100 Things You Didn't Know about Presbyterian Homes

Corporate Facts

1. In 2004 Presbyterian Homes celebrated 100 years of providing services to older adults in the Chicago area.

2. Presbyterian Homes has been recognized as one of the top 10 in the United States by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine.

3. You don’t have to be Presbyterian to live here! Our residents are members of many faith traditions.

4. Presbyterian Homes serves over 1700 older adults in independent living, assisted living and health care settings.

5. Presbyterian Homes has approximately 1,150 employees, many of whom have more than 15 years of service.

6. In 2008, more than 220 volunteers, ranging in age from 15 to 95, donated almost 33,000 service hours to a variety of programs at Presbyterian Homes.

7. Presbyterian Homes is a not-for-profit organization, governed by a 45-member volunteer Board of Directors.

8. Presbyterian Homes communities in Evanston, Lake Forest and Arlington Heights are accredited by the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission, CARF/CCAC,  which ensures that Presbyterian Homes is committed to continually enhancing the quality of its services and programs, and focuses on the satisfaction of the residents who choose to live in our communities.

9. Since 2002, Presbyterian Homes and Northwestern University’s Buehler Center on Aging (part of the Feinberg School of Medicine) have partnered to create a focus on research activities. One component of this is the Center's Aging Research Registry, a database of older individuals who are willing to participate in research. Many Presbyterian Homes' residents are members.

10. Presbyterian Homes has provided tuition-free CNA (certified nursing assistant) training for more than 100 individuals across each of its three main campuses since the program began in 2004 in response to the demand for qualified healthcare workers.

11. Presbyterian Homes and its benevolent programs were cited as one of 12 Model Programs for Social Accountability by AAHSA (American Association of Homes and Services), a national professional association representing 5,600 non-profit organizations that provide health care, housing and services for older adults.

12. Presbyterian Homes reaches out to those in need with more than $7 million a year in benevolent programs. Presbyterian Homes started as a program to meet the needs of Presbyterians with limited financial resources and later expanded to serve older adults of all faiths and economic means.

13. The benevolent mission of Presbyterian Homes provides care for approximately 300 older adults each year.

14. In the fiscal year 2008 generous donors gave more than $3.5 million for the support of our programs and services. The balance of the cost of our benevolent work is distributed from endowment income and bequests.

15. Presbyterian Homes’ Neighborhood Homes program, launched in 1994, offers rent-subsidized apartments for older adults with limited financial means.

16. Neighborhood Homes currently serves more than 80 older adults who live in two safe, well-maintained apartment buildings known as Crowder Place and Lake View Place. These buildings are in the Lakeview neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, where gentrification and higher rents are forcing older adults to leave their neighborhoods.

17. The success of the centennial campaign and other generous donations has made it possible for the Geneva Foundation to increase its outreach. Presbyterian Homes recently purchased a third Neighborhood Homes apartment building in the West Rogers Park area of Chicago to provide affordable housing for lower-income older adults.

Facts 18 to 26 are about the history of Presbyterian Homes. To read those, click here.

Today…

27. Today, Presbyterian Homes is made up of seven communities located in Evanston, Lake Forest, Arlington Heights and Chicago.

28. Resident services include dining options, housekeeping, parking and garage spaces, transportation services, on- and off-site programs and activities, hair salons, libraries, gift shops, health and nursing services, and emergency response systems.

29. Independent residents travel a great deal and may only reside at a Presbyterian Homes’ community periodically throughout the year. Maintenance-free living allows them to lock the door, pick up and go!

30. Family and friends can stay overnight in one of several guest rooms at each Presbyterian Homes’ community.

31. At most of our communities, there are independent residences where your cat or small dog is welcome.

32. Presbyterian Homes’ health care communities are currently home to two dogs, four cats, three rabbits, and approximately 40 birds in our health care centers to help keep residents engaged and connected. As well, a greater number of geese than is necessary have made their home on the grounds of The Moorings of Arlington Heights and Lake Forest Place.

33. Each Presbyterian Homes’ community has a computer center with high-speed Internet access and easy-to-use email. Brain fitness classes designed for older adults are offered at every campus to help people open up new neural pathways. These scientifically-based exercises help people to think faster, focus better and remember more.

Facts 34 to 58 are about our Evanston campuses. To read those facts, click here

Facts 59 to 68 are about The Moorings of Arlington Heights. To read those facts, click here 

Facts 69 to 82 are about Lake Forest Place. To read those facts, click here 

Facts 83 to 96 are about our Rehabilitation, Adult Day and Lifeline Services. To read those facts, click here

Of Interest

97. Our oldest resident is 108 and has lived here since 1983.

98. Our youngest resident is 68.

99. If you got this far, you love facts!

100. Our longest residing resident has lived here since 1974.