Fay-Mor-Wee, Home for the Aged and Infirmary, Inc Records

Fay-Mor-Wee, Home for the Aged and Infirmary, Inc Records

Fay-Mor-Wee, Home for the Aged and Infirmary, Inc. was established in Atlantic City in the late 1890s. Originally established by Drs. Walter B. Fayerman and S. Leroy Morris in a rented residence at 132 North Delaware (Bay) Avenue with only a few beds, it was known as the Seashore Home for Aged Colored People or the Seashore Home and Sanitarium. As the need expanded, the Home moved to new locations: in 1906, to 806 Arctic Avenue; in 1919, to 416 North Indiana Avenue; and in 1957, to a building on Black Horse Pike in Cardiff, New Jersey. By 1969 the Home had 19 beds in the infirmary section and 20 beds in the ambulatory section and provided room, board, and medical care. In 1918, the Home was incorporated as the Colored Old Folks Home of Atlantic City. It was renamed Fay-Mor-Wee Home for the Aged and Infirmary in 1960 to honor the two original founders and a president of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ulric Weekes. With other options available for long-term eldercare facilities, the Board of Directors voted in January 1971 to close Fay-Mor-Wee. Thomas Monk, the President of the Board, oversaw the placement of the Home’s 67 residents at other facilities and the sale of the Cardiff building. The proceeds from the sale of the building were divided among various community organizations, and a scholarship fund was established to help graduates of Atlantic City High School attend colleges.