Home for Aged Women Belfast Me 777

Home for Aged Women Belfast Me 777

"Home for Aged Women Belfast Me 777" In 1904, when Deborah Lincoln died, and left her home at the corner of Court and Pearl Streets to the care of the Women's Christian Temperance League, a home for aged women was established. The Deborah Lincoln House is still in operation (2014). The Deborah Lincoln House, the last home of its kind in Maine, has been providing a pleasant haven for aged women for a century. The Deborah Lincoln House was founded in 1903 with funds left by local resident Deborah Lincoln to establish a home for aged women in Belfast. At that time, many coastal communities had homes for elderly people. In its early years, the Deborah Lincoln House was home to as many as 16 residents at a time. At the time of the home's founding, the coast of Maine was graced with many similar homes for aged women. Today the Deborah Lincoln House is the last one. Originally called the Home for Aged Women, its name was changed to honor Lincoln in 1985. Residents turn over all their assets to the home in return for care for the rest of their lives. They receive a monthly allowance and also get all their meals and medical care through the home. Should they require nursing home care at some point, the Deborah Lincoln House pays the bill. Each resident has a private room with a bath and cable television. There also is a small exercise room with a stationary bicycle and treadmill. The organization was incorporated the same year the Wright Brothers made their historic flight, the United States and Panama signed the treaty to build the Panama Canal, and Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie and Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on radiation.