Lutheran Community at Telford

Retirement Communities in Bucks County PA

Our parent company, Grace Inspired Ministries (GIM), along with development partner LNWA (Leon N. Weiner Associates, Inc.), announce plans for the formal groundbreaking this spring for Sellersville Senior Apartments. Sellersville Senior Apartments will bring much needed affordable and supportive housing to the area.

Dan McKee, President and CEO of Grace Inspired Ministries, including the Lutheran Community at Telford and the Community at Rockhill, stated “Sellersville Senior Apartments will bring much needed affordable and supportive housing to an area with a growing cost of living and a very limited supply of high-quality, cost-effective, rental housing for seniors.”

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Senior Living Leaders discuss COVID

Grace Inspired CEO Dan McKee joined other area senior living leaders for a recent news article. The CEOs discussed the effects and changes implemented over the last 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to discussing the challenges, McKee noted several positive changes. He shared both communities had increases in telehealth visits for residents. He added communications updates also changed.

“There’s been a lot of change in how we communicate and how we can get that information out relatively quickly,” McKee said. [Visit our COVID-19 information page]

Communication with residents and their families about the pandemic has included videos, in-house television broadcasts and information posted on websites.

There also has been a lot of communication and support between the area senior living leaders McKee said. The group now regularly takes part in Zoom meetings together.

“We’d always feel free to reach out to each other with a question or two, but we thought it was important to set up kind of regular meetings, share best practices,” he said.

McKee serves as CEO for Grace Inspired Ministries, parent company for the Community at Rockhill and Lutheran Community at Telford.

Read the full Montgomery News article.

Celebrating Our Employees

The Lutheran Community at Telford and its parent company Grace Inspired Ministries celebrated all its employees the week of November 2, but took extra time to recognize employees with 5-year milestone anniversaries all the way to 43 years of service. Altogether, the 35 people recognized had a total of 465 years of service. Thank you and congratulations to these employees!

5 Years

Ruth Ashton
Melissa Brown
Mandy Clemens
Anna Dockstader
Emilia Favors
Tyler Gruver
Nicole Hickman
Janet Mensah-Ashton
Diane Mokrzycki
Stephanie Morales
Mario Sclama
Linda Taney
Brandon Taragna
Jennifer Turner

10 Years

Melissa Carreras
Kim Jacobs
Kristin Kabatt
Dianne Kulp
Kim Meyer
Stecy Reyes
Thomas Stewart

15 Years

Dan McKee
Mark Bello
Devon Calabrese
Carla Clemmer
Tim Moyer

20 Years

Jenn Kilgore

25 Years

Karen Bokosky
Kelly Godfrey
Beth Hartman
Karen Swankoski

30 Years

Loan Alexander
Bonnie Price

35 Years

Bernice Krout
Ellen Urban

Want to join this great team? Check out our employment openings!

Message from Executive Director Ellen Shrager

Yesterday, June 11, several regional news sources published an article regarding the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Bucks County nursing homes. The article included data on Lutheran Community at Telford indicating that our campus has seen 48 cases of COVID-19 and 8 deaths among residents in our health care center. This information is completely inaccurate.

After contacting various information outlets, we discovered the source of this data was attributed to the PA Department of Health. I have reached out to the PA Hospital and Health Care Association regarding this error. They in turn have confirmed our reporting is correct and are working to have this information amended in a timely fashion.

Read the Entire Message from our Executive Director

Message from President and CEO Dan McKee

Grace Inspired Ministries President and CEO Dan McKee recently shared a message with residents and staff on the challenges of 2020 including the current issues of racial injustice.  In his letter, he writes:

Grace Inspired Ministries remains committed to providing communities where our residents and staff can live and work in an environment that embraces diversity and celebrates the unique gifts that each individual brings to our community. We continue to strive to have campuses that are inclusive for everyone. We join with our neighbors and the local community in embracing the fight for equality and justice and we pray for God’s healing of our nation.

Visit Grace Inspired Ministries to read the entire message

Senior Living Cottages Groundbreaking

Lutheran Community at Telford, an affiliate of Grace Inspired Ministries, held the ceremonial groundbreaking for its $45 million senior living cottages expansion project named Summerfield on Monday, December 9, 2019. Over 70 people attended the event, including senior management of Grace Inspired Ministries and the Lutheran Community at Telford, board members, federal, state and local dignitaries, and prospective residents.

This expansion project is part of the community’s master plan, which began its inception in 2008. The two-phase project includes 66 senior living cottages, a 14-unit, two-story apartment building and a clubhouse for residents. Thirty-two cottage homes will be built in Phase I of the project. There will be an expansion of the existing walking trail as well with benches, trash cans, dog waste stations and lighting.

Celebrating Our Employees in 2019

Lutheran Community at Telford and its parent company Grace Inspired Ministries celebrated all its employees the week of October 28 but took extra time to recognize employees with milestone anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years of service. Altogether, the 33 people recognized had a total of 370 years of service.

5 Years
Cory Anderson
Gilmore Consuelo
Marianne Corbe
Ron Deifer
Jennifer Flanagan
Laurie Gravel
Lydia Greim
Rachel Lennon
Dale Moe
Rich Pallante
Jennifer Russell
Kristin Thim
Aslin Tressler
Pam Weikel

10 Years
Maria Davila
Bob Groff
Shazia Malik
Bill Messner
Sara Miller
Mike Shoemaker
Barbara Wile

15 Years
Nicole Brennan
Roxanne Gemmell
Sandra Hager
Ed Marks
Tracy Moore
Traci Platt
Ellen Shrager

25 Years
Carol Bomboy
Brenda Dague
Teresa Kaspar
Linda Shuck
George Vu

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Residents, Community Donate to Telford Fire Company

Recognizing the key role the Telford Volunteer Fire Company plays in their community, residents at the Lutheran Community at Telford donated $7,.595 to the organization’s recent fundraising efforts to install a new ventilation system in the engine house. In addition to the residents’ donations, the community’s corporate office donated an additional $2,500 for total donation of $10,095.

Currently the Telford Fire Company does not have a ventilation system for the diesel exhaust from apparatus or gas-powered tools within the engine house, which can create a build-up of hazardous fumes. With a first priority of safety for its members, the company started a fundraising campaign to install this equipment, as a project of this size would take up a considerable amount of its operating budget, and state or federal grant monies are not available for a project of this scope.

The Telford Fire Company has been serving Telford Borough and surrounding communities since 1903. This past year, its firefighters responded to a record number of fire calls, a trend expected to continue in the coming years. The Company has over 60 firefighters and eight junior firefighters.