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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

Pet care is available for residents, a podiatrist visits the community to address any issues related to your feet, high tech wander guards can prevent residents from wandering off the community, the community has a nurse that is able to administer injectable medicine, hospice is an option available at this location, respite care is offered, and the staff speaks Korean in the property.

Commonwealth Senior Living at Stafford

Kosher food is provided, a visiting podiatrist helps keep your feet healthy, regular occupational therapy by a visiting therapist helps you stay active and engaged, this property administers patient medications, the property is convenient to local bus lines, wheelchair accessible showers are available at this location, and hospice is an option available at this location.
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    Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

The Fairfax

They serve vegetarian meals at The Fairfax, residents can self manage their diabetic care, staff is trained to deal with any exit seeking behaviors that may need to be dealt with, transportation at cost can be arranged, wheelchair accessible showers are available at this location, full tubs are available, and the staff speaks Spanish at this location.

Spring Hills Mount Vernon

Licensed nurses are on staff to help you, the facility has staff that can help residents with insulin to manage diabetic needs, the community is secured for the safety of residents that might be exit seeking, Spring Hills Mount Vernon is trained to handle behavioral issues that residents may be inclined to, caregivers at Spring Hills Mount Vernon are trained to spot potential disorientation presented by residents, staff is trained to deal with any exit seeking behaviors that may need to be handled, and full tubs are available.

Sunrise at Mount Vernon

They serve vegetarian meals at Sunrise at Mount Vernon, the minimum allowable age of residents is 55, a visiting dentist helps residents maintain their dental health, speech therapy is offered via a speech therapist who comes to the property often, this community is its own stand alone building, staff is trained to deal with any wandering behaviors that may need to be dealt with, and the community is licensed for 112 residents.

Paul Spring Retirement Community

55 is the minimum age allowed for residents, nurses are on staff, an on-call doctor is available to help, physical therapy is handled by the physical therapist that makes regular visits to this location, residents can self manage their diabetic care, the facility has staff that can help residents with insulin to manage diabetic needs, and Paul Spring Retirement Community is close to major busses.