CORTLAND — For the past 50 years, Carlene (Boyd) Jones has dedicated her life to helping special needs adults as the director of nursing at Boyd’s Kinsman Home, which her parents started in 1971. To celebrate Jones’ 50 years and the 54 years of Boyd’s Kinsman Home, a celebration took place Sunday at Garden Brook in Cortland, which was attended by more than 170 people. Sherry Rinck, administrator for the past 15 years at Boyd’s Kinsman Home, said the facility has always been in Kinsman, with the Boyds’ vision to always put the residents’ needs first. Jones said being at the Boyd’s Kinsman Home was her calling in life. She said she continues to support her parents’ vision of caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.