Gloria Dei Communities is honoring the memory of our Founder, Reverend Ernst (Ernie) G. Schmidt, following his passing on January 15, 2016.
As the Founding Minister of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Huntingdon Valley, Ernie Schmidt was deeply moved in the early stages of his ministry by an encounter with an elderly couple struggling with their housing situation. Read More
For the Farm’s holiday drive this year, they chose to benefit an organization that makes a difference in the lives’ of the needy. Therefore, the community decided to donate to The Whosoever Gospel Mission in Germantown. This organization provides shelter, food, clothing, and rehabilitation to the homeless in the metropolitan area. Read More
All of us here at Gloria Dei’s Memory Care at the Park are pleased to have received a thank you letter from the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association for our earlier $10,000 donation. This donation was made at the grand opening event of our Memory Care at the Park facility expansion. Read More
The holiday season is here! And every year Gloria Dei chooses a worthy cause for their annual holiday drive. This year, Gloria Dei Estates’ residents raised $146 and donated twenty-four boxes of winter coats, blankets, scarves, hats, and gloves to Marie’s Closet Thrift Store through the St. Francis Soup Kitchen in Kensington. Read More
Alzheimer’s and dementia are a scary disease. What makes it so scary is the fact that it’s not totally understood. Teams of researchers have tried for years to decipher the disease and figure out what causes it and what we can do to stop it. Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure just yet. Read More
Recently, residents of Gloria Dei Senior Communities donated much needed school supplies through the CARES Community Outreach program to several deserving elementary schools. Several busloads of Gloria Dei residents began their day visiting the John H. Webster Elementary School located in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. A wide range of school supplies were delivered during the visit while Gloria Dei residents had the opportunity to interact with the students by visiting a number of classrooms. Read More
Vince Dattilo, CEO of Gloria Dei Communities along with Nancy Cherone, Executive Director of Nazareth Hospital, Susan Hurowitz, Vice President-Physician Practice Management/Mercy Physician Network and Donna Marie Saul, Director of Education and Resident Services for Gloria Dei Communities celebrated the Grand Opening of the Mercy Primary Care at Gloria Dei Estates offices. Read More
Gloria Dei Communities’ Memory Care at the Park, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care facility, celebrated the groundbreaking on Monday, March 9th for a 21 bed expansion of their state-of-the-art facility opened in 2010. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Gloria Dei Communities’ Board of Directors and Senior Leadership along with Senator Stewart J. Read More