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…
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…
Those of us involved with Community Homes get great satisfaction in providing affordable housing for our Lebanon County seniors as well as allowing them to enjoy the support and friendships that go along with a lifestyle of community living with peers. The vision of our founders over 50 years ago has indeed become reality. Most…
Understanding Fears When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in the days when our seniors were kids, he uttered a famous line in his inauguration speech, “the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”. It was right for the time, when our county was mired in the Great Depression. But the kids are grown…
