Janice Smith, a 20-year resident of Hill Terrace, has a unique claim to fame. Her mother, Josephine Sullivan, was a long-time resident at Maple Terrace, next door neighbor of Hill Terrace on Maple Street, Lebanon. As a result, Janice became a second-generation resident of Community Homes of Lebanon County. When Josephine needed help toward the…
When Irene Peffley, a resident at Tulpehocken Terrace, Myerstown was notified she had been chosen as Resident of the Month for October, her immediate reaction was “October is my month. I can pretend to be a witch with a broom,” she said with a laugh. We chatted with Irene in her spotless one-bedroom apartment on…
Capital Campaign construction cost issue We are in the first of a three-year capital campaign to raise funds for the Canal Street Affordable Housing Project. It is an important step toward providing safe, affordable housing for a growing market of people who need their housing expense, including utilities, to not exceed 30% of their monthly…
Happily at home at Maple Terrace Jane Reichard’s life journey spans almost 88 years. She is the first to admit that the last two have been very happy. “That’s when I moved into Maple Terrace. I love my apartment. The neighbors are very friendly and the Charlotte and the other staff, have gone out of…
Community Homes Resident of the Month Shirley Roach defined by a lifestyle of helping others. It took Willow Terrace resident Shirley Roach a while to figure out why it took her some time to feel “settled” into apartment-living at Willow Terrace. She was happy with the apartment, the neighbors and community members were nice, and…
International flair helps define Community Homes July Resident of the Month. Germany. Brazil. Big City New York. Liselotte (Lilo) Huber has done it all in her 96 years of life. She can also claim the distinction of living in her comfortable Community Homes Oak Terrace apartment for over 17 years, longer than anyone else in…
The importance of SAFETY at Community Homes. Observations about safety conclude our series of Charlie’s Corner blogs that articulate our individual core values. Safety, though last in this series, is far from the least important of these values. A large percentage of our resident population is made up of people who are aging. This…
Distinguished gentleman named Community Homes Resident of the Month for June. He is an ordained minister. He speaks seven languages. He has been a college professor. He plays 12 instruments and has been a choir director. He has lived and worked within the United States and throughout the world He has a PHD in Divinity…
Fairness as a Core Value. Let us start this message by defining fairness, and why has been chosen as one of the Core Values of community Homes (the other Core Values are truth, responsibility, hope, respect, compassion, and safety). Fairness is a noun, defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “impartial and just treatment or behavior…
Community Homes selects Jack Steele as May Resident of the Month. Our May Community Homes Resident of the Month is Jack Steele. He and his wife Charlotte have happily lived at Maple Terrace for the past four years. They share their comfortable one-bedroom apartment with their little dog Penelope, a Jack Russel/Poodle mix. She is…
