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…
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…
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…
Here is another entry in our “understanding seniors” series of blogs. If you have viewed our Resident Services video, you have seen the case of one of our residents, Bill, who had trouble coming to the decision to move from his family home into our Willow Terrace facility. He felt by leaving the familiarity of…
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…
When Health Declines Next topic in our series of Understanding Seniors, many of our residents face an issue that is all too common with perceived “loss of independence”. It is declining health. Community Homes is not in the “assisted living” category, but through our Resident Services Department we are able to provide someone to talk…
