Calvert Manor Healthcare Center History

Our History
1947-Present

1947
Graybeal Rest Home was started by Albert and Lois Graybeal with 28 residents in two buildings. The Graybeal family resided on the second floor of the main house (now referred to as the Annex) - sharing two dining rooms, bathrooms, and a living room with the residents. The barn was renovated into “The Men’s Building” to accommodate the male residents.

1958
Frank Graybeal, Albert and Lois’ youngest son and his wife Ruth, purchased Graybeal Rest Home and renamed it Graybeal Nursing Home. Frank and Ruth lived on-site in the Annex with their two young sons, moving across the road with the arrival of their third son.

1965
South II, a 24-bed long-term nursing care wing was built and the business name was changed to Calvert Manor Nursing Home.

1967
North II, a 24-bed long-term care nursing wing opened with a new kitchen, dining room and offices.

1968
North I, a 22-bed long-term care nursing wing opened, bringing the total nursing care beds to 87.

1969
Frank obtained his Maryland Nursing Home Administrator’s License. He was planning to construct another addition to the existing building, when he met with a fatal accident. Ruth did not proceed with the building plans but obtained her Maryland Nursing Home Administrator’s License and continued to operate Calvert Manor Nursing Home while raising her family.

1975
Due to the demand for nursing home care in our region, six additional long-term nursing care beds were constructed.

1982
Ruth and her three sons (Ken - Business Manager, Ron - Administrator, and Dave - Maintenance Supervisor) embarked on a 60-bed addition.

1986
The East Wing 60-bed addition opened bringing the total of 136 long-term care beds and eight assisted living beds.

1987
Calvert Manor Nursing Home changed its name to Calvert Manor Healthcare Center to better represent the comprehensive services provided to the community: long-term nursing care and short-term rehabilitation services.

1997
50th Anniversary of Calvert Manor - “Our Family Caring for Your Family”

2006
The eight assisted living beds were reconstructed into a new wing of four semi-private resident rooms, providing long-term nursing care and rehabilitation services.

2007
Celebrating 60 years of “Our Family Caring for Your Family”, Calvert Manor Healthcare Center is a 144-bed center serving the community by providing long-term and rehabilitation care to the community.

2010
Spacious new 1,600 square foot rehabilitation room added to support the increasing community need for post-acute care services.