History
More than 130 years of caring for seniors
Forest Hills of DC first opened its doors in April 1889 as The Methodist Home, with the mission to “provide for the aged members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Baltimore Conference in the District of Columbia a comfortable residence with board, clothing, employment, skillful medical and other necessary attendance and the accustomed means of grace.”
The original community, then located on 12th and N Streets, NE, consisted of four lots and an 18-room house with seven residents. Increasing numbers of residents required two moves to larger accommodations, once in 1901, and then again in 1926, to our present location on Connecticut Avenue.
In 1961, a new wing was built to accommodate additional residents. As the Methodist Home expanded into the community, strong ties were established to neighboring religious, civic and service organizations such as Sibley Hospital whose founder, William J. Sibley, was a Methodist Home resident, and Politics and Prose, an iconic and well-known independent bookstores that hosts community book events.
Over the years, our services have evolved to keep pace with the changing needs of senior residents. In 2001, we added assisted living suites (bringing the total to 64), a new healthcare center (with 50 private and semi-private rooms), and a fully-equipped physical therapy gym.
In 2014, we celebrated our 125th year and officially changed our name from The Methodist Home of DC to Forest Hills of DC to better reflect the broad spectrum of residents and families we serve in the area of the city known as Forest Hills.
And just this year, we’ve refreshed the campus and gardens, renovated the main dining room and opened a dedicated memory care area for residents on the ground floor surrounded by gardens.
We are grateful to be able to continue the same excellent care and support that was the vision of our founders more than a century ago, offering assisted living, memory care, health care, nursing and in-patient and out-patient rehab.