Celebrating our 75th anniversary in 2005, Mary Ryder Home is a nonprofit Residential Care Facility II that touches the lives of hundreds of St. Louis community Seniors, struggling in poverty, who can no longer live independently.

Mary Ryder Home is dedicated to providing a safe home and an array of programs and services focused on enhancing the quality of life of Seniors as they age, enabling them to maintain their physical and mental health and well-being. As one of the only Assisted Living/Residential Care facilities committed to serving these Seniors, Mary Ryder Home offers innovative programs and services to promote and maintain our Residents’ physical and mental health. Our programs and services integrate a common objective—to actively engage our Residents in activities that promote healthy aging and are positive, enriching and improve their overall health-related quality of life.

Mary Ryder Home’s years of experience have helped us develop special skills in serving the needs of frail Seniors who can no longer live independently—who suffer more complex health and social situations and are in need of well-coordinated support services and care management.

OUR HISTORY

Mary Elizabeth Ryder founded Mary Ryder Home in 1930, along with a group of concerned St. Louis citizens, who witnessed, first hand, the devastation caused by the Great Depression, especially for women abandoned, homeless and without support. Mary Ryder Home opened its doors in June 1930 to provide shelter to indigent women and help them find employment so they could regain their independence. Every day of her life, Mary Elizabeth Ryder gave more than just a helping hand to the frail and helpless—she provided a safe haven and care without regard to their ability to pay. For many, it was the first time in their lives they felt safe and well cared for.

At the end of the Depression, it was thought that Mary Ryder Home had “done its part” and its services were no longer needed. Today, more than 75-years later, we remain committed to continuing a legacy of caring and service to the fastest growing segment of the elderly population: Seniors, struggling in poverty, who can no longer live independently.

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