Bon Homie Adult Day Center meets community needs

Center marks 25 years of caring for adults

LIMERICK » A couple of months after graduating from York College of Pennsylvania in 1992, Ann Short (Poot) launched Bon Homie Adult Day Center in Limerick.

Short graduated with a degree in Long Term Care Administration, and knew that adult day services were going to be in demand. She also had a vision. “I did several internships in nursing homes and knew that I didn’t want to work in a nursing home. I wanted to do things my way and I was really motivated by the concept of offering an alternative for families to use instead of placing their loved ones in nursing homes prematurely,” said Short, who directs day to day operations of the center.

Fast forward 25 years to 2017: Bon Homie Adult Day Center, 470 N. Lewis Road is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

On Wednesday, Bon Homie held an open house to mark the occasion. Among the guests was state Rep. Tom Quigley (R-146th Dist.), who presented Short with a proclamation praising the facility for being a “compassionate and caring facility to assist families who have chosen to care for older or challenged family members at home.”

Bon Homie, co-owned by Short and her parents Ann and Bill Poot, was initially licensed to serve the aging population, but quickly become dual licensed to accommodate disabled adults.

Bon Homie offers half- and full-day programs that include activities and socialization for adults aged 18 and up — providing an alternative to institutionalized care.

Short said Bon Homie is the right fit for anyone that “cannot be left at home alone for extended periods of time, that needs some support with personal care.”

“We are place that people can come and be themselves. So often you will hear someone with Alzheimer’s come in and breathe a sigh of relief. They can come in here and be themselves, the pressure is off — they can relax,” said Short.

“We are a place that families know when they drop their individual off that they are cared for — emotionally as well as physically.”

Short said Bon Homie had only been open a couple of months before families of young adults began to ask for services.

“We opened in November

SUBMITTED PHOTO Bon Homie Adult Day Center in Limerick has been serving the community for 25 years. Shown here are Bon Homie owner Ann Short, right, with Regina Rebilas, a Bon Homie client for 21 years. Short and Rebilas read books together every Tuesday and Wednesday...