Media Coverage

John L. Haigh entertains residents and guests at Vincentian de Marillac nursing home in Stanton Heights, where he is a longtime volunteer, with an hourlong presentation about his work as chief steward aboard Air Force One serving under three presidents.

Residents at Vincentian Personal Care home in Pittsburgh's North Hills enjoyed a tea party including live music, games and prizes thanks to generous high school students.

Colorful handmade pillowcases were donated and delivered to 40 Vincentian Home residents, thanks to The Quilt Company in Allison Park, which is a drop off point for American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine’s 1 million pillowcase challenge, a nationwide campaign for charity.

Marian Manor welcomed the Christmas Season with a special celebration. Dozens of volunteers and local church and youth groups helped nearly 200 residents and their families at the nursing home and assisted-living facility ring in the Christmas season with songs, African drums, bagpipes, holiday food and a visit from Santa Claus.

Vincentian Regency residents enjoy caring for a variety of vegetable plants and flowers in their new wheelchair accessible garden thanks to Garrett Shaw, a junior at Knoch High School in Saxonburg who is working toward Eagle Scout status.

The reaction to the federal government's five-star rating system for nursing homes is much the same a year and a half after its introduction as when it started.

Consumer groups applaud the availability, nursing home industry representatives raise concerns it could be misleading, and the reaction from individual facilities has a lot to do, presumably, with how many stars they earn.