Stories

Homeland resident Polly Myers finds home wherever she goes

Homeland resident Polly Myers finds home wherever she goes

  April 26, 2018

Korea. Honolulu. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Yuma, Arizona. El Centro, California. Arlington, Virginia. Carlisle. Six elementary schools. Three high schools. Homeland resident Polly Myers saw the USA and beyond, even before she graduated from high school. Her father, a West Point graduate, was a career Army engineer whose assignments took the…

Employee Spotlight: Clinical Manager Kelly Weldon believes in “going the extra mile”

Employee Spotlight: Clinical Manager Kelly Weldon believes in “going the extra mile”

  April 26, 2018

From her first day at Homeland Center in October 2017, Kelly Weldon “just dove right in, talking to everybody, remembering the things they like and don’t like.” Kelly spent the first 16 years of her nursing career working at an area retirement community. She left there to work at the…

A well-deserved thanks for Homeland Center and Homeland Hospice volunteers

A well-deserved thanks for Homeland Center and Homeland Hospice volunteers

  April 26, 2018

Typing handwritten recipes into a computer, even with a broken wrist. Playing table games with an elderly hospice patient who outfoxes his opponents every time. The spirit of volunteerism energizes Homeland Center and Homeland Hospice. Homeland Center’s 104 volunteers and Homeland Hospice’s 54 volunteers enjoyed an elegant dinner recognizing their…

Homeland’s Easter egg hunt fun for all ages

Homeland’s Easter egg hunt fun for all ages

  April 10, 2018

As she watched her grandchildren happily opening the colored plastic Easter eggs, Homeland Center resident Jean White mused the adults get as big a kick out of the annual hunt as the kids. “I like it that Homeland encourages everyone to participate and includes families,’’ Jean said, taking in the…

Employee Spotlight: CNA/medication technician Eve James believes in making a difference

Employee Spotlight: CNA/medication technician Eve James believes in making a difference

  March 26, 2018

Eve James was a teenaged Homeland volunteer, helping residents with little things throughout the day. She quickly learned how much a small act of kindness could mean. “We had a resident who didn’t have a lot of family, and she loved to do crossword puzzles,” says Eve. “I went to…

Resident Spotlight: Donald Rudy’s work offers delicious memories

Resident Spotlight: Donald Rudy’s work offers delicious memories

  March 23, 2018

In the lunch meat business, there’s one thing you learn by doing. “I had to learn to slice,” said Homeland resident Donald Rudy. In those days, slicers didn’t have automatic stackers, so the operator had to slice and stack as he went along. “You’ve got to have good coordination, and…