fitness
- New Elizabethtown College program bridges gap between millennials, seniors
- Masonic Village is taking a worthwhile step in leading on solar power
- Masonic Village to have the most solar power of any retirement community in U.S.
- After 80 years, memories of Lancaster County girls’ softball league are bright as diamonds
- Masonic Village getting ‘smart’ technology
- A century later, Masonic Children’s Home graduate sparks cottage renovations as a legacy
- Elizabethtown: College, retirees, trains and chocolate anchor town that’s close to everywhere
- Retirement campus tests smart-home tools
- Challenge by incoming Masonic Villages residents asks people to work out for charity
- Angel Among Us: Bleiler Caring Cottage continues to thrive on mother’s craftiness
- Retirement communities thinking green, not gray
- Elizabethtown Masonic Village helps patients and families by granting ‘final wishes’
- Wellness that works: 16 tested ideas from local companies
- Lancaster County hospice patient, 89, treated to final flight ‘date’ with his wife
- Former resident leaves $10.9M to Masonic Children’s Home in Elizabethtown
- Aging to perfection: Couple having vine time since moving to Masonic Village
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717-367-1121, ext. 33285
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Debra L. Davis
Public Relations Manager
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33529
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Megan L. Leitzell
Public Relations Specialist
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33570
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