Phoebe Ministries

CHHSM Members Highlight Annual Ziegler LeadingAge LZ 200

By Barb Powell | December 12, 2024

The 21st Annual LZ200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 17 CHHSM members. The report is produced by LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — the leading U.S. underwriter of financing for nonprofit older adult…

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Jason Shott Named COO of Phoebe Ministries

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | December 12, 2024

Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., has announced that Jason Shott is their new chief operating officer (COO). Shott recently relocated to Pennsylvania from New York, where he was regional vice president of operations for Atria Senior Living.  As a member of the executive leadership team, Shott oversees Phoebe’s overall operations, sales, and marketing efforts.…

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Phoebe Communities Named Among the Best Older Adult Communities in Pennsylvania

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 14, 2024

In rankings prepared by Newsweek magazine, Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., has been named among the best older communities in Pennsylvania. Newsweek and Statista partnered to rank America’s Best Nursing Homes. The top nursing homes were assessed and ranked based on four pillars: performance data, recommendations of medical professionals, accreditations, and resident satisfaction This…

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Residents ‘Go for the Gold’ at the Phoebe Berks 2024 Senior Olympics

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 13, 2024

In the spirit of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, held July 26-Aug. 11 in Paris, residents of the Phoebe Berks in Wernersville, Pa., put their competitive spirits on display May 31 as they participated in the 2024 Phoebe Berks Senior Olympics. Independent living and personal care residents at Phoebe Berks gathered on the community’s boardwalk…

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Phoebe Ministries Opens Newest Independent Living Community in Emmaus, Pa.

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 11, 2024

Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., celebrated the opening of its brand-new independent living community, Chestnut Ridge at Rodale in Emmaus, Pa., on Thursday, May 23. Attendees included Phoebe President and CEO Scott Stevenson; Chairman of Phoebe’s Governing Board Bill Hacker; and Emmaus Mayor Lee Ann Gilbert. The ceremony was held in the large multi-purpose room at…

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Charitable Sewing Program at Phoebe Allentown Help Young Women in Africa

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 11, 2024

By Lynann Everett. Phoebe Ministries News. “It’s proven that cultures who respect women do better — socially, financially, politically,” says Dorothy Sechler, retired teacher of 35 years and “captain” of The Marion Dawson Charitable Sewers at The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown (Pa.). Carefully ripping the seams from a donated fitted flannel sheet, Sechler passionately explains why…

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CHHSM Agencies Create Safe Homes for LGBTQ+ Elders

By Guest Contributor | April 11, 2024

By Renee DeLuca, multimedia content specialist, UCC Office of Marketing Communications. Originally appeared in UCC News April 2, 2024. Used by permission. Imagine spending your life with a partner, and when the time came for seeking a place to live during retirement years, the homes and assisted living neighborhoods you found made living with that partner uneasy…

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Phoebe/DeSales Partnership Helps Employees Afford College

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | December 11, 2023

By Lynann Everett, Phoebe Ministries Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., and DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., recently announced a strategic partnership to encourage employee recruitment and retention through discounted tuition for higher education. As part of the partnership, DeSales University will provide eligible Phoebe employees’ children a 60 percent discount on traditional undergraduate programs…

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Phoebe Ministries Wins Three LeadingAge PA Distinguished Service Awards

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 12, 2023

Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., recently was recognized by LeadingAge PA with three awards. Spirit Alive™, Phoebe’s proprietary spiritual care program for individuals with dementia, is the winner of LeadingAge PA’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for Innovation of the Year. Linda Plunkett, administrative assistant for Phoebe Allentown (Pa.), received LeadingAge PA’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for Staff Member of…

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‘Boomerang’ Employees Return to Phoebe

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 14, 2023

Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., is one of a number of organizations seeing an increasing number of former employees returning to work for the organization—a career move that seems surprising at first glance. Across the United States, these “boomerang” employees, as they’re called, accounted for 4.5 percent of all new hires in 2021—up from…

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