Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care

ESTABLISHED IN 1966, SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE IS A CHRISTIAN NON-PROFIT CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SERVING ADULTS 62 YEARS OR OLDER AND PROVIDES PRIORITY ACCESS TO ON-SITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES IF NEEDED, INCLUDING PERSONAL CARE, SKILLED NURSING, DEMENTIA CARE, AND REHABILITATION. FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, THE CAMPUS IS KNOWN AS SHENANGO ON THE GREEN. IT IS OPERATED BY PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 25, 1928 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE GIVES BACK TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING PROVIDING CHARITABLE CARE TO SENIORS IT SERVES THAT NO LONGER HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY. IN 2021 ACROSS ITS REGIONAL NETWORK, IT PROVIDED A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $30 MILLION IN BENEVOLENT AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE.

SHENANGO ON THE GREEN (SHENANGO) CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2.40 ACRES. THE EXISTING UNITS INCLUDE FORTY-EIGHT (48) INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS, THIRTY-TWO (32) NURSING HOME BEDS AND FORTY-SIX (46) PERSONAL CARE BEDS, WHICH INCLUDES A FOURTEEN (14) BED DEMENTIA UNIT (WOODSIDE) AND SIX (6) PRIVATE SUITES. ALL THE UNITS ARE LOCATED IN ONE BUILDING. IN 2018, SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE ENTERED INTO AN OPTION AGREEMENT WITH RENAUD PECK REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT TO ADD CARRIAGE HOMES TO OUR CONTINUUM. ON APRIL 1, 2019, NEW WILMINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVED THE EXPANSION OF UP TO TWELVE (12) CARRIAGE HOMES TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON A SIX(6) ACRE PARCEL LOCATED APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE FROM SHENANGO. A FUTURE PLANNED HOME AND A FUTURE PLANNED CLUBHOUSE WERE PENDING APPROVAL IN 2019. THIS ALLOWS FOR BUILDING THE HOMES IN PHASES AND FOR THE ADDITION OF A CLUB HOUSE, WITH FITNESS CENTER, RECREATION ROOM AND MULTI-PURPOSE AREA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT. THE HOMES WILL BE OF AN OPEN CONCEPT WITH KITCHEN, DINING ROOM AND LIVING ROOM, WHILE ALSO INCLUDING TWO BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS WITHIN A FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT SPACE, WITH A SUNROOM AND TWO CAR GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE HOME. IN 2019, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NAMED 'STONECREEK'. IN 2020, NEW WILMINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVED TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS A HOME AND THE OTHER THE CLUBHOUSE. ALL OF THE HOMES WILL BE OF AN OPEN CONCEPT WITH KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, AND LIVING ROOM, WHILE ALSO INCLUDING TWO BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS AND A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. EIGHT OF THE HOMES WILL HAVE A SUNROOM AND THREE OF THE HOMES; INCLUDING THE CLUBHOUSE, DUE TO ELEVATION CHANGES, WILL NOT OFFER A SUN ROOM. THESE FOUR HOMES WILL OFFER A LARGE OUTDOOR DECK AND A FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT THAT A RESIDENT CAN FINISH FOR A FEE. IN 2019, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE STONECREEK CARRIAGE HOMES. AS OF THE END OF THE CURRENT YEAR, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE UNITS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.IN JANUARY, 2016 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SIGNED OFF ON THE AFFILIATION BETWEEN PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE AND SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE. ON MARCH 26, 1970, SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE WAS DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO BE A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN JANUARY OF 2008 A CONTRIBUTION IN LIEU OF REAL ESTATE TAXES AGREEMENT WAS ADOPTED. IN JULY OF 2015 IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT SHENANGO IS AND BE EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF REAL PROPERTY TAX TO ANY TAXING AUTHORITY. SHENANGO PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE IS A "MISSION UNIT" OF THE SHENANGO PRESBYTERY IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.). THE SHENANGO PRESBYTERY IS A REGIONAL GOVERNING UNIT OF THAT NATIONAL ECCLESIASTICAL DENOMINATION, AND HAS JURISDICTION OVER PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATIONS AND AGENCIES IN LAWRENCE AND MERCER COUNTIES. SINCE 2018, SHENANGO HAS PARTNERED MASTERPIECE LIVING, A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP THAT CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 80 ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF OLDER ADULTS. THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP, LONGWOOD ACCESSES RESEARCH AND TOOLS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH OF ITS RESIDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, TO MEASURE PROGRESS AGAINST FOUR KEY DIMENSIONS OF SUCCESSFUL LIVING - SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL. SHENANGO ON THE GREEN SUPPORTS RESIDENT-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS IN AN INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENT, WHILE PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF CARE, INCLUDING PERSONAL CARE, SKILLED NURSING, DEMENTIA-CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES. IN 2016, SHENANGO ON THE GREEN ACHIEVED CARF ACCREDITATION IN THREE PROGRAM AREAS: PERSON-CENTERED LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITY, DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALTY, AND ASSISTED LIVING. A PERSON-CENTERED LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITY, ACCORDING TO CARF, "IS A PLACE WHERE PERSONS SERVED WANT TO LIVE, PEOPLE WANT TO WORK, AND BOTH CHOOSE TO STAY." IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT FOCUSES ON CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND OFFERS PERSONS SERVED AUTONOMY, FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY. CARF DEFINES A DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALTY PROGRAM AS ONE THAT DELIVERS SERVICES FOCUSED ON THE UNIQUE AND CHANGING PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, COMMUNICATION, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, OCCUPATIONAL, MEDICAL, PALLIATIVE, EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND LEISURE/RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA. UNDER CARF, THE ASSISTED LIVING ACCREDITATION ALSO ENCOMPASSES PERSONAL CARE COMMUNITIES AND IS DEFINED AS "A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MEALS, HOUSING, AND A RANGE OF HOSPITALITY AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES IN A SUPPORTIVE AND SAFE HOME-LIKE SETTING." ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE NETWORK, SHENANGO ON THE GREEN ATTAINED ACCREDITATION UNDER CARF'S NEW NETWORK STANDARDS. INTRODUCED IN 2016, THE "NETWORK" STANDARDS WERE IMPLEMENTED BY CARF IN ORDER TO "SUPPORT NETWORKS' DEVELOPMENT TOWARD CONTINUITY OF SERVICES AMONG MULTIPLE PROVIDERS AND TO SUPPORT QUALITY WHEN A LEGAL ENTITY DOES NOT OWN ALL PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS WITHIN ITS NETWORK."SHENANGO ON THE GREEN ALWAYS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING WELCOMING AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENTS FOR EVERYONE. AS AN AFFILIATE OF PRESBYTERIAN SENIORCARE, SHENANGO ON THE GREEN PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS THAT ARE OFFERED TO FOSTER DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WHICH BETTERS POSITION THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVE AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AGING POPULATION AND TO APPROPRIATELY ENGAGE AND SUPPORT AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE WORKFORCE.