Holistic Well-Being Model

Recruits and involves volunteers to support resident programs, events, and direct care activities in collaboration with staff and Sisters.

Hosts the Columban Sisters Mission Office, which produces and mails mission appeals to raise funds supporting care for the poor, sick, and elderly in international missions.

Provides hair salon, manicure, and golf cart ride services to enhance resident comfort and quality of life.

Provides residential care for elderly men and women in a facility with modern amenities, emphasizing security, independence, and affordability. The facility has served hundreds of residents since opening on May 1, 1970.

Runs a dining room and snack bar to provide meals and refreshments for residents, supported by an on-site vegetable garden.

Provides a comprehensive program of on-site and off-site events including holiday celebrations, game sessions, craft programs like 'A Stitch In Time,' cookie baking, seasonal strawberry activities, family visitation events, and special guest visits.

Maintains a park-like environment with walking paths, gardens, scenic views, a lounge, a snack bar, and a chapel on 50 acres of lakeside property for resident enjoyment and spiritual needs.

Offers van transportation and scheduled rides to support resident participation in activities, medical visits, appointments, and off-site events.

Manages an endowment fund established in the 1990s to ensure long-term financial sustainability and affordability of elderly care services.

Recruits and engages volunteer board members from Greater Buffalo’s business and nonprofit sectors to support organizational governance, strategic direction, and long-term sustainability.

Operates two not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities in Buffalo, New York—Williamsville and Gates Circle—providing a full continuum of care including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services on integrated campuses.

Operates the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art venue in Western New York that hosts music, theater, and dance performances, movie screenings with high-quality sound and picture, live viewings of Buffalo Bills games, and other cultural programming open to both residents and the broader community.

Offers multidimensional wellness programs supporting holistic well-being across mind, body, and spirit, including access to state-of-the-art HUR exercise equipment, lifelong learning opportunities, educational programs on diverse topics and cultures led by residents, and a vibrant calendar of social events such as wine tastings, picnics, seminars, holiday celebrations, and thought-provoking lectures.

Offers customized activities and engagement opportunities that support physical, psychological, and social well-being through socialization, intellectual stimulation, and holistic wellness programming.

Operates a respite care and short stay program designed to support caregivers by providing temporary, high-quality memory care in a secure environment.

Provides housing, assisted living, and memory care services for elderly individuals on a 10-acre campus in Staten Island, New York. The community offers studio, one-bedroom, and companion suite residences, with furnished options or space for personal furniture, under a care-inclusive monthly fee model that covers a range of support services.

Supplies three daily meals and all-day refreshments in the dining room, with menu customization available to meet individual dietary requirements. Also organizes planned dining outings to local restaurants for Assisted Living residents.

Offers the Heartfelt Connections memory care program, which provides secure, supportive residences and individualized care plans using reminiscence tools based on residents' life histories. The program includes structured activities such as baking club, creative arts, cognitive games, exercise, music, and pet therapy to support well-being.