Stories

Assistant Director of Activities Emma Lengyel: Having fun with friends

January 10, 2023

When she was in high school, Emma Lengyel was passionate about making people laugh. “I was in every play and musical,” she said. “I also enjoyed writing and art.” Today, Emma still makes people laugh, bringing a note of cheer to the days of Homeland residents in her vital role…

Homeland resident Bernice Shaffer: Always looking on the sunny side

January 3, 2023

Bernice Shaffer once lived in a nursing home where the food was dreadful. Then she came to Homeland Center, where she says her first meal and all the others that followed were wonderful. “Chicken and waffles,” she remembers. “I like it here.” Bernice arrived at Homeland during the pandemic and…

Homeland Chaplain Todd Carver: Choosing a life of service and helping others

December 28, 2022

Though Todd Carver grew up watching his father serve as a pastor in Hagerstown, Maryland, he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to take a similar path. When his parents offered to pay for one year of Bible college, he took them up on their offer and attended Lancaster Bible College…

Laser-cut works by artist Charlie Hubbard bring dimension to Homeland gallery

December 23, 2022

Charlie Hubbard was blessed with wood crafting and photography talents and an eye for intrigue and fascinating designs. “It’s a lot of fun,” he said of his intricate woodcuts now hanging in the Homeland Florida Room gallery. “It makes just about everything a little bit different when you use different…

Homeland resident Bonnie Clapp: Looking out for the well-being of others

December 21, 2022

When it was time to choose a retirement community, Bonnie Clapp knew where she wanted to live. “I picked Homeland because I wanted a place with a good reputation,” she said. “They run a good place here.” Since August 2022, Bonnie has been a Homeland resident–enjoying the activities and crafts,…

Homeland Board of Managers member Judy Bowman: Sharing her blessings

November 24, 2022

As a career physical therapist, Judy Bowman saw many long-term care facilities with loving atmospheres – but none matched the intimacy of Homeland Center. “Being a smaller place, everybody knows each other here,” she says. “We have more fun interacting with the residents. The staff is unbelievably and truly caring….