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PRESBYTERIAN SENIOR LIVING

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you!

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Lynn Diaz, an exercise physiologist, helps resident Mary Bongiorno (left) with her workout at Kirkland
Village in Bethlehem.

Continued from Page 14 ministrators were slated to have lunch
with the new employees, but then repre-
go back to school to become a nurse or sentatives from the Pennsylvania Depart-
get an advanced degree. ment of Health showed up for their annual
PSL reimburses 100 percent of the survey.
tuition if an employee wishes to become a “What impressed me with the manage-
certified nurse’s aide and reimburses up to ment was even though the state was there,
$5,000 a year for someone going to school the [top administrators] took the time to
to become a licensed practical nurse or come to lunch with us to get to know all
registered nurse, according to Jacquie the new employees,” she said.
Palmer, the area human resources director. Even pets are welcome at PSL facili-
Corinne Stoelzle has only been at ties.
Westminster Village for about a year, but In the fall, Chaplain Matthew Seeds
she has found that she is making as much performed the Blessing of the Animals at
hourly working weekdays as she made Kirkland Village in which staff brought in
working every weekend at a hospital. Plus, their dogs for the blessing and a pet pa-
the benefits are better; she pays less for rade so the delighted residents could see
prescriptions and less for doctor’s visits and pet them. Westminster Village has its We salute our employees who work tirelessly to
because her doctor wasn’t in the hospital’s own resident cat, Henry, in the Memory
network. Support Neighborhood. help people improve their lives every day and are
Clouse, Knight and Groner said many PSL takes pains to make sure that the reason that we have been chosen as a
of the residents have led very interesting homey environment exists in all three
lives, and that makes getting to know them communities. Top Workplace for the third year in a row.
all that more enjoyable. The smallest – Easton Home – has
“Most of them are walking volumes of about 45 employees while Kirkland Vil-
history,” Clouse said. lage has 245.
Knight, 28, said the conversations are a Palmer says: “To see a family environ-
two-way street. ment transfer from a small group who are
“They are just as interested in us as we more inclined to be family-like to a larger
are interested in them,” she said. setting of 245 employees is something to
The employees said they have opportu- boast about.”
nities to give input and offer ideas at what
PSL calls “learning circles,” where man- Margie Peterson is a freelance writer.
agement listens to their suggestions on
how to improve the care they offer.
Woolley has been recognized for her PRESBYTERIAN
work in dementia care for bringing what’s SENIOR LIVING 951 Marcon Blvd., Ste. 3, Allentown
known as reminisce therapy to Easton ■ Founded: 1927 610-419-9102
Home’s memory care unit. The facility ■ Ownership: Nonprofit 5050 Tilghman Street, Suite 150, Allentown
was featured in an Associated Press story,
lauded by O, The Oprah Magazine and ■ Sector: Health care 484-602-2480
Woolley won an award from the Delaware ■ Employees: 515 19 N 6th Street, Reading
Valley Alzheimer’s Association in 2015. ■ Website: 610-236-0530
Stoelzle said she felt valued on the first www.presbyterianseniorliving.org
day of her orientation when the top ad- www.sam-inc.org

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