Stories

2020 Homeland Calendars available – the gift that keeps giving!

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…

Homeland Administrative Clerk Rosie Padgett: A helping hand for all

Homeland Administrative Clerk Rosie Padgett: A helping hand for all

  November 26, 2019

When Homeland administrators need a hand with daily tasks, they turn to Rosie Padgett. When Homeland colleagues need help sorting through a problem, they turn to Rosie Padgett. When Homeland residents need a laugh and a caring smile … you get the picture. In her 20 years with Homeland, Rosie…

Faye Dunkle: A resident steeped in Homeland history

Faye Dunkle: A resident steeped in Homeland history

  November 26, 2019

Faye Dunkle’s ties to Homeland Center go deep. Before she found a home at Homeland, Faye would visit her sister and other relatives here. Her sister-in-law, Dottie Dunkle, served on Homeland’s volunteer Board of Managers and trusted Homeland with the care of her parents, sister and her husband, and even…

Homeland’s renovated Beauty Shop makes residents feel good

Homeland’s renovated Beauty Shop makes residents feel good

  November 22, 2019

The brightened colors and spiffed-up décor of Homeland’s newly refurbished Beauty Shop impressed resident Vicki Fox, who was getting her hair done. “It’s beautiful,” Vicki said. Homeland’s Board of Managers has been methodically upgrading public spaces recently. The Main Dining Room got new curtains and artwork. The Florida Room got…

Homeland Finance Office: Working behind the scenes to ensure quality care

Homeland Finance Office: Working behind the scenes to ensure quality care

  October 22, 2019

At Homeland, there are things that money can’t buy, such as the home-like atmosphere and attention from caring staff. But money can buy little delights, such as lunch for a group of residents at Red Lobster or dipping into Homeland’s charitable funds to pay for an extra that brightens a…

Arrival of the mermaids: Exhibit brings a touch of whimsy to Homeland

Arrival of the mermaids: Exhibit brings a touch of whimsy to Homeland

  October 22, 2019

On a brisk fall day, mermaids came to Homeland Center Not real mermaids, of course. These were artistic renditions from the creative mind of Bonnie Bissett, for Homeland’s latest quarterly art exhibit in the Florida Room gallery. Homeland brings art to the walls through a partnership with the Art Association…