Oak Crest In The Press

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Oak Crest Celebrates the Grand Re-Opening of The Oak Room

November 3, 2022 Oak Crest, a senior living community managed by Erickson Senior Living, is celebrating the grand re-opening of The Oak Room, one of several restaurants on its 87-acre campus in Baltimore County. The venue recently underwent a comple...

Great Food with Good Friends is Always on the Menu at Oak Crest

September 15, 2022 After years of making nightly dinners for a family of seven, Marie Danner welcomed the idea of never having to plan or cook meals again. Now, as a resident of Oak Crest senior living, she doesn't have to. Marie's apartment home is j...

Baltimore Sun Readers Name Oak Crest Among Best Retirement Communities

August 2, 2022 Oak Crest, an Erickson Senior Living community in Baltimore County, was recently recognized among the area’s best retirement communities by readers of The Baltimore Sun, as part of the paper’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Accordin...

Oak Crest Residents Find More Freedom, Fewer Worries

July 25, 2022 What if, instead of mowing the lawn or washing your windows this weekend, you could be planting flowers, enjoying a delicious meal with friends, or spending time with your grandkids? There's freedom in letting go of the headaches th...

Oak Crest Residents Help Pave a Path to Success for High School Graduates

July 13, 2022 For high school seniors approaching graduation, the last few weeks are a time of reflection—to commemorate academic achievements and appreciate the value of relationships formed with teachers, coaches, friends, and mentors. For stud...

Oak Crest Resident, Retired Police Officer Publishes Sixth Book

May 26, 2022 "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn't," Mark Twain wrote, and it's a notion that author Dick Ellwood knows all too well. During his 25 years as a Baltimore City ...

Oak Crest Offers Great Value and a Vibrant, Worry-Free Senior Lifestyle

April 5, 2022 Nearly 10 million Americans age 65 and older are still paying a mortgage, according to a 2021 study by LendingTree. For those on a fixed budget, paying the monthly mortgage cost - along with rising property taxes and utilities - can...

Oak Crest Welcomes Todd Sullivan as New Associate Executive Director

March 9, 2022 Oak Crest, an Erickson Senior Living community in Parkville, has named Todd Sullivan its new Associate Executive Director. Mr. Sullivan began his career with Erickson Senior Living 15 years ago, working in philanthropy and communica...

Reaping the Rewards of a Worry-Free Retirement at Oak Crest

March 3, 2022 If there is anything the last two years have taught us, it is to expect the unexpected. So why spend one more day wondering about whether your roof will make it through another season or whom to call when your air conditioner goes o...

Best-Selling Author Peggy Rowe Settles In at Oak Crest

February 26, 2022 Peggy Rowe is a breath of fresh air on social media. With more than 200,000 followers on Facebook - which she calls her blog - readers thoroughly enjoy the engaging, entertaining, and humorous reflections she has to share. Her posts...

Health and Well-Being are Paramount at Oak Crest

January 18, 2022 It's no surprise that focusing on health and fitness tops the list of New Year's resolutions for 2022. It's also not surprising that for most of us, no matter how good our intentions are, these resolutions will soon fall by the ways...

Celebrating Diversity and Raising Awareness at Oak Crest

December 21, 2021 A diverse population of residents is just one of the many things that makes Oak Crest unique. And although people from many different backgrounds live on the campus of the Erickson Senior Living community in Parkville, Md., they all...

Oak Crest Embarks On Season of Giving and Caring

December 16, 2021 According to a new study conducted by Edward Jones, in partnership with Age Wave, a majority of retirees say the COVID-19 pandemic has given them “more appreciation for what makes life meaningful” and “greater empathy and compassion...

Oak Crest Residents Contribute $238,000 to Staff Appreciation Fund

December 7, 2021 Residents of Oak Crest, an Erickson Senior Living community located in Parkville, recently made the holiday season a bit merrier for eligible staff by contributing $238,000 to the 2021 Staff Appreciation Fund. The annual Staff Appre...

Oak Crest Earns Three Awards from Baltimore Style Readers in 2021 Competition

December 2, 2021 Oak Crest, a senior living community developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living, received three “Best of” awards, including Best Independent Living, in the 2021 Baltimore Style Readers’ Choice awards. According to the publicati...

The Priority List: A Fun and Risk-Free Way to Explore Retirement Living at Oak Crest

November 3, 2021 People tend to equate retirement planning with financial planning. While having the financial resources to maintain a good lifestyle is critically important, there is much more to successful retirement planning than just having mone...

Oak Crest Strikes the Right Note for Two Musicians, Now Neighbors

October 20, 2021 Aside from maintenance-free apartment homes and a wealth of on-site amenities and activities, one of the unique things about living at Oak Crest, the Erickson Senior Living community in Parkville, Md., is the diverse population. Fro...

Oak Crest Names Eric Grimmel as Director of Continuing Care

September 28, 2021 Oak Crest appointed Eric Grimmel to serve as the Director of Continuing Care. Mr. Grimmel brings more than 15 years of senior living experience to the Erickson Senior Living-managed community in Parkville. In his leadership position...

Oak Crest Names Kevin Sitoski as Director of Finance

September 15, 2021 Oak Crest, developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living, named Kevin Sitoski as Director of Finance. Mr. Sitoski brings more than 21 years of financial management experience in health care and senior living settings to Oak Crest,...

Oak Crest to Host Pastoral Ministries Collaboration Day

September 1, 2021 Oak Crest, the Erickson Senior Living community in Parkville, will celebrate National Pastoral Care Week by hosting a Pastoral Collaboration Day open to local clergy of all faiths. The theme, “Building Rapport and Relationships,” se...