MVH Machias

Near the easternmost point of the U.S. proudly stands Maine Veterans’ Home in Machias. Built on the campus of Down East Community Hospital and surrounded by blueberry fields and nature trails, our home provides an active atmosphere for assisted living, memory care and respite care for veterans.

Recent Posts

Veteran Cherishes Time Served In Military

Author: MVH Machias
Posted: July 16, 2021
Category: Maine Veterans of the Month

On November 24, 1924, Muriel Stehl was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the youngest of eight children, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Converse. 

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Life Comes Full Circle for Navy Veteran at Family Farm

Author: MVH Machias
Posted: June 27, 2021
Category: Maine Veterans of the Month

Glen Dinsmore grew up on his family’s more than 100-year-old farm in Downeast, Maine. He and his brother, Dwight, worked on the farm in Trescott, but as they got older,...

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Army Veteran Who Grew Up As Orphan Find Much Success

Author: MVH Machias
Posted: May 14, 2021
Category: Maine Veterans of the Month

From a young age, family life was difficult for Clayton Price. He was 11 when his parents divorced, and his mother sent Clayton and six of his eight siblings to The Ohio...

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Army Veteran is Family Man, Teacher, Superintendent, and Inn Owner

Author: MVH Machias
Posted: April 20, 2021
Category: Maine Veterans of the Month

It was a thankful day indeed for the parents of Richard “Dick” Holbrook Grant, who was born Nov. 24, 1927, in New Briton, Connecticut, two days before Thanksgiving, 

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