St Joseph Residence - The Washington Center

St. Joseph Residence - The Washington Center, Inc. Operates 33 assisted living apartments. Our community takes great pride in supporting our seniors and their families focusing on customer satisfaction and building The skills of our caregivers to care for residents who may need higher care services. 30% of our care was funded by medicaid funding, allowing us to take care of The seniors in our community who would not be able to afford assisted living services without The medicaid program. The Washington Center is overseen by an rn and a lpn resident service director, allowing us to provide higher levels of care and quality healthcare services. The Washington Center partners with several other community service groups providing space for their group to meet and to work on their community service projects. The Washington Center is a proud supporter of The new london art league, pack it up for kids weekend backpack food project, and our local salvation army branch.

The community cupboard food bank program is overseen by The Washington Center management/administrative staff, and a community member committee, which reports to The board of directors, but The daily functions of The program are provided by volunteers. The food bank program is certified through tefap - The emergency food assistance program to receive and distribute government commodities. Area businesses, donations, and community support have ensured The community cupboard continues successfully. The food bank hosts evening hours for working people who are working during The day but still could use The support of The food pantry. The number of families served averaged 143 families monthly, comprised of an average of 258 adults and 139 children. We received 90,642 pounds of donated food during The year.