McGregor Home sits on a 45-acre estate with mature trees, gardens, and walking paths, offering a quiet place for seniors who want community living while getting care and support. This place has served older adults for over 140 years and has a long history, starting as one of Cleveland's first private rest homes for aged women in the late 1800s, and later merging with the Amasa Stone House. The McGregor Foundation, started in 2002, continues the tradition of helping seniors and the people who work with them across Cuyahoga County, offering funding for health services and affordable housing projects, and supporting training for caregivers. McGregor Home aims to help seniors stay independent and active through recreational activities, art, gardening clubs, theme parties, and spiritual services, and there's even horticultural therapy, yoga, and music.
The campus, including the main home and The Meadow for memory-impaired residents, tries to stay "homelike," and has grown over the years-enlarging its spaces in 1916, 1925, 1961, and 1971. There are studio and one-bedroom apartments with walk-in showers, appliances, utilities, and individually controlled heating and cooling. Common areas include a dining room where residents get chef-prepared, restaurant-style meals, a private spa, a beauty and barber salon, a snack bar, and a craft shop. There are courtyards, patios, and lovely spots for sitting or strolling, all with views of Lake Erie. Suites and apartments come with emergency call systems, 24-hour security, laundry rooms on every floor, trash removal, maintenance, and basic cable TV. Staff includes licensed nurses, caregivers, and rehabilitation professionals, providing help with daily living, medication, therapies, and nursing care. There's a small hospital, a new nursing facility called The Gardens of McGregor & Amasa Stone that opened in 2004, and 12 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing beds.
McGregor Home offers different levels of living and care: independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care with short-term stays, rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility, and hospice services for comfort and support. Affordable housing options aim to help low-income seniors age in place, and the campus has 32 acres in East Cleveland, including the land donated by Tootie McGregor Terry. Through the McGregor PACE program, adults can get medical and social help so they can stay in their communities while getting the care they need, and five day centers in the region offer physical, emotional, and cognitive support, with transportation to ease travel stress. McGregor's community supports faith-based activities, group outings, and volunteer programs, and has an auditorium and gift shop. The staff focuses on personal well-being, with the goal of making sure seniors are safe, comfortable, and connected to others, whether they need a little help or more ongoing nursing care, and many who live here simply call it home.
