Edie Yeager has been involved in supporting the fight against breast cancer since her daughter’s diagnosis 16 years ago. This year was the first time she participated in a walk to raise money, and her friends at Masonic Village helped her to become the top fundraiser in Pennsylvania.

Thanks to the Channel 956 volunteers, Masonic Village at Sewickley residents can stay informed and entertained from the comfort of their own homes.

Ruth has scores of friends at Masonic Village, and Donna Billings is proud to be one of them. She admires Ruth's attitude, adventurous spirit and endless energy.

Moving to a senior living community is a big decision during normal circumstances. You may assume now is not a good time to make this transition in your life, but a move to Masonic Villages could help alleviate current worries, as well as future ones. 

As rated by residents and families, the Masonic Village at Sewickley has been recognized as the “Best of” in senior living, putting it in the top 2-3% of senior care providers in the United States and Canada.

Jon and Barbara Fritz did not expect their family to worry about their care as they aged. “The time had come in our lives, me being 80 and my wife 77, to consider such a move,” Jon said. “The decision was an easy one.”

Although they sound very similar, Medicare and Medicaid are very different services.

If you have looked into Medicare to see about getting covered, you know how complex it can be. You may be confused about late penalties, lack of coverage and which plans are best for you, for starters.

What are you doing to try and stay healthy during the pandemic? “During times like these, it’s easy for some of the basics to get away from us,” recreation coordinator Jodi Wendl, Masonic Village at Lafayette Hill, shared during a recent discussion on immune health. “We should do things that fit into our lifestyle and make us feel good.”

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Diane Waple, chief dietitian at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, has some advice for how to live with diabetes and how to prevent other complications that can arise from the disease.

It can be difficult to notice early signs of dementia, because at first, they may just seem like common mistakes we make as we get older. Learn to understand your loved one’s behaviors that may seem out of place.

Did you know heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States? It is an equal-opportunity killer which claims over 600,000 million lives annually.