St Marys Home For The Aged sits within a quiet neighborhood and has cared for older adults since 1887 as part of a non-profit church-related community sponsored by the Felician Sisters of North America. The place works as a Continuing Care Retirement Community, giving a broad range of options like independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, home care, and board and care homes. There's The Gardens for independent living with resort-style touches, the group home for assisted living called The Villa, and specialized apartments called The Court, plus a nursing home called St. Mary's for those who need round-the-clock skilled care after surgery or hospital stays. The community supports people with chronic health needs, memory loss including Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, and even adults and youths coping with harder problems such as developmental disabilities or addiction.
The design uses four smaller "households," each with its own dining room, den, living room, and bedrooms that residents can personalize with lounge chairs, lamps, dressers, and closets. Rooms are available as studios and include private bathrooms, air conditioning, cable TV, Wi-Fi, phones, and kitchenettes. The Village Square Cafe and Market gives residents a spot for snacks and meal choices. Meals come from an on-site chef who works with a registered dietitian to handle special diets, allergies, and diabetes needs, and people can choose from restaurant-style or all-day dining.
The care team at St Marys Home For The Aged gives help with daily things like bathing, dressing, medication, and transfers, plus support for those who can't walk or need extra supervision. Skilled nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants are always on-site, with health checks and therapy services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and also massage therapy. The home includes a sensory room for people with special sensory needs, which they say is the only one like it in the Lakeshore area, and their memory care uses a secure environment with activities to help residents stay safe and engaged.
People staying here find plenty to do, with activities like singalongs, Wii bowling, table games, movies, arts and crafts, garden walks, fitness programs, music therapy run by a board-certified therapist, and outings. Residents have a say in community life through monthly council meetings, and they find comfort in rooms that feel homelike and gathering spaces to sit with friends or family. There's transportation, coordination for move-ins, help with special diets, parking, and a concierge if needed.
Medicare and Medicaid are accepted here, alongside private insurance and private pay. The skilled nursing facility has a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. They operate as a tax-exempt nonprofit, with detailed publicly available Form 990 tax filings and financial records, and have held their 501(c) status since 1946.
Life here focuses on making sure everyone gets genuine, personalized help while keeping as much independence as possible for those who want it, and there's always someone to help when things get hard or medical needs become too much to handle alone. The staff work to keep daily life meaningful and safe for all people, regardless of how much care they might need.
