Concordia Blog

Did you know Concordia has multiple senior care locations that offer retirement living in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Tampa, Florida? We hear a lot of great things from our residents and their families about our services and we wanted to take the opportunity to share one of those stories with you. Enjoy getting to know Concordia of the South Hills residents Lee and Bob Ferrero!

In 2019, Concordia’s calendar featured amazing resident artists – some who studied art in college and made a career out of it, some who won awards for their paintings and even those who always enjoyed art but didn’t truly get to paint until coming to Concordia. The good news is that the first group only scratched the surface of the talent found at Concordia. For 2020, our calendar features gorgeous paintings from 11 new artists.

Titled “Brush Strokes 2,” the calendar features a different painting each month by a resident who lives at one of our locations. And each month, we’ll introduce you to the artist, here. May’s artist is Earl Luther of the Concordia at Cabot Haven Apartments.

When deciding on a retirement community, there are many factors and lifestyle options to consider during the search process. The dining and senior nutrition program an independent living community offers might not be one of the first things you consider, but food service programs contribute to resident satisfaction in many ways. One of which, is providing healthy meal options so that residents can forego the worries of planning and preparing meals.

Happy National Nursing Home Week! For those who don’t know, Concordia takes this week every year to celebrate Employee Appreciation Week at all of our locations and home and community service offices – and every year, it’s a great time. Each day of the week includes a different themed dress down day, a snack or meal, and a gift for each employee. This year’s gift was a nice blue quarter zip sweatshirt!

For as long as we can remember, Concordia has designated the second full week of May as Employee Appreciation Week, mainly because it coincides with National Nursing Home Week. During this spirited week, the Concordia team enjoys a celebration each day, honoring their dedicated work with great food, fun themed dress-down days and a special gift.

From the Concordia family, we want to wish all of the mothers and mother figures a happy Mother’s Day this Sunday!

Last year we introduced you to one family whose legacy of mother-daughter relationships has positively impacted the Cabot community for nearly a century. This year, not only has the Goepfert/Vantine family continued to serve families, patients and residents faithfully, but a new generation of family members has also found a place at Concordia.

If your senior loved one is a resident at an assisted living or retirement community that currently has temporary visiting restrictions due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), you may be dealing with a lot of new challenges. The most difficult challenge might be finding new ways to stay connected when an in-person visit to your loved one’s nursing home or retirement home isn’t an option.

In the United States, April is National Volunteer Month which is a time to celebrate the remarkable ways volunteers lend a helping hand to organizations and people in need every day. While this would usually have been a time to recognize our amazing group of Concordia volunteers for their service and commitment to our residents, patients and family members, due to COVID-19, all of our scheduled volunteer appreciation celebrations have been temporarily put on hold. (Read More for photo slideshow)

In 2019, Concordia’s calendar featured amazing resident artists – some who studied art in college and made a career out of it, some who won awards for their paintings and even those who always enjoyed art but didn’t truly get to paint until coming to Concordia. The good news is that the first group only scratched the surface of the talent found at Concordia. For 2020, our calendar features gorgeous paintings from 11 new artists.

Titled “Brush Strokes 2,” the calendar features a different painting each month by a resident who lives at one of our locations. And each month, we’ll introduce you to the artist, here. April’s artist is Betty Taylor of the Concordia at Cabot Haven Apartments.