WEL News
Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown held a very successful “Planking with a Purpose” fundraising event yesterday. Residents, staff and family members took part in a group “plank” with each participant donating $5 to the Arthritis Foundation, and were highlighted on CBS3 by Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl in an exciting feature story:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-kywtv/3418661-senior-citizens-are-planking-for-a-purpose-in-bucks-county/
Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown Resident Celebrates 96th Birthday with 10 Mile Bike Ride
Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown resident Bill Grun celebrated his 96th birthday with a surprise celebration and a 10 mile bike ride with the Central Bucks Bike Club. 6ABC, along with other news stations, was there to capture the moment!
http://6abc.com/society/man-96-celebrates-birthday-riding-bike-in-doylestown/1332916/
“Deductible Care”
Moving into a continuing-care retirement community can generate tax deductions. Wesley Enhanced Living CEO, Jeff Petty, discusses his ideas that would allow more middle-class retirees to move into continuing-care retirement communities with potential tax benefits:
“Unbelievable: A Jewish Senior Senior Living Community in a Methodist Corporation”
After an extensive two-year review process, Martins Run joined the Wesley Enhanced Living (WEL) family of communities in March 2015. The biggest challenge facing the organization was cultural transitions. Learn how WEL preserved Martins Run's already existing culture, while demonstrating openness to new cultures and traditions.
Do Americans understand what a CCRC Is?
At Wesley Enhanced Living, we want people to live fulfilling lives, not just age. But, in order for us to demonstrate how continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) benefit residents by enhancing their lives, we needed to begin correcting the widespread misconceptions that surround CCRCs. Our Vice-President, Marketing & Sales Shelley Ballet highlighted the importance of CCRCs in a story for McKnight’s Senior Living: