APPLY TODAY

Good Samaritan Home Cottages are a very popular place to live, so it is prudent to make application well in advance of need.  A simple application  places a person's name on file, and establishes an application date for all services of the Good Samaritan Home.  Application packets may be request by calling or stopping by the Home.

All cottages are rented on the basis of application date.  Waiting time for a one or two bedroom cottage with no garage or carport can be as short as one year from application date, but more often takes three to five years.  Cottages with garages and carports have significantly longer waiting lists.
 

COTTAGE RESIDENTS . .

• Are active retirees who can enjoy all of the benefits of a friendly, caring Christian community.

• Choose cottages from a variety of styles and sizes -- from a two-bedroom, two-bath cottage with a double garage to a one-bedroom cottage.

• May participate in the life and events of the Home or choose a more private lifestyle.

• Know that all maintenance, lawn care and snow removal, and utilities (except for telephone and cable television) are included in the rent.

• Feel part of a community, but still enjoy the independence they desire.

• Live in well-maintained, attractive cottages with living room, dining area, bedroom(s), bath and kitchen.  Stove, refrigerator, garbage disposal (sometimes dishwasher, microwave) are furnished with the cottage; washers and dryers in their cottage or their building.

• Choose from a wide variety of crafts, outings, programs, parties, shopping trips.

• Serve others by volunteering at the Home as a friendly visitor, program aide, sing-along volunteer.

• Feel secure knowing that a cottage response nurse is a phone call away in case of emergency.

• Are relieved of the responsibilities and concerns of home ownership and maintenance.

• May come to the Main Dining Room and purchase Buffet-Style Meals.

• Are assured priority placement in Good Samaritan Home Shelter or Nursing Care, should the need arise.

If you would like more information about the Good Samaritan Home, please contact Sarah Dolbeare, Director of Cottage Admissions at
(217) 223-8717 or by email at sdolbeare@gshq.org