The Legacy Senior Communities Names Elizabeth Mason Home Health Administrator of The Legacy at Home

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Elizabeth Mason has been named home health administrator of The Legacy at Home, a licensed home health agency offering skilled and private duty home health services. The healthcare agency will undergo CHAP accreditation and become certified by Medicare, in preparation for their launch this fall. The announcement was made by Michael Ellentuck, president of The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc.

“We are thrilled to announce The Legacy at Home and even more excited that Elizabeth will lead the operation,” said Ellentuck. “Her many years of experience in the nursing field as well as in management will enable her to provide for the many seniors we plan on serving throughout the Dallas metroplex.”

Mason, a healthcare nurse manager, has more than 17 years of leadership in home health operations. She joins The Legacy from Outreach Health Services where she served as Medicare administrator for the north central Texas region. Previously, she served NurseCore Management Services as regional vice president and also as director of clinical operations. A graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Mason was the regional director of clinical services for HealthForce Corporate office. She also served as a public health nurse for the Oklahoma State Department of Health Children First Program.

The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc. is the parent company of The Legacy at Willow Bend and The Legacy at Preston Hollow.

The Legacy at Preston Hollow, formerly known as Veranda Preston Hollow, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, faith-based senior living residence that offers a continuum of care allowing residents to stay in place with assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and long term care. Built in 2001, the community features 41 assisted living apartments, 113 skilled nursing beds and a state-of-the-art Medicare unit. The Legacy at Preston Hollow is the Dallas Home for the Jewish Aged and a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. The community is family service-oriented and open to people of all faiths. For questions regarding admissions, please call (214) 363-5100 or visit www.thelegacyPH.org.

The Legacy at Willow Bend, Plano’s first and only life care retirement community, is situated on a 28-acre site at Spring Creek Parkway between Preston Road and Ohio Drive. The Legacy at Willow Bend offers resort-style services and amenities for active, independent seniors, as well as all levels of health care services on-site. The community features 103 independent living apartment homes, 12 custom independent living villas, 40 assisted living apartment homes, 18 memory support suites, and 60 private skilled healthcare suites.

The Legacy at Willow Bend is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community owned by parent company, The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc. The Legacy at Willow Bend, the only Jewish-sponsored life care retirement community in Texas, is open to people of all faiths.  For information, call (972) 468-6208, or visit www.thelegacyWB.org.