Nursing Home

Susan Nancy Trainer, 67, a resident of The Village Of Laurel Run of Fayetteville, Pa., died Sunday, July 26, 2009, at the nursing home. A memorial service will be Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at Harold M. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home of Greencastle, Pa.

A patient at NMS Healthcare on Marsh Pike has been charged with second-degree rape after he allegedly assaulted an 89-year-old female patient at the nursing home Friday, according to Washington County District Court records. Lamont Patrick Stafford, 38, was being held Monday in the Washington County Detention Center on $100,000 bond, a jail spokeswoman said. Stafford also is charged with second- and third-degree sex offense and second-degree assault, according to court records. Deputy Timothy L. Atwell of the Washington County Sheriff's Office wrote in the statement of probable cause that he responded to NMS Healthcare at 14014 Marsh Pike on Friday for a reported sex offense and talked to Barbara Ellen Sweeney, the facility's nursing director.

Have you been to a nursing home recently? Probably not, huh. That might be asking a lot of you. I know when you think about nursing homes, you might get a little depressed. You might begin thinking about that environment, all the suffering, pain and misery that lives there. The smells might be a little distracting, too. You might tell yourself that there are more pleasant things to do. However, if you can get by all your negative feelings, visiting a nursing home can be a noble adventure.

Menno Haven CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Denny Hartman, Menno Haven director of Alzheimer's/Dementia, passed the national and state nursing home administrator exams in January. By passing the exams, he obtains a license as a nursing home administrator in Pennsylvania. Hartman has been employed by Menno Haven since February 1999. Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village BOONSBORO - Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village on Jan. 14 recognized more than 50 associates for their service and leadership during 2005.

Martinsburg school closed Wednesday MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- An apparent electrical fire at a nursing home just outside Martinsburg forced the evacuation of more than 100 patients and staff who now are not expected to be able to return to the facility for three days, fire and emergency officials said. No one was injured in the fire at Heartland of Martinsburg at 209 Clover St., officials said. The fire in a electrical "cabinet" in a basement area was quickly extinguished, but not before smoke traveled into patient areas of the facility, according to Bedington Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Andrew DeHaven and Berkeley County Sheriff Kenneth M. "Kenny" Lemaster Jr. More than a dozen of the patients were taken to City Hospital in Martinsburg because of their heightened need for medical services, such as oxygen.

ANNAPOLIS - Washington County veterans are disappointed that a decade-long quest to have their own nursing home in Hagerstown has been delayed once more. cont. from front page "As far as I'm concerned, all we get here in Western Maryland is the run-around," said Ray Linebaugh of the Washington County Joint Veterans Council. The council would like a veterans home to be built on state-owned land near the Western Maryland Hospital Center on Pennsylvania Avenue. Gov. Parris Glendening told local veterans in November 1998 that he would request a study.

For most people, home means familiar faces, rooms filled with years of memories and a measure of control over one's life. But for many older adults, home is confined to four walls in an institutional setting, where you learn to navigate a wheelchair along crowded hallways, try to sleep through night checks and become attuned to the emotions and habits of fellow residents. Placing a loved one in a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions anyone will ever make. It's not always a choice.

A Pennsylvania woman charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a Hagerstown couple while serving as a caregiver was arrested Tuesday at her place of employment — a nursing home. Jackie Sue Carter, 51, of Lancaster, Pa., was taken into custody on a fugitive warrant at a nursing home in that city, said Detective Casey Barnes of the Washington County Sheriff's Office. She is being held in Lancaster pending an extradition hearing, Barnes said. Carter is charged with three counts of felony exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and one count each of attempted exploitation of a vulnerable adult, a theft scheme of $10,000 to $100,000 and fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary, according to court records.

By CLYDE FORD Staff Writer, Charles Town CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Nursing home officials broke ground on a new building Wednesday, spelling the end of an era for two older nursing homes. Shirley Alger owns the nursing home his mother bought in the 1950s and ran until she became a resident of her own nursing home. The new $4.5 million nursing home will replace the one run by Alger and a second nursing home in Charles Town. "A facility such as ours is a dinosaur," said Shirley Alger, president of Knott Home.

Several Maryland nursing home administrators complained to a state task force in Hagerstown Friday of onerous regulations and inspectors who favor intimidation over cooperation. At the same time, some citizens called for reforms that would improve the care of their loved ones. The testimony suggested the task force will have a difficult time satisfying both concerns. "That's a very delicate balance," said Maryland Secretary of Aging Sue F. Ward, the panel's chairwoman.

For most people, home means familiar faces, rooms filled with years of memories and a measure of control over one's life. But for many older adults, home is confined to four walls in an institutional setting, where you learn to navigate a wheelchair along crowded hallways, try to sleep through night checks and become attuned to the emotions and habits of fellow residents. Placing a loved one in a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions anyone will ever make. It's not always a choice.

A nearly 240-year-old building next to Hagerstown Speedway east of Clear Spring is housing a new bar and restaurant that is scheduled to open Saturday. A luncheon and ribbon-cutting ceremony were held at Thunder Road Bar and Grille, at 15124 National Pike on Tuesday. The Washington County Commissioners and other county officials attended. The restaurant is in a building that opened in 1778 as a hotel for people traveling by horseback and has since served as a hospital, nursing home, and various other restaurants, said Jim Mills, director of marketing and events for the restaurant.

Franklin County, Pa., property owners are facing a possible tax increase as the county commissioners hammer out the details of a 2013 budget that reflects increased spending at the 911 center and county-owned nursing home. On Thursday, the county's fiscal director presented a $107.3 million spending plan for the general fund. She and the county administrator cautioned that draft included all requests from department managers and would be subject to trimming. “This is an all-requests budget,” County Administrator John Hart said.

Coffman Nursing Home, 1304 Pennsylvania Ave., will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday July 21. The community is invited to listen to local dignitaries Kelly Eakle and Ted Reeder. Entertainment and light refreshments will be provided. Tours of recent facility upgrades will be given. The tour will include the recently remodeled Rehabilitation Center, which includes state-of-the-art treatment programs and the newly added activities room, which is designed to promote the physical, social and mental well-being of the residents.

Julie A. (Troupe) Stone, 87, a resident of the Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, Pa., and formerly of Waynesboro, Pa., died Friday, June 22, 2012, at the nursing home. The service will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro. Pastor Dirk Small will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Frederick, Md.

Friday, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Washington County Commission on Aging ombudsman staff hopes to increase public understanding of elder abuse and let Washington County residents know where to get help if they have questions or concerns. To report suspected abuse in a nursing home or long-term care facility, call the commission's ombudsman staff at 301-790-0275, ext. 238, a confidential line. To report suspected abuse in the community, call Washington County Adult Protective Services at 240-420-2155.

Frances Elizabeth (Baker) Coulter, 90, a resident of Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully on Monday morning, June 11, 2012, at the nursing home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Sept. 14, 1921, in Benevola, Md., she was the daughter of the late Hubert N. and Mary M. (Easterday) Baker. Her husband, Austin M. Coulter Sr. preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 1995. Frances was a 1939 graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was a lifetime member of Benevola United Methodist Church in Boonsboro, where she served as a former Sunday school teacher and on the United Methodist Women's Guild.

Lucette Jeanne Flegier Kline died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Manor Care Rehab and Nursing Home, Dallastown, Pa. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Lochstampfor Funeral Home, Inc., Waynesboro, Pa. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery.

The 2012 James Rumsey Technical Institute graduation ceremony was held Friday night in the Hedgesville High School auditorium. This is a “particularly good class,” school Principal/Director Vicki Jenkins said. “They came with a purpose.” About 110 full-time students graduated this year, Jenkins said. Clifford Arntz, the electromechanical technology I instructor, said that many of the older students are displaced workers. Dale Collene Scully, 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., was the top student of the Culinary Arts program.

Evelyn Shaull, 89, of Boonsboro, competed Tuesday with her ex-boyfriend from more than 60 years ago in the Golden Age Olympics at The American Legion in Boonsboro. “Things between us haven't changed a lot,” she said. “I can't complain.” Shaull represented Reeders Memorial Nursing Home in Boonsboro at the event with her ex-boyfriend, Huffer Leon Young, 90. Reeders competed against seven other nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in the area. However, Shaull said the event was not about winning and losing.