Family Articles
Brethren Village Retirement Community, from generation to generation
By Tara Ober / October 22, 2019 Community, Family, Residential Living Brethren Village, BV, campus life, residents
For Joan and Harry Hershey, Brethren Village Retirement Community has been a way of life in their family for many generations. Joan (pronounced Joanne) and Harry recently moved into Brethren …
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ideas from Brethren Village CCRC
By Tara Ober / May 8, 2019 Family, Food, Senior Living CCRC, event, families
Americans are expected to spend a record $25 billion to honor their mothers on May 12, according to the National Retail Federation. For fathers, more than $15 billion will be …
Social activities at retirement communities can dispel holiday loneliness
By Tara Ober / December 20, 2018 Family, Lifestyle, Senior Living, Wellness Brethren Village, BV, campus life, Christmas, concert, families, holiday, Social Activities
Though wishful greetings of “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” may be sincere and heartfelt, they might have little effect on people who are lonely, including those in their senior years. …
Brethren Village Retirement Community is blessed and thankful
By Tara Ober / November 19, 2018 Family, Uncategorized Brethren Village, BV, giving, holiday, thanksgiving
Almost 400 years after Thanksgiving was first observed in Plymouth Colony, we still gather with family and friends for fellowship and to show gratitude for our abundant blessings. As we …
Rivals, best friends, and much more: Jack and Jim, a dynamic duo for 88 years
By Tara Ober / June 14, 2018 Community, Family, Lifestyle, Skilled Care Brethren Village, families, residents, skilled care, supportive living
Jack and Jim Forsha now live at Brethren Village Retirement Community with their wives, Billie and Jean. Remarkably, their individual paths through life have been strikingly similar, with one rarely making a major decision without the other one. It’s who they are, it’s what they know, and neither of them would have it any other way.