Stories

Homeland quality assurance leader Jim Zorich sees care all around

February 5, 2020

Jim Zorich frequently heard from fellow physical therapists about the high expectations placed on Homeland Center staff. When he started working here, he understood why. “If you truly care about the residents and everybody that’s involved with Homeland, the work is not hard, and you’re going to enjoy your job,”…

2020 Homeland Lottery Calendar Winners Announced

January 10, 2020

A Homeland Center Lottery Calendar is truly a gift that keeps giving – to its owner as well as the community! Not only will the $25 collected from each calendar benefit Homeland’s benevolent care fund, calendar owners have a chance to win $30 daily prizes and between $50 to $100…

Decorating gingerbread houses: Homeland residents bond with Harrisburg students

December 26, 2019

Growing up on a farm in Mississippi, Sarah Lewis’ family didn’t have money for anything extravagant like a gingerbread house, but there were always sweets for Christmas. “In our basket, we always had a big stick of peppermint candy,” she remembers. Homeland Center residents relived the joys of holidays past…

Homeland meals retain their special touch as Head Cook Connie Lewis grooms her successor

December 26, 2019

Asia Godbee worried that she hadn’t cut the beef for the day’s dinner correctly, but Connie Lewis stepped into her mentoring role with assurances that she was fine. “When I cut my strips, I cut them smaller than that,” Connie said. “You cut them thicker than I do, but you…

Resident Bob Fultz feels at home in Homeland

December 26, 2019

Bob Fultz gestures toward the residents and staff of Homeland’s Ellenberger unit, including his wife and childhood sweetheart, Shirley. “This is my family,” he says. Family is important to Bob, who is the oldest of five siblings and has eight children of his own. After an active life of camping,…

2020 Homeland Calendars available – the gift that keeps giving!

December 2, 2019

A Homeland Center Lottery Calendar is truly a gift that keeps giving – to its owner as well as the community! The $25 collected from each calendar benefits Homeland’s benevolent care fund, and calendar owners have a chance to win $30 daily prizes and between $50 to $100 on 24…