1,392 Butler County Long-Term Care Residents to Have Holidays Made Merrier Through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®
GIBSONIA, Pa. (Richland Twp.), Nov. 28, 2005 - 1,392 residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes in Butler County will have the holidays made merrier for them through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®. The residents live in the 19 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 Butler 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 Butler County facilities participating in the program are:
Abbyhill Assisted Living, 258 Bonnie Brook Road, Butler - 23 residents
The Arbors at St. Barnabas, 85 Charity Place, Valencia - 70 residents
Autumn Grove Care Center, 555 S. Main Street, Slippery Rock - 103 residents
Chicora Medical Center, 160 Medical Center Road, Chicora - 100 residents
Evergreen Nursing Center, 191 Evergreen Mill Road, Harmony - 140 residents
Fairwinds Manor, 126 Iron Bridge Road, Butler - 66 residents
Fairwinds Personal Care, 126 Iron Bridge Road, Butler - 24 residents
Mason Manor, 244 N. Pike Road, Sarver - 14 residents
McCrea Homes, 970 Clearfield Road, Fenelton - 34 residents
Newhaven Court at Clearview, 100 Newhaven Lane, Butler - 112 residents
Outlook Pointe of Butler, 164 Scheibel Road, Butler - 36 residents
Outlook Pointe at Saxonburg, 100 Bella Court, Saxonburg - 123 residents
Outlook Pointe at Sarver, 120 Elliott Road, Sarver - 40 residents
Ridgeview Boarding Home, 127 McLafferty Road, Butler - 24 residents
Rockdale I, 124 Hickey Lane, Butler - 15 residents
Sunnyview Home, 107 Sunnyview Circle, Butler - 220 residents
Sunrise Assisted Living, 10 Adams Ridge Boulevard, Mars - 84 residents
Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas, 85 Charity Place, Valencia - 91 residents
Worthington at Adams, 500 Seven Fields Boulevard, Seven Fields - 73 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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