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achel Frey lives near Greencastle, PA, two hours away from her parents who live in Lancaster County. She is one of the five children of Ira and


Mary Jean Herr, who raised their family near Quarryville.


Rachel’s father, Ira, was a building contractor and her mother, Mary Jean, worked as a secretary and then at a retirement community, where she was employed until her mid-70s. Since Rachel’s sister unexpectedly died two years ago, and two of her brothers live in Idaho, she and her local brother help their parents as much as they are able.


In 2014, it became clear that Mary Jean and Ira would benefit from extra assistance. As Mary Jean is a lifelong planner, the Herr’s already had their name on the waiting list for Landis Homes. When they moved to an apartment in Grandview, they brought Ira’s treasured mounted deer head, Mary Jean’s quilts, a bookcase made by a son, and their assortment of clocks, in order to help make the new apartment feel like home.


Ira and Rachel


Rachel connected with Landis at Home to see how they could support her parents to stay in their apartment as long as they were able. She praises how the team, especially Dorcas Benner, now retired home care supervisor, served her parents.


“No words can say how much Dorcas meant to us. She was an angel!” says Rachel. “Te quality of help my parents received and the two-way communications between myself and Landis at Home were integral to allowing my parents to be able to stay in their Grandview apartment for a long time.”


Michele Sipel, director for Landis at Home, shares, “We were happy to be able to serve Ira and Mary Jean throughout their years in Residential Living. Trough connecting with Rachel, we were able to adjust our care with their changing needs and help them age in place as long as possible, together!”


And while in-home services have helped Rachel’s parents, they have also benefited from Landis Adult Day Services, located on the campus of Landis Homes.


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CULTIVATING MEANINGFUL LIVING


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