Stories

Homeland Board of Trustees member Jeff Mattern: Devoted to serving others

October 10, 2021

For Jeff Mattern, post-surgery rehab at Homeland Center was eye-opening as well as physically recuperative. “It was one of the most enlightening experiences I’ve had,” Jeff says. “I learned a lot about what goes on in a nursing facility. I was able to observe the attention to detail that the…

Homeland Employee Appreciation Day 2021: Time to celebrate

October 10, 2021

Overheard at Homeland Employee Appreciation Day 2021: “They have chicken tacos and chicken and beef.” “Oh, no! Where’s the strawberry?” “That’s the best milkshake I ever had.” It was a bounty of food and treats, with a generous side helping of information from employee benefits providers, at the recent summertime…

Centenarian Minerva Ward enjoys Homeland after a life of hard work and service

October 10, 2021

From an early age, Minerva Ward was independent. She taught her children a world of values. “Hard work,” said her daughter, Charlene Saunders. “Ethics. Compassion.” “We do a lot of complaining these days,” said her son, Ty Ward. “She never complained about a lot of stuff. She just went ahead…

Homeland resident Judy Hess: Adventures in nursing

August 20, 2021

Judy Hess has lovely memories of childhood in Hershey, named for the famous chocolate company where her father worked in the Hershey Foods power plant. She would see the renowned founder — Milton Hershey — driving around town. “Mr. Hershey believed that everything he did was for his workers,” she…

Homeland Center Restorative Nursing Program: Respecting the individual, striving for gains

August 9, 2021

Homeland Center’s personalized Restorative Nursing Program assures that Skilled Care residents realize their full potential and enjoy the best possible quality of life. “We focus on their unique needs,” says Roseann Comarnitsky, director of the Homeland Restorative Nursing Program. “They are all individuals that we respect.” Comprehensive Restorative Nursing Programs…

Homeland resident Tommi Paynter: A life of service and love

July 9, 2021

As a hospice medical assistant, Tommi Paynter saw the best in people. She recalls a family in the all-white town of Gloucester, New Jersey, where most residents “would not appreciate a Black person coming into their town.” “This woman and her family were so sweet,” she says. “Her daughter, she…