About Us

Our CROFT values are more than just words on a page.  Our values are the framework we use to make decisions for our residents, team members and the organization.  CROFT values are a personal choice each of our team members make each day.  At any one of our communities, you will feel the difference in our culture because we choose to live these values.  We feel it and hope you do too.

United by values. Motivated by people.  

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Creativity – Pursuing solutions using imaginative ideas and diverse voices.

Respect ­– Treating everyone with kindness, grace, patience, integrity, and love.

Openness ­– Seeking to understand others by listening to and embracing different viewpoints.

Fairness – Offering thoughtful consideration when making decisions for the benefit of others.

Teamwork – Working and communicating together for the common good.
 

Mission

Hamilton Grove fosters an enduring and compassionate culture connecting friends and neighbors living amongst the beauty of God’s landscape, dedicated to the expression of Christian values by providing loving care, support, and fellowship through the aging continuum to those who live and work here.

Vision

Hamilton Grove will continue to be a welcoming home inspiring those we serve to live their best life by providing excellent, compassionate care in a safe environment.

Our History

1922

Haven and Arminia Hubbard gifted their 700-acre farm to be used to minister to the needs of the elderly. Their giving and care is still felt. 

1922

Epp Hall was built.

1947

Name changed to Haven Hubbard Memorial Old People's Home of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.

1949

Hubbard Mansion was rededicated as Hubbard Hall.

1950

February 12, 1950, the Arminia Hubbard Memorial Chapel was dedicated by Bishop Epp.

1958

Named changed to Haven Hubbard Home of the United Methodist Church as a result of church merger.

1960

The Ranch House opened.

1965

Cornerstone laid at Haven Hubbard Home and addition to Epp Hall (Hubbard Hall) completed and apartments added to mansion.

1976

Name changed to Hamilton Grove.

1981

Chicago Trail Village finished; Installed 102 independent living units in 18 buildings, HUD project.

1998

Changed name to Hamilton Communities.

2000

Opening of Hamilton Healthcare, The Pointe, and Meadows Assisted Living (Genesis), installed 85 skilled beds.

2005

Epp Hall closed.

2007

August 1, afilliated with Greencroft Communities.

2011

March, Incinerator Building was converted to Sugar Shack for Maple Syrup.