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April 9, 2021

Presentation Manor retirement home endures pandemic with strong community

Some of the staff at Presentation Manor pose in front of a sign that says it all about the people that worked at keeping residents safe. About 100 people work at Presentation Manor.

The day Presentation Manor went into lockdown for COVID-19 was Charles Hendrick’s birthday, but he wasn’t there to celebrate. He had died the previous October of pancreatic cancer.

Published in Features
October 27, 2019

Unique retirement home for religious and lay people officially opens

Presentation Manor residents are entertained during the grand opening of the facility.

The Presentation Manor dream caught Sr. Joan Missiaen of Our Lady’s Missionaries a bit by surprise.

Published in Canada
July 19, 2017

Presentation Manor retirement residence appoints executive director

Presentation Manor retirement residence for Catholics, currently under construction in Scarborough, Ont., appointed an executive director as it sets to open in fall 2018.

Presentation Manor, a major new experiment in Catholic senior living, now has an executive director. Gord Perrault takes the reins of the 229-unit eldercare residence on Aug. 1.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
April 7, 2017

Philadelphia priest overseeing retirement home faces embezzlement charges

Msgr. William A. Dombrow, 77, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia responsible for a retirement home for priests, faces federal charges of embezzling more than $535,000 from that same home. Msgr. Dombrow is pictured in an undated photo.

PHILADELPHIA – A priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia responsible for a retirement home for priests faces federal charges of embezzling more than $535,000 from that same home.

Published in International