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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Dormire, VP Mission Support, (724) 832-401 Ex. 3353 LDormire@redstone.org   Vicki Loucks, MSN MBA Assumes President CEO position at Redstone Marking a new era in Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare’s history, Vicki Loucks, MSN, MBA became the organization’s president and CEO as of August 1, 2025. Loucks was selected for this position by Redstone’s Board of Directors, following the announcement of former president and CEO John R Dickon IV’s retirement. Loucks’ entire nursing career has been dedicated to Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare. Following her graduation from Westmoreland Community College’s nursing program in 1994, she took on the position [...]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Dormire, VP Mission Support, (724) 832-401 Ex. 3353 LDormire@redstone.org   Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare President and CEO John R. Dickson, IV Marks Retirement on July 31, 2025 On July 31, 2025, Redstone’s President and Chief Executive Officer, John R. Dickson, IV, officially marked his retirement. The retirement, first announced at Redstone’s annual Gala in November of 2024, has been a carefully planned transition that ensures Redstone’s stability and opportunities for future growth. Since the announcement, there have been many strategic meetings, and multiple opportunities to celebrate Dickson’s leadership. A formal event with 200 people in attendance [...]

Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare Announces Leadership Transition At their annual fundraising gala held on November 9th, Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare announced plans for a future leadership transition for the 44-year-old non-profit organization. John R. Dickson, IV, announced that his retirement will take place in July of 2025. In the event’s opening remarks, Dickson said “I have had the great honor to serve Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare as its President and Chief Executive Officer for 23 years. During this time, I have experienced great joy and fulfillment directing growth initiatives for the organization, along with building a strong corporate culture. In July 2025, I will [...]

Unique and engaging resident life is what we strive for at Redstone. Morrison, our Dining Services partner, ensures that residents feel the same way when it comes to their meals. Chef Dan is Morrison’s Executive Chef. He travels to each Redstone campus to demonstrate his wildly delicious recipes. Some months Chef Dan picks the super food, a nutrient-rich in-season item, and makes a meal of it. For example, October’s super food proved to be apples from Schramm’s in which Chef Dan baked into a delicious Autumn Apple Chicken. November’s spotlight was Mediterranean Shrimp and December showed Honey Mustard Walnut Crusted [...]

Established in 2005, Redstone’s Wishing Well Program gives residents the chance to check an item off their bucket list. This program is funded kindly by donors who enjoy seeing the smiles our residents radiate as they experience their requests. Since its conception, we have granted so many wishes like a ride in the sidecar of a motorcycle, a GED test, and our most recent trip to Van Gogh’s Immersive Experience. North Huntingdon resident Joe Rusinko, age 76, was nominated to take his turn in making an everlasting memory, granted by our Wishing Well Team. His wish, made true on Friday, [...]

Redstone Goes Trips and Tours has been happy to return to some travel adventures this fall.  Redstone’s trips and tours provide wonderful opportunities for residents, prospective residents, employees, and friends from the community to share fun experiences, with proceeds benefitting benevolent care at Redstone. In October, a group of 40 adventurers headed to Vermont to enjoy Autumn delights.  One of our afternoon excursions took us to the Crowley Cheese Factory, the oldest cheesemaking operation in production in the United States.  The rustic building, remote location, and delicious cheese tastings were fun.  As always, our excellent driver Jerry from Elite Coach [...]

Jim used to be the town mechanic. He was known for his speedy appointments and many different services. His skills made him the go-to-guy for all repairs. Jim loved working on cars, he loved finding solutions to problems that no one could solve. When Jim began to show signs of cognitive decline, his family worried about him living on his own. They started to look at care homes that would best suit Jim’s hobbies and lifestyle, somewhere he would be happy and feel at home. Jim’s family stressed the importance of memory care, as Jim had recently been diagnosed with [...]