1,319 Beaver County Long-Term Care Residents to Have Holidays Made Merrier Through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®
GIBSONIA, Pa. (Richland Twp.), Nov. 23, 2005 - 1,319 residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes in Beaver County will have the holidays made merrier for them through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®. The residents live in the 20 nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes that have enrolled their residents in the PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® program to ensure each will receive a holiday gift and visit this year.
Representatives from each of the facilities have completed the necessary training required and have let the local PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® headquarters know of their residents' Christmas wishes. PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is coordinated locally by St. Barnabas Charities, 5850 Meridian Road, Gibsonia.
The Beaver County long-term care residents are among the 22,275 residents at 260 facilities across four states - Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia - participating in the program. This holiday season, community are asked to "adopt" the residents by agreeing to personally deliver a small gift to them. To get involved, interested individuals, families, businesses and civic groups are encouraged to contact their local long-term care facility or the PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® headquarters at 724-443-0011. Information and sign-ups are available online at www.PRESENTSFORPATIENTS.com.
The Beaver County facilities participating in the program are:
Beaver Elder Care & Rehab Center, 616 Golf Course Road, Aliquippa - 67 residents
Beaver Valley Nursing & Rehab Center, 257 Georgetown Road, Beaver Falls - 120 residents
Blair's Personal Care Homes I - V, 1031 Mercer Road, Beaver - 77 residents
Cambridge Village, 1600 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls - 100 residents
Caring 4 Friends, 599 Norwood Drive, Wampum - 23 residents
Franciscan Manor, 71 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls - 120 residents
Hunter's Personal Care, 1916 Main Street, Aliquippa - 21 residents
LIFE - Beaver County, 100 Superior Avenue, Aliquippa - 60 residents
Maplewood Personal Care Home, 461 Maplewood Avenue, Ambridge - 40 residents
Outlook Pointe, 104 Pappan Business Drive, Beaver Falls - 85 residents
Outlook Pointe Commons South Beaver, 498 Lisbon Road, Darlington - 72 residents
Providence, 900 Third Avenue, Beaver Falls - 180 residents
Rochester Manor, 174 Virginia Avenue, Rochester - 122 residents
Rochester Villa, 174 Virginia Avenue, Rochester - 90 residents
Shamrock Gardens, 2900 Johnson Street, Aliquippa - 102 residents
Smith's Personal Care, 300 Eleventh Street, Beaver Falls - 40 residents
Founded in 1984 by St. Barnabas Health System president William V. Day, the mission of PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is to brighten the holidays for long-term care patients by matching them with a visitor from the community who brings a gift. Over the years, the program has grown to include 260 facilities in four states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York. Since its inception, the campaign has provided gifts to more than 280,000 patients.
PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS® is operated as a community outreach program by St. Barnabas Charities. For more information about PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®, call 724-443-0011 or visit www.PRESENTSFORPATIENTS.com.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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