History

St. Ann’s Community is Rochester’s leading senior housing and health services provider, with a tradition of quality care for older adults that began over 145 years ago.
 

We were founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1873 as a ministry of service. Today we provide a complete continuum of care for seniors, offering everything from independent living to 24-hour skilled nursing.
 

St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers, with over 1,200 employees who are caring for the most important people on earth. Our philosophy of Person-Centered Care means that each member of our community experiences life fully in a place filled with warmth, compassion and love.

 

Mission & Vision

Mission Statement
St. Ann’s Community promotes the highest levels of independence, and physical and spiritual well-being of older adults in the Catholic tradition of excellence in care and services.
 

Vision Statement
St. Ann’s Community will be the provider and employer of choice for comprehensive care, housing, and services for older adults.
 

St. Ann’s is part of the Quality First Initiative, a philosophy of quality and a framework for earning public trust in aging services. Quality First is a renewal of our commitment to help older adults and their loved ones live their lives to the fullest potential. Quality First is about raising the consciousness of all the stakeholders… government, consumers, the people we serve and their families.