News

We were recently featured in the Reading Eagle. VP of Operations, Matthew Giannini, speaks about the project progress and goals. Residents, Ernie and Virginia Conrad, give their take on their new home and neighborhood. Click the link below to read the article and get to know The Meadows a little bit better!

http://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/frederick-living-embraces-the-pocket-neighborhood

SeniorFIT Comes To Frederick Living

Make a measurable difference with SeniorFITness.

Expertly designed to improve strength, balance, mobility, and cognitive health, this proven wellness program can be customized for seniors in any setting from skilled nursing to assisted living to independent living and the larger community.

Certified exercise physiologists and other wellness team members work hand-in-hand with participants’ personal physicians to set and achieve personalized functional goals, as well as address specific medical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and dementia.

Experienced SeniorFITness program directors provide knowledgeable, supportive guidance for all SeniorFITness programs. Exercise sessions incorporate a wide range of options including state-of-the-art fitness equipment, personal training tools, seated and standing exercises, and cognitive skill-building.

Take advantage of these SeniorFITness benefits that contribute to the health of your residents and your community:

• Improve the quality of life overall.
• Support your residents before and after rehab.
• Lower the risk of falls and reduce injury-related expenses.
• Keep residents fitter, less likely to decline, and more likely to stay out of the hospital.
• Boost the appeal of your community in today’s competitive marketplace

Frederick resident Al Neff’s cross stitch and needlepoint pieces are featured in the Gallery at Frederick Living during June and July.  The show includes “Historic Houses of Montgomery County” and “Scenes of Philadelphia,” as well as a variety of others.

Al has been doing cross stitch and needle point since the late 1970s. He had a high-stress construction job and found that doing cross stitch relaxed him and gave him peace of mind. Al likes that cross stitch and needlepoint keep his mind active while reducing stress.

One cross stitch can take Al anywhere from 50 to 177 hours to complete depending on the complexity of the picture! He often uses a computer program to aid in making the patterns and sometimes take photos of the scenes to assist with the patterns.

The Gallery at Frederick Living is open to the public between the hours of 8 AM-5 PM. A portion of the sales will benefit Frederick Living’s Resident Benevolent Fund. Contact Jana Alderfer if you are interested in purchasing a piece.

We’ve undergone some major changes around campus this past year, now here is your chance to get a sense of what we’ve been up to! Come visit with us Saturday, April 30th from 11am-2pm at our Dirty Shoe Tour.  We will not only be showing our newly renovated dining areas and our continuum of care; we will also be taking guided groups out onto the construction site of our new Meadows Cottages to allow you to get a sneak peak at the homes under construction right now! We hope you will join us to get a sense of how Frederick Living can enhance your retirement lifestyle!

Last evening during a Board Meeting, Lexy Alex, Dining Services Server, was awarded the Helen B. Dawson Scholarship presented to her by Mrs. Dawson’s sons, Barrie and Ken Dawson. Thank you to the Dawson family for this incredible gift. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Frederick staff member each year for up to 10 years. Congratulations to Lexy!

The Scholarship, in honor of Helen B. Dawson, will be offered annually for students. Eligibility requirement are outlined here:

• The student applicant must be an active employee of Frederick Living for at least 90 days
• The student applicant must be at least in the second semester of his or her junior year of high school.
• The student applicant must have an overall senior high school GPA or an overall college GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of application.
• The student applicant must verify that they have at least a 2.5 GPA by submitting a copy of their most recent report card, a note from a school official, such as a guidance counselor or official transcript.
• Student applicants must complete the scholarship application.
• Student applicants should produce three references: one from a parent/guardian, one from a teacher, and one from a non-friend person known to the student.
• Students may also be nominated by a Frederick Living resident.
• Students will submit an essay by February 1^st to Danielle D. Hey, Director of HR using the following criteria:
  • Describe and explain how a resident at Frederick has been a positive influence in your life. An applicant may consider writing about a veteran teacher as well. The essay is to be 450 to 550 words (500 words is the target), 12 font, MLA-formatted.
  • Essays will be reviewed by the scholarship committee; 2 designees related to Helen B. Dawson, 2 staff of Frederick Living and 1 resident.
  • Student essays will be judged on content and format chosen by majority vote.
  • Essays will remain anonymous during judging.
• The winner of the scholarship will be informed of the decision by March 1^st and the awarding of the scholarship with take place at the March Board of Director Meetings on the evening of March 28th. The presence of the scholarship winner, his or her designated family member/s, and the scholarship committee is requested.
• The scholarship check will be made out to bursar office of the college, university or trade school on behalf of the student.*
• Student applicants that are not awarded the scholarship may continue to apply through their junior year of college, but must submit new materials each year.
• Once a student has been awarded a Helen B. Dawson Scholarship, he or she is no longer eligible to win unless there is special need or circumstance and the scholarship committee grants special approval.

Spring is finally here! We are very excited to share our 120th year with all of you! Please SAVE THE DATE and plan to join us in continuing the celebration during our annual Car Show and Craft Fair, to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association!

Car show registration

 

A New Art Exhibit Opens at Frederick Living: Elizabeth Kunkle, Watercolor & Gouache Paintings

Frederick Living welcomes local painter and illustrator, Elizabeth Kunkle, who is granddaughter of a Frederick Living resident. She received her BFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design. Illustrating animal portraits and botanicals have become a passion. By combining the delicacy of watercolor with the boldness of gouache, Elizabeth builds layer upon layer to achieve a playful balance between the two mediums.

All pieces currently on display are original unless marked ‘Giclee’. Giclee is a fine art print process using a variety of nine archival inks on Somerset velvet matte paper. The artist works meticulously to ensure the quality of the print is a perfect representation of the original artwork. Each Giclee is a work of art.

The Gallery at Frederick Living is open to the public between the hours of 8 AM-5 PM. A portion of the sales from the paintings will be donated to the Frederick Living Resident Benevolent Fund.

In 1856 Daniel Bertolet and other leading citizens of Frederick, PA devised a plan to establish the Frederick Institute as a classical day school to prepare men and women for college. The building and the school were the pride of Frederick until the Civil War. Without students, the school closed. In 1896 Reverend N. B. Grubb purchased the property and offered it to the Mennonite Eastern District Conference as a suitable Home for the Aged.

Today, Frederick Living is a leading rehabilitation and continuing care retirement community nestled in the beautiful countryside of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania. Our focus has been on living well in every aspect of our lives—body, mind, and spirit.

We offer apartments, cottages, and villas in our independent living community. We are in the process of expanding our independent living with the addition of 55 brand new cottages, in a pocket neighborhood design. In our personal care, we offer one bedroom and studio apartments, as well as a secure environment for those in need of memory support. In our nursing and rehabilitation center, we offer short term rehabilitation and long term services.

Rooted in our Mennonite heritage, we honor the dignity and autonomy of each person we’re privileged to serve, regardless of their faith journey.

This past fall, Frederick Living embarked on an expansion plan to add 55 new cottage style homes to our campus. The Meadows at Frederick Living has been a vision of the community for several years, and we are excited to share a progress update with you.

Excavation for the new development began in the fall of 2015 to make way for our first phase of 20 cottages; we currently have only 5 that remain available in this first phase. We are happy to report that the first foundations have been set, and just this week we began vertical construction on our first duplex cottage! The panelized construction style of these homes will allow us to erect the homes at a more rapid pace. Once the home is under roof, our teams of contractors will furnish the electrical and interior design selections chosen by each individual family, giving the homes a personal touch. Those that have reserved their homes are expecting to move later this spring!

With the addition of the new cottage homes also came changes to our common areas in Oaktree Center. If you have visited our community in the past, we invite you to come again to experience our new Dining Experiences: Frederick Bistro, Fireside Dining, and soon to come Freddie’s Corner! You’ll also notice the addition of a brand new parking area to accommodate staff vehicles, allowing for easy event and visitor parking outside of Oaktree Center.

We hope you will come see the exciting changes happening on campus here at Frederick Living soon! Please enjoy the Meadows Construction Progress gallery in the meantime! “Like” us on facebook to see all of the exciting things happening here at Frederick Living on a daily basis!