Oak Crest In The Press

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Oak Crest EMS Team Receives Star of Life Award in Geriatrics

June 4, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Oak Crest, the Erickson Living retirement community, received the Star of Life Award in Geriatrics from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS). The state agency's presentation to the...

Oak Crest Hosts Baltimore County Provider Council Spring Luncheon

May 28, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Oak Crest, the Erickson Living retirement community, hosted the Baltimore County Provider Council spring luncheon on May 21st. Eighty-five members attended the luncheon, held in the Erickson Conference Center of Oa...

Oak Crest Receives James W. Rouse Diversity Award from CHRA

May 20, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Oak Crest, the Erickson Living retirement community, received the James W. Rouse Diversity Award from the Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA). The ceremony was held on May 15th at the PSA Financial Learni...

Oak Crest Catholic Community Honors Blessed Mother at Annual May Day Service

May 7, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---The Oak Crest Catholic Community continued a tradition of honoring the Blessed Mother at its 13th Annual May Day Service. The May Day program occurred on Friday, May 3rd at the community's Chapel with the Rosary, M...

Oak Crest's Bob Gralley Recognized at Governor's 6th Annual Leadership in Aging Awards

May 3, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---He is the "Marathon Man" of Oak Crest retirement community, but his passion for health and wellness is an inspiration to all Marylanders. Robert Gralley was recognized at the Governor's 6th Annual Leadership in Agi...

Oak Crest Celebrates the Power of Volunteers

April 29, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Joining thousands of unsung volunteers across the nation, residents and guests of Oak Crest retirement community celebrated National Volunteer Appreciation Week on April 26th with a Fabulous 50's-themed awards lunc...

17th Annual Scholars' Award Ceremony at Oak Crest Celebrates the Journey

April 18, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---"Perspective." "Dedication." "Sharing." "Thank you." These words repeatedly set the tone for the 17th Annual Scholars' Award Ceremony held on April 17th at Oak Crest, the Erickson Living retirement community in Par...

Celebration of Legacy: Pride in Judge Baylor

April 2, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---For Michelle Baylor Caldwell, the reveal of the official portrait of her father, the Honorable Solomon Baylor, was a moment filled with emotion. "When I saw it initially, the tears flowed because it looks as if my ...

Oak Crest Promotes John Lurz to Continuing Care Administrator

March 19, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Oak Crest retirement community announced the promotion of John Lurz to the position of Continuing Care Administrator. Previously, Mr. Lurz served as the Assisted Living Manager at the Erickson Living community in n...

Oak Crest Extended Care Neighborhood Wins National Committed to Excellence Award

February 18, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---The extended care neighborhood at Oak Crest retirement community earned a 2012 Committed to Excellence Award from the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc., a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to ...

Oak Crest Pianists Make Beautiful Music with New Addition

February 6, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---With beautiful pieces of Bach, Chopin and Beethoven performed by the Oak Crest Pianists, residents and guests of the Erickson Living retirement community celebrated a new addition to its Chapel: a Kawai grand piano...

Oak Crest Welcomes Perry Hall Resident Pastor Don Beutel as Pastoral Associate for Protestant Faith Community

January 16, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Oak Crest retirement community announced the hiring of Pastor Don Beutel as its new Pastoral Associate for its Protestant Faith Community. Previously, Pastor Beutel served as the Pastor at St. Michael Lutheran Chur...

Remodeled Banners Café at Oak Crest Offers Blend of the Traditional & "Made for You"

January 8, 2013 PARKVILLE, MD---Brick oven pizza. Teriyaki shrimp stir fry. Grab and go salads. Digital menu boards and hi-def television. A lunch time scene at a busy college campus restaurant? Think again. It's the newly remodeled Banners Café ...

David Modell Appears on Oak Crest Benevolent Care Fund Telethon

December 12, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD---December 7th was a true Purple Friday at Oak Crest as a Baltimore Ravens pioneer made a special visit. The Erickson Living retirement community hosted David Modell, current consultant and former president & chi...

Oak Crest Selected as a Top 500 Agency by HomeCare Elite™

December 3, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD--Oak Crest today announced that it has been named as a Top 500 home health agency in the United States by HomeCare Elite™. Now in its seventh year, the HomeCare Elite™ identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and fu...

Santa's Workshop Coming to Oak Crest: Residents to Fill 400 Stockings with Toys and Goodies in Just 60 Minutes for Baltimore Area Families via Salvation Army

November 19, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD---The North Pole will move south for one morning as resident volunteers from Oak Crest retirement community will partner with the Baltimore Area Salvation Army on Tuesday, November 20th from 9am-10:00am. Celebrating ...

Oak Crest's 2nd Annual Expo to Put Technology in Hands of Seniors

November 9, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD---Tablets, smart phones and 3D television aren't just for Generation Y anymore! According to the Pew Research Center, half of American adults ages 65 and over are on-line...for the first time ever. Oak Crest retireme...

Oak Crest's Ina Johnson Inducted into Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame

October 31, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD---As an eighth grader, she offered comfort to patients in a hospital. Year later, she gave computer lessons to her peers. A lifetime of service to others was recognized when Ina Johnson, a resident of Oak Crest retir...

Oak Crest's Bob McKeever Wins Erickson Senior Living's Nature Photo Contest

October 16, 2012 PARKVILLE, MD---With an eye for nature and a knack for capturing the moment, Bob McKeever, a resident of Oak Crest retirement community, earned recognition from photography enthusiasts across the country. Mr. McKeever was the gran...

Erickson Senior Living Recognized BY CIO MAGAZINE as One of the CIO 100 Award Honorees

June 1, 2012 Erickson Health Medical Group Quality Indicator Dashboard Raises Quality of Healthcare Services BALTIMORE, MD--IDG's CIO magazine today announces Erickson Living, developer and manager of Charlestown and Oak Crest retirement commu...

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