Homestead Village has announced that its president, Douglas Motter, received the 2025 Outstanding Eagle Scout Award at the annual Boy Scouts of America's Pennsylvania Dutch Council dinner on Aug. 6. This award is given to those who have earned their Eagle Scout badge and have made significant contributions to their community throughout their career.

Motter's high school Eagle Scout project took place in a nursing home and impacted his decision to pursue a nursing home administrator license after college to make a positive difference in the lives of residents and staff members in nursing homes. He served as executive director of Presbyterian Senior Living and as an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania before earning a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

Motter eventually moved his family to Quarryville and later became president of Homestead Village in 1999. Under his leadership, Homestead Village has grown from 186 homes on 30 acres to 375 homes on 90 acres and is currently adding more apartments. He transformed the nursing care center into small houses, created small memory support homes for residents with Alzheimer's, and developed a floating personal care program to allow residents to age gracefully in their own apartments. Motter has also strengthened the organization's financial position, changed bylaws to allow residents to serve on the board of directors, and played a significant role in fundraising efforts for the endowment for charitable care.

Motter teaches nursing home administration at Millersville University, York College, and HACC. At Homestead Village, he pursued accreditation by CARF, an oversight organization that measures quality and commitment to the highest standards in health care, and he later became a surveyor for CARF. He has also provided leadership in the Lancaster Area Senior Services (LASS) group and served as the group's chair. He has played a major role in several wellness initiatives for both staff members and residents at Homestead Village, including a brain health awareness program, book discussions, and expanding the dining services menus to feature healthier options.

For more information about Homestead Village, visit http://www.homesteadvillage.org.