Welcome to St. Joseph Manor!

Welcome to St. Joseph Manor’s inaugural blog.  I hope you will enjoy reading what I have to say.  This blog is meant to educate our readers about St. Joseph Manor and the good work that is done here in our home.   So to start us off, I thought that I would provide a brief introduction of who we are and go from there….

St. Joseph Manor was founded in 1965 by the Poor Sisters of Jesus Crucified and the Sorrowful Mother.  We are a member of Covenant Health Systems.  We are located on several beautiful wooded acres nestled in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts.  Our warm and welcoming home encourages residents to decorate their rooms, host their family members any time they wish and even visit with their pets!  The vast majority of our residents live in private rooms!  The remaining rooms are semi private.  Every resident room has a beautiful view.  Some rooms have private balconies or patios.

We know that it is the individuals who work at the Manor that determine whether it’s a nice place to live – or not.  Nothing can substitute for the kindness of the night nurse who sits with a family member, or the nurse’s aide who gently coaxes a resident to join other residents in the community dining room, instead of eating alone in her room.  The caring, compassion and love our associates have for our residents is evident in every smiling face you see when you walk through the halls of the Manor. 

We are not only home to our residents, whose families entrust us with their care, but we are committed to meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each resident.  Each person that joins our community has the ability to grow, contribute to their new surroundings and be well-known by their care partners.  We offer recreational activities seven days a week, daily religious services and top quality nursing care.

Whew!  Now that the formal introduction has been made, let me tell you what I think of St. Joseph Manor.  This is such a special place not only to live but to work.  I have to say, that I have a house full of extended family, especially grandparents that I can learn and grow from.  I don’t work in a facility.  I work in a wonderful home.  I don’t work in a place filled with dread.  I work in an enlivening environment full of life and joy.   I attended live concerts, ice-cream socials and red hat luncheons.  I enjoying visits with pet therapy groups and help our residents carve pumpkins at Halloween and decorate the tree at Christmas. Our staff and residents share personal stories and life experiences with one another, which makes everyday here at St. Joseph Manor unique.  And I hope with this new blog, you will be able to understand how truly special our home is.

You are more than welcome to stop by anytime, we would be more than happy to show you around our home and let you experience the Manor difference.