Facts and Figures

Deutsches Altenheim, German Centre for Extended Care, was founded in 1914 by the German Ladies Aid Society of Boston, which is still its guiding force. Originally planned as a retirement residence for elderly German Americans, the organization now serves persons of any nationality, race, or religion who have need of a full range of elder services in a German cultural environment.

Governance
501C(3) Charitable Corporation, Deutsches Altenheim, Inc. is under the direction of a Board of Trustees elected from membership in the German Ladies Aid Society of Boston.

Licensure
The German Centre for Extended Care is licensed as a Charitable Home for the Aging by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to provide 133 Skilled Nursing Beds, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, and Adult Day Health through VNA Care Plus.

Certifications
Certified for Federal Medicare and Massachusetts Medicaid (welfare), the German Centre is accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Approved provider for Massachusetts Blue Cross, Harvard-Pilgrim Healthcare, and EverCare System.

Services

• Skilled Nursing
• Respite Care
• Outpatient Rehabilitation
• Hospice Services
• Post-Acute Rehabilitation

Memberships

• Alzheimer's Association of Eastern Massachusetts
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• American Healthcare Association
• Assisted Living Federation of America
• Associated German Societies of New England
• The Aurum Network
• Healthcare Assembly
• International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• Massachusetts Aging Services Association
• Massachusetts Assisted Living Federation
• Massachusetts Extended Care Federation
• Massachusetts Quality of Care Consortium
• Paradigm Healthcare Alliance
• International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

  Mission Statement

The mandate of Deutsches Altenheim, Inc. is to provide an elder care setting that cultivates and preserves the traditions and culture of persons of German heritage.

We welcome individuals of every religion, ethnicity, and background, who may choose to benefit from our ability to offer the most advanced health care services in a German cultural environment.

Recognizing the diversity of individual needs and circumstances, we are committed to provide those services that will assist each individual to achieve and maintain his/her maximum level of dignity and independence.

adopted 1/24/2001