Company Profile
The United Methodist Village
Company Overview
The United Methodist Village is a non-profit long term healthcare facility and is a part of the United Methodist Association. We offer two locations (Main & North Campus) as well as an Independent Living campus called Southern Meadows Estates. We offer several different options for seniors including Independent Living, Assisted Living (Feb 2010), an Alzheimer’s Unit, Rehab-to-Home, Intermediate Care, and Skilled Care.
Our Goals
Our goal is to use individualized procedures to help our residents achieve maximum independence, improve or restore the performance of necessary daily functions such as walking, promote health and wellness and enhance the quality of life for each individual. To do this, we offer Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, & Speech Therapy.
Company History
The Village began its ministry as the “Old Folks Home” in Smithboro, Illinois, in 1908. In 1915, the building burned and the residents moved to rented quarters at Greenville, then, later to Litchfield and Lebanon. In 1918, the residents were moved to a home in St. Francisville until 1926, at which time a three-story building was completed in Lawrenceville on a five-acre tract of land donated by the Lawrenceville Chamber of Commerce. Wings were added to the building in 1953, and the building, including the wings, is now known as Holden Center. Because of the pressing need for nursing care, Wesley Center was built in 1967 and Dycus Center in 1974. A 28-bed Alzheimer Unit was completed in 1990. In 1991, the Village Playhouse was opened to assist employees and the community with daycare needs.
In order to meet the demand for independent living, the Village has built or acquired a number of apartments, cottages and houses called Southern Meadows. In 1994, the Village added McKiou Center (now called Southern Meadows Estates), an independent living apartment complex.
The United Methodist Village purchased the Lawrenceville Manor, 2101 James Street, Lawrenceville, Illinois on March 1, 2004 and changed the name to The United Methodist Village North Campus in 2006. The North Campus is a 123 bed Skilled Nursing Facility. In the early part of 2009, the North Campus added a chapel to its south side.
Most recently, in August 2009, the Village decided to convert a wing at the North Campus to Assisted Living. The wing will dedicate six rooms to this level of care. Projected completion date is February 2010.
“The Village offers a guiding spirit of compassion and Christian concern for the whole person - mind , body and spirit .”