St. Paul Elder Services history

Her leadership brought new development of the Home, and it was formally incorporated on February 11, 1960.

A capital fund drive began in 1961-62 and a Lay Advisory Board was formed.

Construction began in 1963 on a new, fire-resistant wing replacing the ballroom that had served as the first chapel.

On September 1, 1964, residents moved into the 54-bed wing.

In 1984, St Paul Home purchased the home of Neil McCarty, which adjoined the Home’s property.

On September 4, 1985, after the feasibility study showed that the needs of St Paul Home’s most frail residents would best be met in a new facility, the Franciscan Health Advisory Services officers visited the Riverview Health Center in Kaukauna with the intention of purchasing the facility.

In 1987, a Development and Public Relations Council was formed to provide not only for the Home’s immediate needs, but also to set guidelines for establishing a system by which the Home’s future needs could be addressed and met.

In March 1988, the incorporation of FHAS/Riverview Health Center occurred.

The facility opened its doors on July 10, 1989.

The St Paul Manor was ready for occupancy in September 1990.

In April of 1996, Affinity Health System closed the Kaukauna Community Hospital, as it no longer proved to be a financially viable operation.

These discussions led to the decision by the Board of Directors of St Paul Home to purchase the vacant hospital. It was at the December 1997 meeting that the Board of Directors decided the most cost effective way to meet community needs was to replace the hospital with new construction.

On December 6th, 1998 ground was broken for the new 50,000 square foot replacement building, which included St Paul Villa, a 34-apartment residential care apartment complex, Appletree Court, part of the Passages dementia care program, the Haen Community Center, and new a therapy department.

In December 1999, the Board of Directors changed the corporate name of St Paul Home, Inc. to St Paul Elder Services, Inc.

Demand for St Paul Villa units was so great that the apartment complex achieved full occupancy by June of 2000.

In January of 2003, the Board of Directors evaluated the continuing demand for services provided by the organization and approved a plan to add 55 additional apartments to St Paul Villa, bringing the total number of assisted living apartments to 89.

In 2007, the Board of Directors approved development of St Paul Hospice Services.

In 2008, the Board of Directors approved a plan to phase out operations of St Paul Manor due to declining occupancy and excessive expenses associated with upgrading the facility to current code compliance.

In 2009, an estate sale was conducted at the site of St Paul Manor to dispose of furnishings and to provide the community with the opportunity to walk through the building to gain a greater understanding of the building condition that led to the decision to close the facility.

Demolition took place in June of 2011, and the Board commissioned an extensive study of market needs and demographic trends to get a better grasp of unmet needs in the service area in an effort to determine how to proceed with the three-acre Wisconsin Avenue property.

In 2015, the St Paul Manor property was sold to a private party.

McCormick’s longtime Administrator, Jim Genrich, who was slated to retire earlier in 2018 but graciously stayed on board through the acquisition, began he well-deserved retirement upon the acquisition after more than 20 years of service to McCormick.

The bulk of the project is expected to be complete by January, 2020.