Senior Living News & Events

Tuesday, September 14at the Pointe Place Community Center13 Pointe Place, Carlisle, PA 17013(GPS alternative: 1026 Ritner Highway) Small group tours begin at 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. AND 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Introducing our largest home ever: the Chapel Pointe apartment next to Pointe Place! At 1,686 square feet, this completely renovated home provides: open-concept floor plan two bedrooms & bathrooms sunroom one-car garage storage-conscious kitchen plenty of closet space an...

Not all residents at the continuing care retirement community Chapel Pointe at Carlisle are using technology. Yet.The community has created a tech gateway by implementing their own digital app from resident engagement software provider Touchtown. The app delivers community information through modules like Activities, Dining, and Announcements to keep residents engaged with community happenings from the tips of their fingers. They also can connect with neighbors through pictorial directories, req...

On August 16, more than 30 Chapel Pointe residents and staff gathered in the shade at Pointe Place for a private Grand Opening of the townhome community. All of the soon-to-be residents of Pointe Place sat as Debbie Sprague, CEO, addressed the crowd, “We want to give praise to God for making this a reality, for making it happen, for the blessing of Pointe Place. Chapel Pointe is an awesome community on Hanover Street, and this is just an addition to that community. The folks who live here ...

“We’re long livers,” Monica says of herself and her father, who lived to be 93 years old. Monica Fitzpatrick, a resident at Chapel Pointe, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, with cake among family and friends.Monica was born in 1919 in Shamokin, Pa. Her father, Andrew Mihalik, and mother, Emma Elko, had six children together: Emma, Cyrilla, Monica, Alma, Leo, and Eugene. As a young girl, Monica spent much of her time in church, working around the house, sewi...

Chapel Pointe's 75th anniversary missions project gave residents an opportunity to serve others, and the local news noticed!    

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Chapel Pointe residents are living proof of this truth from Acts 20:35.Residents spent the past week sorting school supplies and packing them into 600 kits so each impoverished child at Barner Christian Academy in Davao City, Philippines, will have his or her own supplies next fall.The missions project culminated in a packing party on Friday, May 17, where a buffet of pencils, glue, paper, scissors, and more awaited the eager party-g...

Everyone’s a judge at Chapel Pointe’s annual Chili Cook-Off, where the aim is fun and the bragging rights are high!On Friday, February 22, residents and staff sampled 10 chili recipes made by staff, residents, and households. The premise was simple: the chili with the most votes wins. Congratulations to the 2019 Chili Cook-Off winners: 1st Place: Friendship Circle 2nd Place: Family Place (Both households won a dinner catered by the restaurant of their choice.) 3rd Place Tie: Sherry G...