538 Lawrence County Long-Term Care Residents to Have Holidays Made Merrier Through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®
GIBSONIA, Pa. (Richland Twp.), Nov. 29, 2005 - 538 residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes in Lawrence County will have the holidays made merrier for them through PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS®. The residents live in the 10 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 Lawrence 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 members 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 Lawrence County facilities participating in the program are:
Cedar Manor, 2593 Benjamin Franklin Highway, Edinburg - 32 residents
Duff Personal Care, 4256 US 422, New Castle - 36 residents
Geri-Care Newcastle, 2016 West Washington Street, New Castle - 39 residents
Habitat Human Services Center, 232 Pearson Street, New Castle - 8 residents
Haven Convalescent Home, 725 Paul Street, New Castle - 91 residents
Jameson Care Center, 3349 Wilmington Road, New Castle - 78 residents
Northview Estates, 945 Border Avenue, Ellwood City - 60 residents
Rhodes Estates, 318 Rhodes Place, New Castle - 120 residents
Silver Oaks, 715 Harbor Street, New Castle - 62 residents
Vintage House Personal Care Home, 3102 Ellwood Road, New Castle - 12 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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