Point of Contact | Spring 2024

A Letter From... Rita

Happy Spring to our Vantage Point team! We’ve hit the year running and are so grateful for everything you do to support your community and most importantly the residents who live with us.

As we’ve put more emphasis on employee feedback, I’d like to thank everyone who’s provided ideas, comments, and recognition through Vantage Point’s feedback survey (bit.ly/vprlfeedback). It’s been extremely helpful, and we look forward to putting in some work in response to your feedback. Please keep those submissions coming!

All the best,

Members of Arcadia’s culinary team receive the coveted Turkey Leg for their dedication to quality food & service

Sylvia & Karen enjoy lunch during a Compass Family Day

Truitt Lodge celebrates some of the wonderful ladies of the community with a special Galentine’s Day tea

Corporate Update

Spring is finally here and with the start of a season comes the start of new beginnings.

Earlier this year we celebrated the retirement of Joni Remmel – Vantage Point’s longest tenured team member at almost 19 years!

Her contributions to the growth and development of the company and all its communities are immeasurable and we will all miss her dearly. We wish Joni well in her new beginning and know she’ll have many adventures in retirement.

From

Another new beginning comes with welcoming Georgia Marchionne to the Vantage Point family (again!) as Corporate Director of Human Resources.

Georgia has been in the senior living industry for 15 years, getting her start at Spring Mill Senior Living – developed and initially managed by Vantage Point. She’s worked as an HR Specialist, HR Manager, HR Director, and a Recruiter.

Her depth of experience, knowledge, and belief in Vantage Point’s culture and values make her a perfect fit for this new role. So, when you see her in your community – feel free to say ‘hi!’

Gives Back

Within the VPRL family of communities, the thing we remain most proud of is...YOU! Our teams of caring, compassionate, and generous team members are what transforms our buildings into communities!

Meadowcrest’s Culinary Director, Dave Brown, has spearheaded a partnership within the larger Middletown community with “Our Daily Bread, donating extra food to help address food insecurity and alleviate hunger in the Middletown area.

At the beginning of the year, Rita received a lovely note from Brian Farragher (president of ODB’s board), commending Dave & his team for their consistent generosity.

Check out the excerpt below:

We are grateful to Dave Brown + his team for all of their help and support in our food rescue efforts. They, and everyone at Vantage Point have been great neighbors. Thanks so much for all you do for ODB.

the entire VPRL family, congratulations to Joni on an INCREDIBLE 19 years. Enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

Community Focus

Arcadia’s Easter Bonnet Parade

How did you celebrate the Easter Holiday? Here at Arcadia, we held many special events.

One of the most popular was our Easter Bonnet Parade held by the residents of our Memory Care Program. The residents spent the days leading up to the event decorating top hats and bonnets. Each created their own floral design with fun spring-type attachments. Men wore their embellished top hats and women wore their designer floppy hats during the parade for everyone to see their creations.

This event wasn’t just for show, it was judged by the staff. Led by Arcadia’s new Executive Director, Chris Henderson, the team selected who they thought was the best decorated hats this year. Definitely a tough call because so many had such creative designs, to welcome Easter and Spring.

Check out our winners below!

Spring Has Sprung at Lewes Lodge!

Our residents and team members alike are enjoying the transition into the spring season with an array of activities & outings!

Anita. S. won the contest for “Prettiest Hat”

The title for “Best Derby Hat”went to Kathy W.

Barbara G. took home the crown for “funniest hat”

The title of “Most Creative” was bestowed on Anetta S.

Residents enjoying Our Opening Day Ballpark Buffet Helping the Easter bunny fill some eggs

The McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance Performs Team member/family member Jackson joins his Aunt on a visit to the State Park

Spring Happenings at Meadowcrest Team Member Appreciation

Dave Bolton (Regional Executive Director) and Kate Sammler (VP of Corporate Operations) joined us for some of our Team Member Appreciation festivities.

Explore & Tour at Meadowcrest

Team Meadowcrest hosted our first ‘Explore & Tour’ event for prospective residents — and it was a rousing success!

Culinary stations throughout the community represented France, Italy, Greece, and Spain. The food was incredible, the building looked stunning, and a great time was had by all.

We know Meadowcrest and our entire extended VPRL family would be nothing without our incredible team members.

Truitt Lodge Kicks off 2024!

Team Truitt Lodge & our residents have been busy, busy, busy so far in 2024. There’s always something exciting going on — both on and off site!

Dave, Chrissy, and Kate man the omelet station as part of our employee appreciation festivities. Just a small ‘thank you’ for all that our team does day & and day out for our residents!

A true team effort! Our entire Meadowcrest team rose to the occasion to pull off a wonderful evening!

Our Stop in Spain

Residents enjoyed a Girl Scout Cookie & Wine Pairing

Nothing quite like a Luau to shake off those Winter Blues

Enjoying watching Taylor Swifts’ Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl

Residents & Homeowners visiting The Philadelphia Flower Show

Family

NEW TEAM MEMBERS

NAME TITLE COMMUNITY

Jalysa Adams RESIDENT ASSISTANT (AL/PC) ARC

Sandira Anglin CNA MEA

Blake Arroyo MAINTENANCE TECH MEA

Katie Beaujean RESIDENT ASSISTANT (MC) ARC

Joanna Beitzel RECEPTIONIST LEW

Katherine Bell CNA LEW

Megan Berrich SERVER LEW

Addisen Bradley SERVER LEW

Stephanie Cardenas RESIDENT ASSISTANT LEW

Jermaine Carter KITCHEN UTILITY MEA

Tabitha Carver ASST. DIR. OF REC. MEA

Diane Davis CULINARY TRU

Virginia Demichael RESIDENT ASSISTANT MC ARC

Michael Dudas KITCHEN UTILITY ARC

Shakoya Ford RESIDENT ASSISTANT (MC) ARC

Elise Gahman SERVER (IL) ARC

Shantelle Gans RESIDENT ASSISTANT (AL/PC) ARC

Karen Garland> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FLD

Dawson Gehrke SERVER LEW

Thomas Gibb RECREATION ASSIST (AL) LEW

Montanyah Hall CNA LEW

Celetha Hall SERVER (AL/PC/MC) ARC

Maya Hall SERVER (AL/PC/MC) ARC

Chris Henderson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARC

Erika Hendry CNA MEA

Charlotte Hoy SERVER (IL) ARC

Franddi Jean FLOOR TECH LEW

Nicole Johns RESIDENT ASSISTANT (MC) ARC

Sherrie Johnson CNA MEA

Cassidy Johnson SERVER LEW

Katrina Kellas CNA LEW

Bree Kennedy RESIDENT ASSISTANT (AL/PC) ARC

David Kochel TRANSPORTATION COORD LEW

Yvonne Malloy RESIDENT ASSISTANT MEA

Faith Manneh SERVER MEA

Georgia Marchionne CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF HR VPRL

Lindsey McDonald SERVER MEA

Faith Miller SERVER (IL) ARC

Christopher Modesto SECURITY/CONCIERGE TRU

Jessica Moser HOUSEKEEPING ARC

Tatyana Nathan CNA LEW

Cynthia Newton PROGRAMING ASST LEW

Carolyn Norwood CNA LEW

NAME TITLE COMMUNITY

Patrick O'Reilly CNA LEW

Karen Pettyjohn CULINARY TRU

Cheryl Pioli SERVER LEW

Wanda Portlock SERVER MEA

Ashley Pruitt PROGRAM DIRECTOR MEA

Toni Rice ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT MEA

Shannon Ruane RECEPTIONIST ARC

Jamie Saylor COOK ARC

Karen Saylor SERVER (AL/PC/MC) ARC

Kristen Shield DIRECTOR OF NURSING MEA

Anjolaoluwa Sholaja SERVER (AL/PC/MC) MEA

Bryce Steinberg PREP COOK MEA

Lynora Street CNA LEW

Robert Taylor COOK MEA

Brad Taylor> DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FLD

Shannon Toohey SERVER LEW

Brianna Toussaint COOK LEW

Kou Wei CNA MEA

Darshae Whitehurst RESIDENT ASSISTANT (MC) ARC

Christopher Willey NURSING SUPERVISOR LEW

James Williams CONCIERGE ARC

Madeline Wines SERVER MEA

Cherri Womack RESIDENT ASSISTANT MEA

Barbara Young SERVER MEA >Transfer

Meadowcrest honored team members celebrating anniversaries at a recent employee town hall. Right to Left: Christie Hynson (2 Years), Chrissy Johnson (3 years), Sly Williams (1 year), and Cynthia Danquah-Tabbi (2 years)

Lewes lodge discovered the Easter Bunny is an accomplished Pianist...? Who Knew!

Lodge resident Genny (and her new regal friend) enjoyed the Philadelphia Flower Show

Meadowcrest’s DON Kristen shows off her face painting skills during the third annual spring Fling

Are You Proud of Your Team?

Did you know that you can use the VPRL feedback form to give kudos & recognize your fellow team members?

Tell us about a particularly great interaction you saw with a resident or family member. Give them a shoutout for always going above & beyond. Or even let us know if you think they’re just great!

You can find the form at bit.ly/vprlfeedback, or scan the code below with your phone.

Scan Me!

Team Member Shoutout: Kim Wagner Team Arcadia

Kim goes above and beyond when she’s working. She’s great with residents and helps out wherever needed.

Congrats, Kim! Thank you for all you do!

OUR COMMUNITY TEAMS ARE...

Employee of the Month

Kiera

Rogers

MC Resident Assistant

Employee of the Month

Adam

Reese

MC Activities Assistant

Employee of the Quarter

Heather

Smith Dining Room Manager

Employee of the Month

Jill

Jefferson IL Concierge

Employee of the Quarter

Edler Culinary Tracie