Curry Good Samaritan
About Us
History
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (the "Society") began partnering with church leaders in small, rural communities in the early 1920s, responding to the call to care for their "forgotten" people - those who had no other options for care and no one to care for them. The Society's founder, the Rev. August Hoeger, opened the first Good Samaritan center for epileptic children in a six-room home in Arthur, N.D., in 1923.
Today, the Society owns or manages Christian Communities of Care in 25 states, employs 24,000 staff members and serves more than 28,000 residents.
The vast majority of those the Society serves are elderly, but we also serve others in need. We offer housing options that include nursing beds, assisted living, basic care, congregate living and independent living (individual homes, apartment units, HUD units, duplexes and mobile homes.) Health-care services include skilled nursing, boarding and subacute care; home health care; and outpatient, physical, occupational, speech, respiratory and intravenous therapies. Other special services include adult day care, Alzheimer's special care units, respite care and hospice care. All Society centers are organized to provide spiritual ministry to residents, families, and the surrounding communities.
Mission
The mission of the Society is to share God's love in word and deed by providing shelter and supportive services to older persons and others in need, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone."
Vision
The vision of the Society is "to provide Christ-centered leadership in the evolving field of integrated care and senior housing by being the place in which staff is prepared and recognized for providing the fullest possible life for residents in the community.
Hallmark Values
The Rev. Augie Hoeger, son of the Society's founder, further enriched the mission of the Society by identifying four hallmarks that characterize the Society: Christ-centeredness, Resident-centeredness, Staff-centeredness and Community-centeredness. From the beginning, the Society has been rooted in the foundation of God's never-ending love. This source of strength, along with the Society's dedication to its mission, allows our residents, staff, volunteers and community members to experience that "In Christ's love, everyone is someone."
What It Means To Be a Society
We believe that our care centers are called to become Christian Communities of Care, and that our staff members, families, volunteers and friends are "men and women captured by a common call, who collectively carry the mission of a Christ-centered ministry of care to communities across the country."
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (the "Society") began partnering with church leaders in small, rural communities in the early 1920s, responding to the call to care for their "forgotten" people - those who had no other options for care and no one to care for them. The Society's founder, the Rev. August Hoeger, opened the first Good Samaritan center for epileptic children in a six-room home in Arthur, N.D., in 1923.
Today, the Society owns or manages Christian Communities of Care in 25 states, employs 24,000 staff members and serves more than 28,000 residents.
The vast majority of those the Society serves are elderly, but we also serve others in need. We offer housing options that include nursing beds, assisted living, basic care, congregate living and independent living (individual homes, apartment units, HUD units, duplexes and mobile homes.) Health-care services include skilled nursing, boarding and subacute care; home health care; and outpatient, physical, occupational, speech, respiratory and intravenous therapies. Other special services include adult day care, Alzheimer's special care units, respite care and hospice care. All Society centers are organized to provide spiritual ministry to residents, families, and the surrounding communities.
Mission
The mission of the Society is to share God's love in word and deed by providing shelter and supportive services to older persons and others in need, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone."
Vision
The vision of the Society is "to provide Christ-centered leadership in the evolving field of integrated care and senior housing by being the place in which staff is prepared and recognized for providing the fullest possible life for residents in the community.
Hallmark Values
The Rev. Augie Hoeger, son of the Society's founder, further enriched the mission of the Society by identifying four hallmarks that characterize the Society: Christ-centeredness, Resident-centeredness, Staff-centeredness and Community-centeredness. From the beginning, the Society has been rooted in the foundation of God's never-ending love. This source of strength, along with the Society's dedication to its mission, allows our residents, staff, volunteers and community members to experience that "In Christ's love, everyone is someone."
What It Means To Be a Society
We believe that our care centers are called to become Christian Communities of Care, and that our staff members, families, volunteers and friends are "men and women captured by a common call, who collectively carry the mission of a Christ-centered ministry of care to communities across the country."
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