Lebanon County Edition
June 2015
Vol. 10 No. 6
Shall We Dance? Octogenarian Passes ’50s-Era Dance to New Generation of Swing Enthusiasts
By Jason Tabor Ivan Kerns turned 83 last September, but he hasn’t let that keep him off the dance floor. “If you want to stay young, hang out with young people and others who think young,” he says. Kerns is the president of the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club, a volunteer-run organization comprising swing dance enthusiasts. He’s not just the president, however. He’s also an instructor. Swing dancing is the energetic form of dance named after the “swing” style of jazz music made popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s. It is associated with dancers lifting, spinning, or flipping their partners into the air in time to the music. Kerns has been dancing for most of his life. A congenital heart condition sidelined him from sports during high school, and that’s when he got involved in dancing “to have something to do” that was physically active but wouldn’t pose a risk to his health. As a result of his heart condition, Kerns underwent a new, radical openheart surgical technique in 1950 to fix the problem. His doctors informed him he was one of the first 10 people to undergo this revolutionary procedure. “I do believe that I am a world’s record, which I cannot prove—but think I am the world’s longest surviving open-heart surgery patient,” says Kerns. “Sixty-five years later, still here and kicking.” After graduating from high school, he accepted an offer from Arthur please see DANCE page 14
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Dance instructor Ivan Kerns doing the East Coast Swing with one of his students.
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Saralee Perel didn’t realize until I got home that I had left my cane in my cart at the supermarket. It was the first time in the 12 years since my spinal cord injury that I was without it. I panicked. After I drove back, I held onto parked cars and outside walls to get in the store. Like a fool, when five shoppers offered to help me, I didn’t accept. I think that when many of us are offered help, such as to carry things or to borrow anything or for a ride to pick up something we need, we say no. I feel so badly for my husband, Bob. It breaks my heart that he helps me so much. Earlier that day, he was washing dishes. I cried, “I’m sorry I don’t wash my tomato juice glass.” He said, “It’s hard for you to stand at the sink.” He put his arms around me. “I love helping you. Wouldn’t you want to help me?” Of course I would. While shopping that day, a woman offered to pick up the bag of popcorn I had dropped. I said, “Thanks so much, but I can do it.” But once I knelt down, I couldn’t get back up. So I held onto a store fixture in order to stand. Who do I think I am? Am I a stronger person for refusing help? No. That’s ridiculous. Apparently I think that asking for help makes me inferior, dependent, and needful. Well, the reality is, I am in need. Most of us are at some point. Is that a sin? Accepting help would show some real strength. There were samples of sandwiches at the deli counter. I tried but couldn’t reach one because I have no balance. I thought, “So what if I’m hungry and can’t reach a sandwich?” A shopper reached one for me. She said, “Please take this sandwich. The world is full of people who want to help.”
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With thoughtful tenderness, she handed me the sandwich and then got one for herself. We quietly enjoyed our snacks. “Oh, it’s delicious,” I said, grateful for more than the sandwich. I stood next to her, cherishing this sweet, touching moment of a stranger who cared about me. We all have pitfalls: a loss of a relationship, avoidance of public speaking, fear of being alone, a bad shoulder. Who is perfectly capable in all ways? Nobody I know. When I left my cane at the store, I felt I had lost an attachment of me. My cane is a part of me, like a real limb. Of course I could get another cane, but this one’s been with me for so long. We had become— sort of—family, my cane and me. Constantly interconnecting with each other. I wanted my cane back so badly. When I saw it behind the store’s service counter, I told the store worker I could get it myself. Then, when I saw the obstacles that would make that hard, I asked a simple question that would change my life. “Would you please get it for me?” Naturally, he reunited me with my cane. I knew then that I’d never turn back. I’m not inferior. I’m not in the way. I’m not bothering anyone. And if I am, whose problem is that? I may be physically impaired, but my greatest handicap has been in not accepting the helping hands of others. Of that, I am no longer disabled. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.
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Resource Directory This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made an extended commitment to your health and well-being. Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources Food Stamps (800) 692-7462 Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels (717) 273-9262 Lebanon County Christian Ministries (717) 272-4400 Salvation Army (717) 273-2655 Gifts Edible Arrangements 103 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 390-3063 245 Bloomfield Drive, Lititz (717) 560-1056 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582 American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265 American Lung Association (717) 541-5864 Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754 Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (717) 787-7500 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520 Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787 www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Northern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944
Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY
Independent Living Communities Country Acres Manufactured Home Park, LP 1600 Kercher Ave., Myerstown (717) 866-5496
Hospitals Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500
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Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771
Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462 Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050 IRS Income Tax Assistance (800) 829-1040 Medicaid (800) 692-7462 Medicare (800) 382-1274 PA Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477 PennDOT (800) 932-4600 Recycling (800) 346-4242 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000 Housing Assistance Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401 Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201
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Getting Around When You No Longer Drive
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Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I find out about alternative transportation options for my elderly mother? She needs to give up driving, but before she does, we need to figure out how she’ll get around. – Searching Daughter
national nonprofit that has 27 affiliate transportation programs in 23 states. With this program, seniors pay membership dues and fees based on mileage. And, most programs will let your mom donate her car in return for credits toward future rides.
Dear Searching, Alternative transportation services vary widely by community, so what’s available to your mom will depend on where she lives. Here’s what you should know. Transportation Options For starters, it’s important to know that while most urban areas offer seniors a variety of transportation services, the options may be few to none for those living in the suburbs, small towns, and rural areas. Alternative transportation is an essential link in helping seniors who no longer drive get to their doctor appointments, stores, social activities, and more. Depending on where your mom lives, here’s a rundown of possible solutions that can help her get around, along with some resources to help you locate them. Family and friends: This is by far the most often used and favorite option among seniors. So make a list of all possible candidates your mom can call on, along with their availability and contact information. Local transportation programs: These are usually sponsored by nonprofit organizations that serve seniors. These services may charge a nominal fee or accept donations and often operate with the help of volunteer drivers. Also check out the Independent Transportation Network (http://itnamerica.org), which is a p
Private program services: Some hospitals, health clinics, senior centers, adult day centers, malls, or other businesses may offer transportation for program participants or customers. And some nonmedical home-care agencies that bill themselves as providing companionship and running errands or doing chores may also provide transportation. Mass transit: Public transportation (buses, trains, subways, etc.), where available, can also be an affordable option and may offer reduced senior rates.
Demand response services: Often referred to as “dial-a-ride” or “elderly and disabled transportation service,” these are typically governmentfunded programs that provide doorto-door transportation services by appointment and usually charge a small fee or donation on a per-ride basis. Many use vans and offer accessible services for riders with special needs. Taxi or car service: These private services offer flexible scheduling but can be expensive; however, they’re cheaper than owning a car. Some taxi/car services may be willing to set up accounts that allow other family members to pay for services, and some may offer senior discounts. Be sure to ask. Another option to look into is ride-sharing services, which connect people who have cars with people who need rides. Uber (www.uber.com), Lyft (www.lyft.com), and Sidecar (www.side.cr) are three of the largest companies offering services in dozens of cities across the U.S.
Hire someone: If your mom lives in an area where there are limited or no transportation services available, another option to consider is to pay someone in the community to drive her. Consider hiring a neighbor, retiree, high school student, or college student who has a flexible schedule and wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks. Where to Look To find out what transportation services are available in your mom’s community, contact the Rides in Sight national toll-free call center at (855) 607-4337 (or see http://ridesinsight.org) and the Eldercare Locator at (800) 6771116, which will direct you to her area agency on aging for assistance. Also contact local senior centers, places of worship, and retirement communities for other possible options. And check with her state department of transportation (www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm) and the American Public Transportation Association (www.publictransportation .org). Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
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What To Buy – Desktop, Laptop, or Tablet?
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Abby Stokes an you picture yourself sitting in your backyard watching the roses bloom while “surfing the ’Net”? Or perhaps you’re traveling on a plane with your tablet tucked into your carry-on luggage. Maybe you’re even snuggled up all comfy in your bed answering emails. On the other hand, you might be sure you’ll use the computer only in the warmth of your den and have no intention of moving it. Read on to help you decide whether a desktop, laptop, or tablet best suits your needs. A desktop and a laptop function in exactly the same way, using the same software and allowing you to access the Internet. They both have the same basic hardware (monitor, keyboard, and mouse). They also have the capability of being plugged into a printer or other peripherals using ports. A desktop, which is not portable, comes at a significantly lower price point than a laptop computer. Smaller technology equals higher prices.
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So instead of using a mouse to navigate, you simply tap the screen to take an action. The keyboard is even integrated into the touch screen. A tablet can do pretty much anything a desktop or laptop computer can do, but the only option for adding software (referred to as apps) to a tablet is by downloading it from the Internet (there is no CD or DVD drive). The other significant difference is portability. As small and light as a laptop may be, a tablet can be slipped into a handbag or even a large pocket. The sacrifice that you make for something portable like a laptop or tablet is that everything is smaller. You may find some laptop screens difficult to view. If a laptop screen feels too small for you, a tablet screen might seem impossible. And if your hands are large, you may feel cramped using the keyboard or mouse on a laptop or the touch screen on a tablet. But for some people, it is infinitely more important that they can take their technology with them, even if it is a little harder to see or type. So why not buy a tablet if you want something portable? If you’re working with complex spreadsheets, heavily designed documents, or lots of typing, the smaller format of a tablet can make the task more difficult to manage than it would on a laptop. Also, if you need to use a particular software program, be sure there is a version available online for a tablet. The best way to decide is to test drive each choice for yourself. It’s your eyes that need to be able to see the screen and your hands that will be tapping on the keyboard. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ AAStestdrive for a printable test-drive form to bring with you. Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.
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Salute to a Veteran
The Seabees Moved Liquor in Pontoons, Beer in Wooden Crates Robert D. Wilcox rand-new Navy Ensign Myron (Mike) Geller landed on the Philippine island of Samar in June 1945. If he had been there only a few months earlier, he would have found himself in the middle of an enormous battle, since Samar was smack in the center of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history. Historians also call it one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history. Admiral Halsey had been lured into taking his powerful 3rd Fleet after a decoy fleet, leaving only three escort carrier groups of the 7th Fleet and their destroyers, which had been repurposed to attack ground targets and thus had few of the torpedoes they would normally carry. The northernmost of the three groups, Task Unit 77.4.3 (“Taffy 3”) found itself facing a large force of Japanese
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collection of all kinds of battleships and cruisers. equipment used by Although Taffy 3 Seabees: bulldozers, destroyers had neither trucks, cranes, drag-lines, the firepower nor armor etc. to do so, they attacked As cargo officer, it was the huge Japanese fleet his responsibility to sort it in order to permit the all out and get it securely safe retreat of their slow off the island. We had “Jeep” carriers. dropped the two APlanes from those bombs on Japan, and the carriers then strafed, Japanese had finally bombed, torpedoed, rocketed, and depthEnsign Myron (Mike) Geller in surrendered unconditionally. But we charged the Japanese New York after graduation from midshipman school in still had equipment to forces, sinking or January 1945. take care of and men to disabling three cruisers support. and causing the Japanese One special concern was the large force to turn tail and fail to take part in stock of liquor and beer they had to the further battle in Leyte Gulf. move. Experience was clear that no That was then. But now Geller was matter how well you guarded anything assigned to the 29th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees). And he found alcoholic, it somehow managed to himself on Samar, facing a huge disappear.
So they solved that by filling pontoons with the bottles of liquor and then welding the pontoons shut. The beer went into large wooden crates they fashioned and carefully padlocked. The destination was Truk, halfway across the Pacific. It had once been the largest Japanese base in the Pacific. The deep lagoon was 40 miles wide, with high islands and an encircling barrier reef. Often there had been more than 1,000 Japanese merchant and warships moored there awaiting further deployment. However, our submarines had effectively cut off supplies from Japan, with supply convoys receiving nearly 90 percent losses en route to Truk. And in February 1944, we put together a huge armada of top-line carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines for attacks that reduced Truk to rubble, with more than 70
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shipwrecks, 400 aircraft destroyed, and the base no longer a threat to our forces. Starvation had killed many of the soldiers before the complete surrender of the base in 1945. When Geller and his convoy reached Truk, he got the additional job of water officer, since water was a key need of our soldiers, sailors, and Marines there. He supervised the maintaining of procedures that were essential for purifying the drinking water on the main island. Did he lose any of the liquor or beer on the voyage from Samar? “Well,” he grins, “there was some of the beer that came up missing, but the welded pontoons did a good job of keeping the liquor safe.” By that time, Geller had accrued enough points to go home. So he caught a Navy flight to Guam and another to Hawaii. Then it was by ship to San Francisco and a commercial flight to New York, where he was discharged. Before he ever joined the Navy, he had been studying at City College of New York when he decided to join the Navy’s V-12 program that sent him to Cornell
University and permitted him to graduate there before he became a Navy ensign. Now, after returning from the Pacific, he was able to use the G.I. Bill to get a master’s degree in industrial management at Columbia University. He wrote his thesis on the power crane and shovel industry and was careful to send a copy of it to manufacturers in that industry. That got him an interview—and a job as sales rep—at the Bucyrus Erie Company upon graduation. He worked his way up in several other companies before becoming vice president of sales at Dynapac, where he worked until his retirement in 1986. He then used his computer to search for the kind of retirement home he thought he would like and found just what he wanted in Central Pennsylvania. He feels very comfortable in retirement there and often thinks of those formative years in the Navy and how they helped him so well in choosing the rewarding civilian career he’s had. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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Mr. Webster and Mr. McGuffey Walt Sonneville e are well acquainted with the names of our country’s founding fathers: Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and others. Few of us—including historians— acknowledge the contributions made by Noah Webster and William Holmes McGuffey to the standardization of American culture. These two were founding giants of American language and shared values. Their influence in establishing an American culture for a young nation of diverse ethnic origins helped turn our country toward a united pluralism—our vaunted “melting pot.” Noah Webster (1758-1843) had been a controversial partisan pamphleteer urging the independence of the nation before he published his A Grammatical Institute of the English Language in 1783, the year our War of Independence concluded. He renamed the book in
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1786, calling it The American Spelling Book. It was 32 years later in 1828 that his two-volume An American Dictionary of the English Language, containing 70,000 words and priced at $20, was published. Sales the first year were only 2,500 copies. Eventually it achieved overwhelming acceptance as the price dropped to $6 by 1847, after Webster had died and the book rights were sold to George and Charles Merriam. The Merriam brothers condensed the first two editions of Webster’s dictionary and, in 1847, released a third edition. By 1900, almost 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. Webster’s purpose was to make Americans’ language independent of British spelling. In this effort he was mostly successful. He said our “customs, habits, and language, as well as
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Traveltizers
Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
An Off-Beat Food Adventure in New Orleans By Andrea Gross
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determined. I ask him why he joined the program at Café Reconcile. “Because I want to turn my life around,” he says. If the concerned folks who run Café Reconcile have their way, he’ll be able to do just that. After completing a short apprenticeship at a New Orleans restaurant, they’ll help him find a job and track him for a year, offering him advice and support if he feels overwhelmed. By this time he should have the life skills as well as the work skills to break the cycle of poverty. (www.cafereconcile.org)
he food is tasty, the service outstanding, and the money the best we’ve ever spent. Café Reconcile is New Orleans’ most unusual restaurant. While the French Quarter is exciting, after a few days my husband and I found it both too expensive and too frenetic for our taste. Therefore, we’d moved to the Whitney, a charming historic hotel in the Central Business District. My husband asked a gentleman who works at the hotel for a restaurant that caters to locals rather than tourists. The Intersection of Culture and Cuisine “There’s a place about a mile from We only have to walk across the street here where they train impoverished and down the block to reach The youth to work in the tourist industry. Southern Food and Can’t get much Beverage Museum, more local than 16,000 square feet that. New Orleans dedicated to the has lots of tourists culinary heritage of and lots of the South, both in impoverished toto and in all its youth,” he regional variations. answered. There are CocaAnd thus began Cola bottles from our offbeat New Georgia, fishing nets Orleans Food from Louisiana, a Adventure. Working at Café Reconcile teaches ham-smoking rack young folks the skills necessary to Big Dreams at a from Virginia, and an landing decent jobs. Small Café entire wall that When we arrive at Café Reconcile explains the history of the American almost every table is filled, some with cocktail. families, others with businessmen and In addition, behind closed doors but women who are enjoying their lunch accessible to the public, there’s a library break. A bevy of young adults sporting of more than 15,000 books. Most are Café Reconcile shirts are cooking, waiting cookbooks but some are manuals for old tables, cleaning up. In short, they’re appliances. Finally I may learn how to running the restaurant. work my mother’s vintage blender! “Most of these young people, who are The museum’s restaurant, Purloos, between 16 and 22 years old, have seen which is named after a traditional nothing but poverty and violence. Many Lowcountry dish, serves Southern have mental health concerns, substance regional fare such as Cape Hatteras clams abuse issues—and the vast majority have and Delta corn tamales, as well Swamp had run-ins with the juvenile justice Pop, a made-in-Louisiana soft drink to system. We help them get on track and which I soon become addicted. become self-sufficient members of With a Swamp Pop Satsuma Fizz in society,” explains Kelder Summers, one of hand, we look at a special exhibit the café’s directors. highlighting the oldest continuously Our server brings us our order: shrimp operated, family-owned restaurant in the etouffée with salad for me; fried catfish United States, which just happens to be with two sides for my husband ($10.99 back in the French Quarter. each). He’s deferential, a bit tentative, but (www.southernfood.org)
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Calendar of Events
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June 24, 6 to 7 p.m. – Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Support Group, Linden Village, 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon, (717) 274-7400
Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. June 7, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music on the Porch: Bluegrass and Appalachian-Style Music June 13, 9 a.m. to noon – Volunteer Work Day June 14, 2 p.m. – Birdwatching Basics
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government should be national.” Americans followed Webster’s lead and abandoned the British spelling of centre, cheque, plough (plow), honour, defence, labour, favour, colour, and other words. But he failed to gain acceptance for his spellings of groop, wimmen, and tung. The country to this day remains undecided as to theatre or theater and ketchup or catsup. Our nation could not be culturally fragmented and succeed. Differences in pronunciation, spelling, and values were seen by Webster as pathways to persistent regional separateness. William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) has been called the “Schoolmaster to the Nation.” Author John H. Westerhoff III, in his McGuffey and His Readers: Piety, Morality, and Education in NineteenthCentury America, stated: “It is estimated that at least 120 million copies of McGuffey’s Readers were sold between 1836 and 1920 … by 1890 [they] had become the basic school readers in thirty-seven states.” There were 44 states in the union by 1890. McGuffey’s Readers did not sell well in New England. They were popular in the newer states of the country, where a frontier mentality prevailed. The shared values emphasized by the Readers included cleanliness, courageousness, frugality, honesty, patriotism, perseverance, and piety. They laid the foundation for the succeeding “Greatest Generation,” those young citizens who experienced the Great Depression and World War II and their common values of duty, frugality, and sacrifice. As founders of the American culture, the books of Webster and McGuffey are importantly instructive. What lessons can we learn from these two in establishing themselves as our nation’s first bestselling authors?
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From Webster’s life we learn that an unrelenting obsession in achieving a stellar mission can be fundamental to success— and that the timing of the release of your work can be critical to its broad acceptance. The books of both authors also demonstrate that dependency on the foundations laid by predecessors is inescapable. Both Webster and McGuffey borrowed heavily from the writings of others. Webster’s dictionary quoted Franklin, Washington, Madison, and many others to define the meaning of words. He also borrowed extensively from Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, “sometimes verbatim,” according to literary scholar Joseph Reed. McGuffey’s Eclectic Fourth Reader, published in 1838 and meant for children in the seventh and eighth grades, was 324 pages—according to the title page—of “elegant extracts in prose and poetry from the best American and English writers with copious rules for reading and directions for avoiding common errors.” The sources whose work he featured included the Bible, Jefferson, Washington Irving, Lord Bryant, Milton, Shakespeare, and many others. Webster, a Connecticut Yankee, and McGuffey, born in Pennsylvania and reared in Ohio (at that time the western frontier), linked the country culturally. Now it was left for Lincoln to reunite the country politically and the railroads to unite it commercially. Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.
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Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville June 4, 11 a.m. – Beginners Line Dancing Lessons June 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Historic Old Annville Day June 17, 10:30 a.m. – Father’s Day Tie Switch Bingo Party Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon June 1, 10:30 a.m. – LaBlast Fitness Dance Class June 9, 9 a.m. – Pinochle Party June 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Luau Picnic at Center Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road, Myerstown June 12, 4:45 to 11:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Lancaster Barnstormers Baseball Game and Picnic June 18, noon – Father’s Day Luncheon at Gianotti’s June 30, 10 to 11 a.m. – Farmers Market Check Distribution Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html June 15, noon – Community Stories: Greg Lyons of WLBR June 26, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra June 8, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Lake Tobias Wildlife Park June 9, 10:30 a.m. – Watercolor Art Class June 15, 10:45 a.m. – Disaster Preparedness Presentation by American Red Cross Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon Washington Arms – (717) 274-4104 303 Chestnut St., Lebanon Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.
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Watch for These Tomato Problems Dr. Leonard Perry f your tomato plants and fruits aren’t looking as healthy as they should, perhaps with leaf spots or diseased fruits, they may have one of several diseases.
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Late blight. The disease that flared up a few years ago in the Northeast, destroying many home and commercial tomato plantings, was late blight—the same fungal disease that gets on potatoes and caused the famous Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s. If you had tomatoes with this, you may recall the nickel-sized or larger spots, olive-green to brown, on leaves. Sometimes the border of these spots is slightly yellow or appears water-soaked. Soon, brown to black lesions grow on stems with brown spots on fruit. Late blight is often around, but conditions aren’t primed for it to spread and get out of control. If it is present,
sprays are available but must be applied early in the season. Once leaves are more than about 10 percent affected, sprays do little good, so plants should be destroyed. Before doing this, make sure you have this disease by checking with the state agriculture department specialists. Early blight. Much more common on tomatoes (and potatoes) is early blight, a different fungal disease. It causes leaf spots, stem lesions, and fruit rots. The name is deceiving, as it more often develops not early but rather on mature leaves. It usually progress up the plant, starting first with older leaves near the base. Spots may have concentric rings, giving a target or “bulls-eye” appearance.
Stem lesions often are sunken with lighter centers. On older fruits, the dark and leathery sunken spots are often on the end attaching to the stem. Rotating other crops for a couple of years in the same spot, particularly small-grain cover crops, corn, or legumes, can help with disease control. Some cultivars (cultivated varieties) have resistance to early blight (sometimes seen as Alternaria blight). Keeping up with weeding and fertility, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, and watering early in the day so leaves dry quickly all can help in avoiding early blight. Sprays are available and ideally should be started early in the season. Septoria leaf spot. Another fungal disease, this occurs under similar
conditions as early blight does and has similar controls. Its spots are often gray or tan with darker margins and have dark, pimplelike structures in the center that are fairly easily seen. These dark fungal structures are absent from early-blight lesions, nor do the spots have the target-like appearance. If the fruits rot on the ends opposite the stems, this is likely the common blossom-end rot. It is not actually caused by a disease, but by the growing conditions—uneven watering and a calcium deficiency. This rot can develop if conditions are hot and dry and are then followed by heavy rain or watering, as the plant can’t absorb enough calcium. Other factors to try to avoid through culture include low potassium or calcium levels; excess magnesium or nitrogen, please see TOMATO page 15
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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes Bethany Village — MapleWood
Homewood at Plum Creek
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-0279 • www.BethanyVillage.org
425 Westminster Avenue • Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-4166 • www.homewood.com
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: Yes Private: 100 Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 98 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: One-bedroom suites; secured memory support neighborhood; skilled nursing – The Oaks.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Excellent care in a lovely environment. Call to schedule a visit.
Colonial Lodge Community
Lakeview at Tel Hai Retirement Community
2015 North Reading Road • Denver, PA 17519 717-336-5501 • www.coloniallodgepa.com
1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9333 • www.telhai.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 70 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *SSI depends on availability. A veteran-approved “home for heroes” facility, all in a beautiful, rural setting.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Discover our newly renovated accommodations and homelike environment with the security of 24-hour nursing care.
Heatherwood Retirement Community
Mennonite Home Communities
3180 Horseshoe Pike • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9300 • www.heatherwoodretire.com
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 82 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 150 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Private balcony or patio; no wait for availability; no buy-in; simple month/month lease.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Supportive, encouraging environment. Various room types and suites available. Secure memory care offered.
Homeland Center
The Middletown Home
1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-221-7727 • www.homelandcenter.org
999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057 717-944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 50 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 64 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Exemplary care in a caring, beautiful environment has been provided for more than 147 years. Our continuum includes a hospice program.
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Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Beautifully appointed apartments overlooking the garden terrace with the safety and security of 24-hour nursing care.
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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes Moravian Manor
St. Anne’s Retirement Community
300 West Lemon Street• Lititz, PA 17543 717-626-0214 • www.moravianmanor.org
3952 Columbia Avenue West Hempfield Township, PA 17512 717-285-6112 • www.stannesrc.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 55 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes* Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No** Comments: *Or applied to final bill. **Pet visitation only.
Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Minimal Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: No Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Pending Approval Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Select rooms currently available! Call for details.
Pleasant View Retirement Community 544 North Penryn Road • Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2445 • www.pleasantviewrc.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 96 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
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Here’s to You, Dad Father’s Day started with a dedicated woman: Sonora Smart Dodd, the daughter of a widowed Civil War veteran who had raised her on his own. Dodd came up with the idea for a special day celebrating fathers when listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. She held her own special tribute
for her father on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash., and began a campaign for an official celebration thereafter. The idea of
Father’s Day initially met with some skepticism, but in 1919, President Calvin Coolidge expressed support for the holiday, and in 1926 a National Father’s Day
Committee was formed in New York City. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day, but it wasn’t until 1972 that President Richard Nixon officially recognized it as a national holiday.
Fly Old Glory with Pride on Flag Day Flag Day became an official national celebration in 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 Flag Day to commemorate the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the Second Continental Congress on that day in 1777. The idea of setting aside a special day to celebrate the U.S. flag wasn’t new, though. One of the earliest observances of Flag Day occurred in Hartford, www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Conn., in 1861, at the suggestion of George Morris, to pray for the preservation of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. In 1885, a Wisconsin schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand held a formal
observance of what he called “Flag Birthday” at his school. Cigrand went on to become a passionate promoter of Flag Day, delivering more than 2,000 speeches on the subject, and he is generally considered to be the “Father of Flag Day.”
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In 1914, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane delivered a Flag Day speech in which he said the flag had spoken to him that morning: “I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself.” In 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress formally establishing June 14 as National Flag Day. p
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Murray Dance Studio to teach ballroom dancing on weeknights and weekends, which included swing dancing. During this time, he met his future wife, Leona, and decided to get married and start a family, thinking it “prudent to give up the dancing part” of his life. He and Leona had three daughters, Vicki, Kathy, and Cindy, and Kerns took a fulltime job at AMP Inc. (now Tyco) as a die engineer, where he worked in management before retiring in 1995. In 2001, after 49 years of marriage, Leona passed away from cancer, and Kerns began looking for activities and organizations to keep him occupied and active. He heard about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club and decided to put on his dancing shoes and check it out. “Turned out that their swing dancing was right up my alley, so I started going each week,” says Kerns. “In 2004, they asked me to become their president.” As president, Kerns guides board meetings and keeps the club moving forward.
That same year, the ’50s-era dancing on club obtained its own to future venue for holding generations,” says dances, and Kerns Kerns. began teaching swing The dances attract dance to students about 50 dancers again, 50 years after most nights, from his retirement from high school and Arthur Murray. college students to The swing dance seniors, many with club celebrated its 10various diverse Photo credits: Jason Tabor backgrounds but all year anniversary last Kerns volunteers as a dance year. The club holds with a love for swing instructor “to pass the ’50s-era dances each week on dancing. dancing on to future generations.” Tuesday and Saturday “To keep things nights and also holds interesting, we teach special dance events various forms of with live bands swing dance,” throughout the year. including East and Dancers can attend West Coast Swing, a “beginner’s” lesson Lindy Hop, and the before each dance, Charleston, says taught by Kerns and Kerns. other instructors at “We love it that all A mural celebrating the swingthe club. ages come to dance. dance era brightens up the dance “The officers and Our advice to studio where the club meets. instructors are beginners is to learn volunteers and do this because of our the basics well first, as all other steps are love of dance and our desire to pass the developed from that firm foundation,
and it makes intermediate and advanced learning much easier and fun.” Kerns is also active outside of the dance studio. For 25 years, he was the president of his table-tennis club. He has won medals in the state and national Senior Games and competed in various USA Table Tennis-sanctioned tournaments. In addition, he is a volunteer at an organization providing support for the homeless, working overnight at a shelter and serving as president and a member of the governing board. He also volunteers at a local theater, where he ushers patrons at live shows. Kerns enjoys spending time with his family—now numbering three children, six grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren—and traveling. He has traveled all around the world and visited most of the continents along the way. “When you retire, retire from work,” says Kerns. “Do not retire from life.” For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dancing Club and a schedule of their events, visit their website at www.centralpaswing dance.org or call (717) 218-9846.
The Year in Sports As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! This month, the sports highlights of 1995: • The San Francisco ’49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 at Super Bowl XXIX in Miami. • The Major League Baseball strike that had begun Aug. 12, 1994, came to an end April 2, 1995, after 232 days, making it the longest such stoppage in MLB history.
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• The Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic 4-0 to become NBA champions. • Michael Jordan returned to the Chicago Bulls. • Steffi Graf won Wimbledon for the women; Pete Sampras took top honors for the men. They also won the U.S. Open later that year. • The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians in six games to win the World Series. • Ben Crenshaw won the Masters Tournament for the second time. • The New Jersey Devils defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. • The Kentucky Derby champion was Thunder Gulch.
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Farmers Market Program Returns The Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will again be the distributing agency for the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks in 2015. The purpose of the FMNP, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is to provide to seniors resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared fruits and vegetables from farmers markets and to expand the awareness and use of farmers markets and increase sales at such markets. Program highlights for 2015 are as follows: Eligibility – Eligible persons must be Lebanon County residents and must be 60 years of age or older during 2015. Income guidelines are $21,775 for one person; $29,471 for two people; $37,167 for three people; $44,863 for four people; $52,559 for five people; and $60,255 for six people. When picking up checks, persons must show proof of residence and age. Proof of income need not be shown; it is a “selfdeclaration.” Proxy Forms – If an eligible senior is unable to pick up their own checks, they may have an authorized person, a “proxy,” pick up checks for them, provided the senior completes and signs the official proxy form. The proxy signing the proxy form must be the same person picking up the checks and signing the check register for the senior. Completed proxy forms, limited to four per person, must be brought to the distribution site by the proxy in order to receive checks for the eligible senior. Blank proxy forms will be available at all distribution sites in advance. Benefits – Eligible persons receive four $5 checks for a total benefit of $20 one time during the program year.
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Verticillium wilt. These fungi are in the soil and, if present, can cause plants to wilt, beginning with lower leaves. Lesions on leaves have a v-shape, widest on the leaf margin. Leaves die, and eventually the whole plant can die. As there aren’t easy controls for this, practice crop rotation and control weeds, as many host this disease. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
June 29, 10 a.m. to noon – Poplar Terrace Apartments, 605 S. Eighth St., Lebanon June 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Myerstown Senior Community Center, 59 N. Ramona Road, Myerstown
Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging cannot guarantee checks to eligible seniors at each distribution site. Checks are handed out on a first-come, firstserved basis. Eligible seniors are welcome to attend any distribution site to receive checks. If an eligible senior resides in one high-rise, for example, he/she may go to any other high-rise or any senior center to receive checks.
June 30, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Tulpehocken Terrace Apartments, 101 W. Richland Ave., Myerstown
June 10, 10 a.m. to noon – Markethouse Place Apartments, Sixth and Willow streets, Lebanon June 11, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center, 135 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown June 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Palmyra Senior Community Center, Palmyra Interfaith Manor, 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra June 15, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Palmview Apartments, 255 W. North Ave., Palmyra June 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Willow Terrace Apartments, Eighth and Willow streets, Lebanon June 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Towne House Apartments, 1111 Reinoehl St., Lebanon June 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Annville Senior Community Center, 200 S. White Oak St., Annville June 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Stevens Towers Apartments, 10th and Willow streets, Lebanon
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which causes rapid plant growth; root damage; or high relative humidity. Balanced watering and fertility, and perhaps calcium sprays to foliage, should keep this under control on tomatoes, as well as on squash and peppers.
June 25, 10 a.m. to noon – Washington Arms Apartments, 303 Chestnut St., Lebanon
Anthracnose. This is a fungal disease of green, but especially of ripening, fruit. Small, slightly sunken, and watersoaked spots appear, which grow larger and become dark in the centers. As it spreads in the fruit, it causes a softening decay. To avoid this disease, grow plants on well-drained soils, keep up with weeding, avoid excessive overhead watering, and rotate crops yearly. If this fungus is present, you may need to resort to sprays. Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.
19th Annual
12th Annual
CHESTER COUNTY
LANCASTER COUNTY
June 9, 2015
Sept. 23, 2015
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Church Farm School
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Spooky Nook Sports
1001 East Lincoln Highway Exton
2913 Spooky Nook Road Manheim (Just off Rt. 283 at the Salunga exit)
13th Annual
16th Annual
YORK COUNTY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Sept. 30, 2015
Oct. 21, 2015
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. York Expo Center
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Carlisle Expo Center
Memorial Hall East 334 Carlisle Avenue York
100 K Street Carlisle
Exhibitors • Health Screenings Seminars • Demonstrations Entertainment • Door Prizes
Limited Sponsorship Opportunities Available (717) 285-1350 • (717) 770-0140 • (610) 675-6240
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Good Samaritan Home Health. Caring for you at any age. No matter where you are in your life, Good Samaritan Home Health is there for you when you need in-home medical care. From new mothers and their babies to grandparents and everyone in between, Good Samaritan Home Health offers a spectrum of care services to provide medical care conveniently at home. Good Samaritan Home Health has registered and licensed practical nurses, physical and occupational therapists, dieticians and home health aides to provide customized care based on each patient’s needs. Whether recovering from a hospitalization, orthopedic surgery or other mobility-limiting condition, Good Samaritan Home Health can provide at-home care when you need it most. That’s powerful medicine and comforting care. Only at Good Samaritan.
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