Meadowood Blog

In honor of National Pet Month, which celebrates the many benefits pet owners receive from their animals and vice versa, we talked to dog lover Connie Burnley. We wanted to know what it’s like for her to live at Meadowood with Romeo and Julie, her two Cairn Terriers (think Toto from “The Wizard of Oz”). Connie, her husband and their two pooches moved into the West Hill neighborhood in December. Romeo is a retired show dog who has competed at the Westminster Kennel Club and the Philadelphia Kennel Club shows. […]

National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. If Meadowood Director of Nursing Catherine O’Gorman had her way, she would celebrate every day of the year. She would also tweak the name of the event slightly. “It’s ‘Nurses Week,’ but it should really be ‘Team Week’ to acknowledge nursing assistants and all of the other team members,” she says. “Everyone works so well together.” This week, Meadowood has a special celebration planned. “We’re going to recognize our nurses and invite everyone else in […]

The response was immediate and overwhelming. It began when restrictions were put in place to keep Meadowood safe during COVID-19. Executive Assistant to Meadowood President and CEO Paul Nordeman, Susan Hughes was inundated with offers of assistance. “A lot of residents stopped me and asked if they could help,” she says. So, Susan put a volunteer list out and saw it quickly fill up. She appointed two lead resident volunteers, Tom Lynch and Janet Kovacs, to assign residents to the jobs that needed to be done. Residents who raised their […]

An Interview with Meadowood’s Fitness & Wellness Director Becky Anhorn, Meadowood’s fitness & wellness director, sat down and shared her thoughts on how the team is finding creative ways to engage residents during the coronavirus crisis. How is Meadowood handling wellness differently than other communities right now? In talking to people from other senior communities, it seems that a lot of them just shut down the programs, and they’re just redistributing their staff to other areas of the community or focusing on the bare essentials. We aren’t going to do that. […]

Today, we’re talking with Janet Kovacs, a Meadowood resident of 3½ years. Janet is helping organize “The Residents of Meadowood,” the third session of our Smart Planning series. In an open forum on Wednesday, April 8, participants will hear directly from residents why they made the move to Meadowood. We’re asking Janet to share some of her personal insights about life here — and what she thinks people should consider as they make their decision. When we ask Janet about her experience at Meadowood, she says, “You know, it just […]

February is National Bird-feeding Month! In celebration, we wanted to share some tips to enhance your bird-watching experience at Meadowood. Here on our sprawling, 131-acre campus, we’re fortunate to host an abundance of wildlife. Residents of our senior living community in Worcester, PA, have spotted all kinds of creatures, from foxes to deer to rabbits, when they’re out walking our trails or exploring the Meadowood Nature Preserve. Of all of the fascinating varieties of wildlife, though, there’s one species that’s very near and dear to the Meadowood mission: our diverse […]

At Meadowood, we understand how daunting downsizing can be. Every one of our residents has had to go through it, and we often hear how nice it is to have gotten rid of the house and the yard and, especially, all the “stuff.” But to get to the serenity of going smaller, you first have to go through an overwhelming multi-step process. It’s downsizing your possessions, fixing up the house, finding a realtor and on and on. It’s stressful, tiring and — for many people — drags on for months […]