Masonic Village News
Sending Smiles
In order to safeguard our residents in our nursing and personal care areas from COVID-19, they must spend most of their time in their rooms. While our staff are
The connection between diabetes and other health problems
More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Diane Waple, chief dietitian at
Easter Meals To Go
Placing Orders All orders are due by Friday, April 3, at 4 p.m. Pick up will be on Friday, April 10, between Noon - 4 p.m., in the Brossman
Masonic Village Hospice Seeks Veteran Volunteers
To truly understand someone, you must walk a mile in their shoes. This is why Masonic Village Hospice has begun pairing patients who are veterans with volunteers who have also served.
Beauty & Convenience: Rental Apartments
Rental apartments offer the same benefits and amenities as an entrance fee apartment without the “up-front” fee. As part of Masonic Village’s continuum of care, residents have access to personal care and nursing care services, should they need them in the future, giving them a life lease guarantee.
The Genetics of Parkinson’s Disease
Approximately 1% of individuals age 65 and older, and 3% to 5% over age 85, develop Parkinson's disease, a neurogenative disorder that affects dopamine production in the brain. Learn more from Dr. Thomas Tropea, a neurologist, movement disorder specialist and assistant professor of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Additional News & Publications
Elizabethtown Village Living
March Elizabethtown Village Living
Read past issues of Elizabethtown Village Living
Village Voice Magazine
Village Voice – Winter 2020
Sewickley Village Living
March Sewickley Village Living
Read past issues of Sewickley Village Living
Reflections
Reflections – Winter 2020
Read past issues of Reflections
Annual Report
News Coverage
- 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
- Child care facility at Masonic Village moves to a new building
- 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
- Masonic Villages proposes $19M townhome project next to E-town Amtrak station
- Retirement campus tests smart-home tools
- Masonic Village in Elizabethtown starts $7M upgrade of its historic hub
- 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
- Retirees Display ‘Lifelong Pride’ in Blue-and-White Communities
- 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
- Check out one of Central Pa.’s most impressive hidden gardens
Media Contacts
General Inquiries
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Tina L. Lutter, APR
Corporate Director of Public Relations
Masonic Villages and Ashlar Creative Solutions
717-367-1121, ext. 33285
tlutter@masonicvillages.org
Debra L. Davis
Public Relations Manager
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33529
ddavis@masonicvillages.org
Megan L. Leitzell
Public Relations Specialist
Masonic Villages
717-367-1121, ext. 33570
mleitzel@masonicvillages.org