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Assisted Living in Ironsides, MD

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  • Facts about Ironsides

    Ironsides is also known as: Ironsides.

    Ironsides is an unincorporated community or "post village" in Charles County, Maryland, United States with zip code 20643. The Post Office was established in 1897 and remained open until at least 1976. Today Ironsides area residents have Indian Head or Nanjemoy addresses. The nearby historic post offices of Nanjemoy and Doncaster, dating from 1800 and 1855, are often associated with historical records of Ironsides. The elevation is 126 feet is a local landmark; originally a log structure, it was replaced with brick in 1732 and renovated in 1791. Revolutionary War General William Smallwood and colonial Governor William Stone are buried there. Smallwood was elected vestryman at Old Durham Church in 1788, and built a road from his home at Mattawoman Plantation in modern Rison, to the church. "Smallwood Church Road" today is a paved two-lane road running from Rison to Ironsides. During the colonial period, the Ironsides area was divided up into small farms with colorful names: Ward's Delight, Ward's Addition, Wards Trouble, Ingerthorpe/ Ingerstone/ Angerstone/ Ingolthorpe Charlestowne, Ragged Chance, Randolphs Addition, Senas Delight, Dembar Addition, the Land Resurveyed, Franklins Beginning, Expectation, and Moles Adventure.The most prominent public buildings in Ironsides today are the tiny Ironsides Store, the Ironsides Volunteer Rescue Squad Company 58, and the historical Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. In 1966 the Ironsides Rescue Squad Inc. was declared by the State of Maryland to be in forfeiture for payment of taxes or filing an annual report. The town is at the crossroads of Maryland Route 6 (Port Tobacco Road) and Maryland Route 425. Route 425 is called Ironsides Road south of Ironsides, and Mason Springs Road to the north. This latter section of road, running to Pisgah, was known as the "Johnnie Cake Road" in 1918. The concrete arch bridge on Route 6 over nearby Wards Run was built in 1929 and rehabilitated in 1987. The town is along Maryland Scenic Byways Number 16, the Religious Freedom Byway, on the way to Durham Church. The Charles County Genealogical Society Cemetery Transcription Project has inventoried the Gray family cemetery at Mansion Hall in Ironsides, which is a ruin dating from 1700 at a site called "The Mistake", which consisted of 227 acres (0.92 km2) in 1732.In 1914, a wealthy retired stockbroker, Thomas W. Poole, made the news when he committed suicide at his estate in Ironsides.In 1948, Maryland became the twentv-first state to join the "American Tree Farm" movement, with the dedication of a 1,278-acre tract of forest owned by the Glatfelter Pulpwood Company, still a major landholder in the Ironsides area.In 1953, a 27-year-old volcanologist who grew up in Ironsides, Dr. Rolf Werner Juhle, vanished in the "Valley of 10,000 Smokes", Katmai National Monument, Alaska. His body was never found. His family owned a tobacco and cattle farm in Ironsides.

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Potomac Place

Potomac Place is skilled in behavioral issues that some residents may be inclined to, this property administers patient medications, the community has a nurse that is able to administer injectable medicine, complimentary transportation is at the disposal of residents, wheelchair accessible showers are available at this location, hospice is an option available at this location, and the community is licensed for 142 residents.

Commonwealth Senior Living at Stafford

A visiting podiatrist helps keep your feet healthy, the facility has staff that can help you with your insulin to manage diabetic needs, this community has been built specifically to support memory and dementia care, staff is trained to deal with any exit seeking behaviors that may need to be handled, the property has a nurse that is able to administer injectable medicine, the community is convenient to bus lines in the area, and hospice is an option available at this location.
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The Fairfax

The minimum allowable age of residents is 55, an occupational therapist visits and helps residents, staff is available help with your diabetes management, the facility has staff that can help residents with insulin to manage diabetic needs, the community is secured for the safety of patients that might be prone to wander, the The Fairfax is has particular expertise to handle memory care and behavioral issues, and transportation is available for additional cost.

Spring Hills Mount Vernon

Physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this location, residents can self manage their diabetic care, staff is available help with your diabetes management, staff is trained to deal with any wandering behaviors that may need to be handled, Spring Hills Mount Vernon is close to major bus lines, wheelchair accessible showers are available at this location, and aging in place allows residents to remain in one location as their care needs change.

Sunrise at Mount Vernon

Kosher menu options are available for all meals, they serve vegetarian food at Sunrise at Mount Vernon, physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this facility, an occupational therapist visits and helps residents, residents can self manage their diabetic care, staff is trained to deal with any wandering behaviors that might present themselves dealt with, and complimentary transportation is available to residents.

Paul Spring Retirement Community

Vegetarian food is provided, a podiatrist visits the community to address any issues related to your feet, physical therapy can be done on-site by a visiting physical therapist, regular occupational therapy by a visiting therapist helps you stay active and engaged, speech therapy is offered via a speech therapist who comes to the community often, this property provides complimentary transportation, and Paul Spring Retirement Community is close to major bus lines.

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