Forest Hills Of Dc Careers in Washington, DC

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 facility, then located on 12th and N Streets, NE, consisted of four lots and an 18-room house; the number of residents was seven. 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 provide for additional residents. The Methodist Home branched out into the community as well.