Wenger Foundation plays Santa Clause for Community Homes residents In a normal year, residents in the seven Lebanon County buildings that consist of 287 affordable, safe independent living apartments for seniors and ambulatory disabled citizens would be gathering in community rooms to share in the celebration of the Holidays. They would exchange gifts and enjoy…
November 3rd was far from a typical day at the 100 Senior apartment building in Lebanon. The community room inside the building served as a polling place for the 2020 election, as it has for many years. And in the parking lot behind the building, CATE was parked. Many more people in the area, all…
I thank God every day for Willow Terrace. When you pass your 100th birthday you have earned the right to say whatever you want. Her response when asked “How do you like living here?” is the headline. Irene Schucker recently celebrated one hundred years of life. Her fellow residents in the 100-apartment Willow Terrace senior…
The continuing need to provide quality affordable housing for Lebanon County’s seniors, people with ambulatory disabilities, and families in need is the driving force behind the mission of Community Homes. The organization meets annually with its shareholders. This was the first time the meeting was structured as a “hybrid” meeting. Some were there in person,…
Dale Chapman, an Ohio-born farmer’s son and Army veteran who made Lebanon his home, can now add “centenarian” to that list. He turned 100 years old on April 11. Growing up Dale was born, raised, and worked on a farm in Ohio as a young boy. He got his education in a one-room schoolhouse from…
On your Side – What our Supportive Services Team does for our Residents Advocacy When you have a concern that you’d like brought to someone’s attention, your Supportive Service Coordinator can help you effectively get your message across and help ensure that your voice is heard fairly and you’re given the opportunities you deserve. This…
There are 46 affordable independent-living senior apartments in Tulpehocken Terrace in Myerstown, one of the six such buildings owned and managed by Community Homes of Lebanon County. Life is normally routine and pleasant for the residents. That, of course changed for them, as well as the rest of us, when the COVID-19 pandemic affected all…
Our story begins in a grocery store. Julie Saul, a nurse, and her sister-in law, Allison Williams, notice an elderly man having difficulty attempting to purchase toilet tissue (an all too common sight these days).This followed a situation where Allison overheard a conversation between the elderly man and a store clerk, who suggested he look…
Dealing with the Issue of Driving at an Older Age Next in our series of Understanding Seniors – how do you handle the situation when the senior no longer should be driving? To the senior, it could represent a serious loss of independence. So the important conversation has to be handled with empathy. Do some…
