Phoebe Devitt Homes

“The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board totaling not more than fifteen, in addition to the president/ceo. Elected trustees, not less than seven, shall be elected by the board itself and three of whom shall be elected as follows: one by the pennsylvania northeast conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate; one by the pennsylvania central conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate; and one by the pennsylvania southeast conference of the united church of christ conference or minister designate. If a conference minister cannot fulfill the role and responsibilities of an active member of the governing board, the governing board will consult with the conference minister as to an appropriate representative of the conference leadership. All nominees for election by the board shall be selected by the nominating and governance committee of the board. All persons selected for nominations shall be selected on the basis of their concern and interest in phoebe-devitt homes and its subsidiary corporations. No salaried officer or employee of the homes or its subsidiary corporations, with the exception of the president of the homes, shall be eligible for trusteeship.”

“Initial review of the tax return is done by the controller of phoebe ministries. After initial approval, the return is reviewed by senior management. Following final approval by senior management, the return is made available to the entire board of directors for review. Once this process is complete, the return is filed.”

“Any new employee or board member meeting the definition of interested person is provided a letter regarding their responsibility to disclose any conflicts of interest which include the full policy and the conflict of interest statement for signature. The conflict of interest statement is renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year. The compliance officer reviews all acknowledgement statements for any conflicts of interest. Acknowledgement statements include language regarding family and business relationships as sources of possible interested persons. If a conflict is determined to exist, it will be reviewed by the governing board to determine whether the conflict is acceptable. If a board member has a conflict, he or she would abstain from any votes that were in the area of the conflict. All documents are maintained in the office of the compliance officer.”

“Each year a compensation survey review is completed for officers and key employees. Information is compiled and compared with current internal and external data for benchmarking. Based on this analysis, the overall compensation adjustments and plan criteria are presented to the compensation committee for review. The yearly plan for overall adjustments is voted on by the compensation committee and presented to the governing board for approval. The compensation committee of the governing board is responsible for setting the compensation and benefits for the president/ceo/cfo. All compensation decisions made by the committee are determined in keeping within fair market value range for the industry. The compensation committee discussions are recorded in their respective minutes. A general summary is provided by the chair of the compensation committee to the governing board members through discussion in executive session.”

“The financial statements are available through the organization's web site and the 990 is posted to the web site guidestar.org. Other documents are made available upon request.”

“The officers of phoebe ministries devote their time to each organization in the group (see schedule r). However, the time needed for each organization varies widely from week to week, month to month, etc., and consequently, it would be extremely difficult to provide an accurate analysis of the approximate time devoted to each entity. Phoebe ministries prefers not to provide information that it cannot substantiate and therefore will list 40 hours per week for each of its officers as an alternative to reporting hours worked for related organizations.”

“Change in value of funds held in trust by others -130,819. Change in value charitable gift annuity -53,961.”

“Phoebe ministries narrative organizational overview: phoebe-devitt homes (d/b/a phoebe ministries) is a pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation. Phoebe isn't just a nursing home, though our non-profit organization has grown from just a single allentown facility in 1903 to now serve thousands of older adults annually. Located in seven pennsylvania counties, phoebe features four continuing care retirement communities, eight affordable housing facilities, home and community-based services and two pharmacies. Phoebe's comprehensive services include skilled nursing care, personal care, independent living, in home care coordination, short term and outpatient rehabilitation, mental health services, and award-winning memory support and dementia services. Phoebe's primary service area includes communities in berks, bucks, lehigh, montgomery, northampton and union counties in pennsylvania. Phoebe's charitable care benefit: phoebe provides the highest quality care to all residents, regardless of ability to pay. Charitable and benevolent care rose substantially to over $14 million during the 2014-2015 fiscal year. This is a trend that has been increasing over the last few years and is linked to reduced governmental reimbursements for medical and nursing care for our residents. Phoebe remains committed to our residents and employs comprehensive charitable care programming to allow residents to receive uncompromised care even when they exhaust their funds. This is a clear demonstration of phoebe's enduring legacy of care and compassion. Those served by charitable and benevolent care are able to receive our quality care and programming, ensuring that each and every person at phoebe is experiencing the joys, comforts, and happiness expected in life. Phoebe's workforce benefit: phoebe serves as a stable employer with competitive salaries, excellent benefits and opportunities for ongoing growth and education within the health care profession. Last year, phoebe ministries continued as a leader in providing jobs to people in the community, employing 1,255 individuals. Over the past fiscal year, phoebe hired 276 employees. Volunteerism at phoebe: phoebe is able to deliver the best services to older adults with the help of well-trained staff and dedicated volunteers. Phoebe works with a number of organizations that offer their members as valuable resources to assist those who live in phoebe communities. Phoebe works with more than 884 volunteers who help with activities ranging from office work to chaplain duties. Last year, dedicated phoebe volunteers logged 67,113 hours of work (not including governing board and committee hours). Phoebe also welcomes youth volunteers every summer, providing them with mentoring opportunities and valuable exposure to careers in the health care industry. Community education: phoebe communities serve as clinical training settings for students in certified nursing assistant (cna), licensed practical nurse (lpn) and registered nursing (rn) programs at area schools. We also provide a rotation site for medical residents of area hospitals. Phoebe services pharmacy is a teaching facility and rotation site for doctor of pharmacy candidates. Additionally, phoebe serves as a teaching facility for rehabilitation services (physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy) as well as a training site for master's degree-level social work interns. Since its inception, phoebe's clinical pastoral education (cpe) program has trained more than 186 clergy, seminarians and qualified lay persons of all faiths in the art and skill of pastoral care. Our long term care communities also support internship positions for students at area colleges in fields such as business, communications, nutrition and information technology. The phoebe institute on aging provides forums for discussion and learning, including educational programs, cooperative ventures and outreach activities that promote improved quality of life and care for the agin”

“Phoebe ministries narrative cont: donor support of our mission: support from our donors funds exceptional care and programming for our residents and also enhances education for those who serve our aging population. Unrestricted gifts remain the backbone of supporting phoebe's mission and play a part in many projects completed at phoebe throughout the year. Unrestricted giving provides phoebe with the opportunity to use the money where it is needed most and where it will have the greatest impact. An unrestricted gift may be used to support charitable care or community life programming, equipment repairs, pastoral care programming or even community enhancements. Phoebe also accepts restricted gifts that are deemed reasonable by the institutional advancement department. Donors are encouraged to first discuss their ideas for restricted gifts with the institutional advancement department to assure the appropriate use of their charitable gift and official acceptance. Many of our donors also choose to remember phoebe ministries in their estate plans. Their thoughtfully arranged deferred gifts have a significant impact on phoebe's mission and ministry even after their death. Phoebe is also blessed by donors who have established permanent endowments that are prudently invested and provide an ongoing income stream to phoebe in perpetuity. Donors also provide support to phoebe through trusts of various types, while others choose to utilize charitable gift annuities (a simple contract with phoebe ministries) as a means of making a significant gift to phoebe while retaining a life income stream. Donors may contact the institutional advancement office (610-794-5132) to explore gift planning options. Additionally, phoebe encourages donors to consult their professional advisors when considering significant charitable gifts. The institutional advancement staff frequently works with donor advisors to accomplish the donors' goals and desired outcomes. General gift planning information is also available at phoebe.org/giftplanning. Phoebe as an innovator: all four of our continuing care retirement communities have achieved the excellence in care distinction from the alzheimer's foundation of america (afa). In fact, phoebe is currently the only organization in the country to achieve the excellence in care status for all of its memory support neighborhoods. We've launched a new model of rehabilitation services for individuals with neurocognitive impairments. The net (neurocognitive engagement therapy) model is unique because it incorporates an interdisciplinary team of therapists, social workers, psychologists and community life staff to provide the best therapy experience for individuals with dementia. Phoebe has recognized people's desire to maintain independence while living in their own homes. To meet this need, we established phoebe at home services and certified care management. With these services, we develop personalized care plans for older adults and offer education to home caregivers. This service combines phoebe's legacy of compassionate care with the current needs of today's seniors. We have launched pathstones by phoebe, a new, membership-based program that allows older adults to age in place. Pathstones by phoebe offers a personalized plan for wellness coordination and the services of a continuing care retirement community (ccrc) in the comfort and security of a member's home. We work with members before health and wellness needs emerge, providing proactive care that may limit the need for services later. Leadership: for the third year in a row, phoebe ministries was named a top workplace by the morning call. Phoebe is the only large business to make this list for three consecutive years. Additionally, two phoebe communities received best nursing home rankings from u.s. News and world report in 2015. Expanded facilities and services: phoebe richland has a dramatic addition to its campus: a personal care facility featuring 72 studio an”