History

1949
Gottlieb Wedman

Gottlieb Wedman makes a donation for the care of aging persons.

1955
Good Samaritan Hospital - 1955

Auxiliary Hospital opens with 70 beds.

1965
Mount Pleasant Care Centre

Mount Pleasant Care Centre opens with 182 beds.

1967
Auxiliary Hospita

Auxiliary Hospital adds 30 beds.

1968
Stony Plain Care Centre

Stony Plain Care Centre opens with 75 beds.

1972

Stony Plain Care Centre adds 15 beds.

1973
Southgate Care Centre

Southgate Care Centre opens with 225 beds.

1977
Pineview Residence

Pineview Residence opens for 42 persons with developmental disabilities.

1980
Central Services facility

Central Services facility opens to provide laundry, maintenance, and other support services.

1982
community living home

First community living homes are opened for disabled persons.

1983
Good Samaritan Seniors apartment

Good Samaritan Seniors apartment opens in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood.

1987

TeleCare® (formally Lifeline) emergency response service was introduced.

1988
Auxiliary Hospital is entirely rebuilt for modernization

Auxiliary Hospital is entirely rebuilt for modernization and renamed the Good Samaritan Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Centre

1991

Home Support services are offered to residents who live in their own homes.

1994
Wedman House

Wedman House, first assisted living facility, opens with 30 beds.

1995
Mill Woods Centre

Mill Woods Centre, second assisted living facility opens with 60 beds.

1997
George Hennig Place in Stony Plain
  • George Hennig Place in Stony Plain, an assisted living facility, opens with 30 suites.
  • Spruce Grove Centre, an assisted living facility, opens with 30 beds.
2001
South Ridge Village

South Ridge Village opens. The village includes three dementia care cottages for 30 residents, and in the main building, 50 continuing care beds, 42 supportive housing rental suites and an adult day program.

2002
Good Samaritan Canada (GSC)
  • Good Samaritan Canada (GSC) is formed in response to the need for a non-profit that added thousands of new assisted living and complex care beds in British Columbia.
  • Mountain View Centre in Hinton, Alberta, opens. This complex includes 25 continuing care units, which include a five-bed dementia care cottage, 27 supportive housing suites and a day program.
  • Vista Village in Pincher Creek, Alberta, opens. This complex contains 55 assisted living suites and 15 supportive housing units consisting of five short-term stay suites and two five-bedroom dementia care cottages.
  • Mountainview Village in Kelowna, British Columbia, opens. This complex includes 37 assisted living suites and 68 independent living apartments.
2003
Pembina Village in Evansburg, Alberta
  • Pembina Village in Evansburg, Alberta, opens. This complex includes 30 continuing care beds, a 10-bed dementia care cottage and 30 supportive living suites.
  • Park Meadows Village in Lethbridge, Alberta, opens. This complex includes four 10-bed dementia care cottages and 45 assisted living suites.
  • Village by the Station in Penticton, British Columbia opens four 10-bed dementia care cottages.
2004
Village by the Station in Penticton, British Columbia
  • Village by the Station in Penticton, British Columbia opens 60 resident care beds, 35 assisted living suites and a day program.
  • The Manor At Royal Oak Village in Lacombe, Alberta opens 23 supportive living suites and 50 independent living apartments.
  • Clearwater Centre in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta opens 30 continuing care beds, a 10-bed dementia care cottage, 30 supportive living suites, 12 independent living apartments and a day program.
  • The Seniors’ Clinic in Edmonton, Alberta opens with the ability to provide community support to 1,000 clients.
2005
Hillside Village in Salmon Arm
  • Hillside Village in Salmon Arm opens 75 Licensed Residential Care Beds housed in five 12-bed cottages and one 15-bed cottage.
  • Mount Pleasant Care Centre in Edmonton closes its continuing care program.
  • West Highland Centre opens in Lethbridge with 90 Designated Assisted Living Suites, one 10-bed Dementia Care Cottage and 49 Independent Living Apartments.
2006
Christenson Village in Gibsons, BC
  • Christenson Village in Gibsons, BC opens 50 Complex Care Beds, 60 Assisted Living Suites and 30 Cottage Care Beds.
  • Mountainview Village in Kelowna, BC opens Phase II of the building consisting of and additional 52 Assisted Living Suites and 15 Independent Living Apartments (Life Lease).
  • Pioneer Lodge in Salmon Arm, BC opens 30 Assisted Living Suites.
  • Magrath Community Health Centre in Magrath, AB opens 25 Assisted Living Suites and 10 Cottage Care beds.
  • Stony Plain Re-development – A 30-bed Dementia Care Cottage opens in Stony Plain, AB.
  • Heron Grove in Vernon, BC opens Phase I, which includes 40 Assisted Living Suites and 15 Independent Living Apartments (Life Lease).
  • Mountainview Village in Kelowna, BC opens 90 Complex Care Suites in Phase III of this facility.
2008
Victoria Heights in New Westminster, BC
  • Victoria Heights in New Westminster, BC opens 59 Assisted Living Suites.
  • Wexford Creek in Nanaimo, BC opens 40 Assisted Living Suites, 80 Complex Care beds and three 10-bed Dementia Care Cottages.
2009
Prairie Ridge in Raymond, AB

Prairie Ridge in Raymond, AB opens 55 Assisted Living Suites and 30 Geriatric Mental Health Care Beds.

2010
Vista Village in Pincher Creek, AB

Vista Village in Pincher Creek, AB opens an additional 20 Assisted Living Suites and 20 Independent Living Suites.

2011
Lee Crest in Cardston, Alberta
  • Lee Crest in Cardston, Alberta opens 60 Assisted Living Suites, two 12-Bed Dementia Care Cottages, 6 Couple Suites (1 bedroom) and 5 Community Support Beds.
  • Linden View in Taber opens 64 Supportive Living suites, three 12-Bed Dementia Care Cottages and 5 Community Support beds.
  • Phase 2 of the new Stony Plain Care Centre opens 120 Long Term Care beds.
2018
Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre in Delta, B.C. front exterior

Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre in Delta, B.C. is added to the Good Samaritan family.

2024
Good Samaritan breaks ground on our newest and largest home in Edmonton’s west end

Good Samaritan breaks ground on our newest and largest home in Edmonton’s west end. Expected to be completed by fall 2027, our new 280-bed Village will be purposely designed to create a culturally appropriate space for Indigenous residents, families, and employees. From the physical design of the building and property to the programming and care within it, Indigenous peoples will feel safe in the Village.