Jennings Center For Older Adults

Specialties

With more than 70 years of experience, Jennings offers life as it should be for older adults and their families. We offer residences and services to people of all faiths on our vibrant, Catholic-​based continuum of care campus that includes:

— affordable apartments for adults 55 and older

— assisted living

— adult day services

— Alzheimer’s/ dementia care

— infant and child day care

— long-​term care

— short-​term rehabilitation

— villa homes

All residences on the Jennings campus are private. We offer open visiting hours, so families can visit with a loved one any time it is convenient for the individual.

History

Established in 1942.

On April 17^th, 1941, an era of religious service ended in Cleveland with the death of Monsignor Gilbert P. Jennings, founding pastor of St. Agnes Parish on Superior Avenue near the old Cleveland Playhouse. Today, all that is left to recall his dedication there is the bell tower, now an historic landmark.

Having inherited a considerable sum of money from the estate of his brother, Monsignor Jennings designated in his will that a rest home be built for the elderly who would not otherwise be able to provide themselves with a suitable home. What he envisioned was safe, comfortable and affordable housing for the ambulatory aging. What has evolved in his memory is a center for older adults which has served the greater Cleveland area since 1942, establishing a standard of loving care and service in a compassionate and homelike atmosphere. Monsignor Jennings was always a man ahead of his time in meeting the needs of his people and was considered to be a progressive social thinker.