CARE

Home Society is a not-for-profit Canadian charity offering care, access, support and education to people who are aging and who wish to remain living in their own home.

ACCESS

Home Society is a not-for-profit Canadian charity offering care, access, support and education to people who are aging and who wish to remain living in their own home.

SUPPORT

Home Society is a not-for-profit Canadian charity offering care, access, support and education to people who are aging and who wish to remain living in their own home.

EDUCATION

Home Society is a not-for-profit Canadian charity offering care, access, support and education to people who are aging and who wish to remain living in their own home.

About The Home Society

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Our Mission
To support those who are experiencing conditions attributable to being aged and by providing accommodation, personal care assistance and geriatric education in accordance with our trademarked care principle. Our beneficiaries are assured of freedom of choice, respect, privacy and as much independence, assistance and stimulation we can give.
Our Vision
To provide as much support, services and education to those who are experiencing conditions attributable to being aged for a better quality of life.

Our Core Values

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Superior Standard
– as an organization, we are committed to providing the highest quality of support and services to our beneficiaries and our employees.
Integrity
– we believe in honesty and fairness and endeavour to create such an environment for both beneficiaries and employees.
Leadership
– we strive to be a leader in our field and to set the bar high on expectations.
Value
– we provide supports and services to our beneficiaries at an affordable level and on a not-for-profit basis.
Experience
– our organization has been assisting older adults with accommodation and supports for over sixty years.
Reliability
– consistency, trust and dependability are central to what we do and the services we provide.

In-home services and online programming for older adults. Click to find out more. 

Our History

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St. Elizabeth Home Society was founded in 1959 by Sister Elisabeth Manhertz, SJC (1918-2010), with the purpose of emulating, as closely as possible, the work of Saint Elizabeth in aid of the elderly and infirm.

In the early 1960’s, with the assistance of many community supporters, a downtown nursing home was established and operated in Hamilton, Ontario. In the 1980’s, our mission continued with the establishment of the St. Elizabeth Village, a gated, 65+, lifeleasing community (the first of its kind in Canada) on Hamilton mountain.

After operating the Village for over 30 years, the St. Elizabeth Home Society sold the St. Elizabeth Village to Novacare Retirement Communities Association, a non-profit company in 2014. Novacare continues to establish affordable housing for an active senior community while improving its infrastructure, services and amenities.

In the 1990’s, another community for seniors was established, this time in Pilisvorosvar, Hungary, the hometown of Sister Elisabeth. The Szent Erzsebet Otthon (translated to the Saint Elizabeth Home) was a smaller version of the St. Elizabeth Village, maintaining the continuum of care established in Canada.

Our Manhertz-Principle is a trademarked proprietary multi-level diversified care system. It provides for the care of the elderly, according to their health condition, and is based upon Sister Elisabeth Manhertz’s principle of continuum of care with physical and mental support provisions. Today’s Home Society works in the spirit of our history, by offering services and support for seniors so they can live their best life in their own homes.