Causes: Health, Human Services, Nursing Facilities, Seniors, Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Mission: The operation of a continuing care retirement community providing housing, health care and other related services to residents through the operation of independent living units, personal care units of which 23 are dedicated to alzheimer residents and a nursing facility.
Programs: The philadelphia protestant home (pph) is a continuing care retirement community which provides housing, healthcare, personal care and other related services to elderly residents through the operation of a 126 bed nursing facility; 175 personal care units which includes a separate 23 unit program for those with alzheimer's or dementia related disease; 262 independent living apartments, of which, 73 were occupied by low income tenants. In 2017, benevolent or free care was provided in our personal care facility in the amount of $576,637 to residents who lacked adequate financial resources. The nursing facility is an active participant in the medicare and medicaid programs and in 2017 59.5% of the nursing home days were for these two programs. Pph has received a 5-star rating from the centers for medicare and medicaid. Less then ten percent of nursing homes nationwide have received this rating which is the highest that can be achieved. Pph also measures its success in terms of what it contributes to the local community on an annual basis. We provide community based services through a program for eligible seniors who wish to remain in their homes. This includes providing 3,816 meals through the ne meals on wheels program to seniors in our community in 2017.We provide space for meetings and events free of charge to community, church and civic organizations. Pph participates in local community and business associations and takes a leadership role in community disaster planning. The community is invited to attend free educational seminars on aging, summer concerts and social activities. We are a training site for health education seminars, low vision and hearing loss support group meetings, veterans group meetings and activities and wellness programs, including a fitness center and aquatics program.