About Saint Therese

Little Things with Great Love

Every day at Saint Therese, we are driven by our organization’s mission, vision and core values. We believe every act, no matter how small, can make a large impact. Even the smallest detail matters. It’s what sets us apart. You’ll see we’re much more than a place that provides housing and care. We turn that place into a community, and housing into a home. Rehab becomes recovery and caregivers become friends. At Saint Therese, we do ordinary things with extraordinary love, and it shows in everything we do.

Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.

Mission

Promoting faith-based, person-centered, care and support enabling ALL we serve to live well.

Vision

Core Values

Welcoming

We warmly welcome one another.

Heartfelt Purpose

We serve residents and each other.

Do the Right Thing

We always act with integrity.

Respect

We are respectful to all.

Collaborative

We are one unified team with one purpose.

Stewardship

We carefully manage resources entrusted to us.

Fun

We find pleasure in what we do.

Non-profit Status

Reinvesting in Our Communities

Saint Therese is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) senior care organization. We reinvest any profits into our communities, care services and programs. Our goal is to provide the very best senior care and lifestyle options to everyone we serve.

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We also invest in communities near our campuses. We take pride in being a good neighbor and helping others thrive. Learn more about our community benefit efforts.

Gifts through the Saint Therese Foundation are used to fund pastoral care, specialized programming, capital improvements and endowment funds to ensure Saint Therese continues enhancing the lives of seniors now and for generations to come.

A Rich Tradition of Extraordinary Love

Saint Therese prides itself on its rich tradition of providing exceptional care for seniors in the Upper Midwest. In 1968, we started with one location in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Today, we have expanded our mission and now touch over 6700 lives with 6 communities in 3 states.

Throughout our almost six decades, we have served seniors and their families and established a history grounded in the Catholic faith and a deep love for our community.

1964

Jerry Choromanski, Fr. Gordon Mycue, Elizabeth Hidding, Sr. Marcelline Jung, OSB, create the vision for Saint Therese care center. A corporation and a board of directors is established and, soon after, approval is granted by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

1968

Mary Zepp, Saint Therese’s first resident, moves into the New Hope care center on January 9.

1979

Senior apartments open adjacent to the care center. Saint Therese is among the first to provide housing to active, retired seniors dedicated to physical, spiritual and social well-being.

2002

Saint Therese begins an assisted living program meant to allow residents to stay safely independent for as long as possible. A dementia care neighborhood is also opened, offering a comfortable, safe environment for residents who need memory care.

2003

Saint Therese opens the first palliative care unit in the Midwest, designed to provide comfort to residents and their loved ones.

2006

The organization expands into Brooklyn Park, Minnesota as Saint Therese of Oxbow Lake opens its doors. Residents of independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments are delighted by the beautiful, brand-new community.

2011

Saint Therese welcomes its most intimate community in Shoreview, Minnesota: an 8-bed residence focused on hospice and palliative care. The compassionate Saint Therese at St. Odilia team is empowered to enhance quality of life for residents and their families.

2016

The organization expands again into the east metro as Saint Therese of Woodbury opens, offering a unique senior living experience in a vibrant, active community.

2017

The Redwoods, luxurious senior living apartments, join the Saint Therese of Woodbury community. Located within a short walking distance of the main campus, residents benefit from ample amenities and access to a compassionate continuum of care.

2023

For the first time, our mission expands beyond Minnesota as we transitioned sponsorship of IHM Senior Living Community in Monroe, Michigan. It serves as the area's only Life Plan CCRC (continuum care retirement community) with independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and transitional care.

2024

Our growth continues with the opening of Saint Therese of Corcoran, located in the northwest metro, and offering independent living, assisted living and memory care. This unique community also features an amphitheater, simulated game room and much more.

We expand to Ohio with the acquisition of St. Mary of the Woods in Avon, Ohio. Offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and transitional care, we are proud to bring our Catholic heritage back to this beautiful community.

Today

Our founders’ legacy of love continues on through our commitment to our mission: do ordinary things with extraordinary love. We look forward to carrying on this same tradition for decades to come because of the generous support of our volunteers, donors, partners and friends.