An elderly woman holds a framed photograph of herself in a cozy living room.

Our story

How we got here

The people, the place and the promise behind every day of care.

Our story

One hundred years on the hill

A couple sorting a stack of old snapshots
A resident's hands stitching white fabric
A volunteer playing hymns at the piano
A farmer leaning on a workbench in the barn
Filling jars in the canning kitchen
Chapter 01

1925: Wheat money

Farm families across McPherson County pooled part of their harvest to build a home on the hill for neighbors who could no longer farm.

Chapter 02

1926: Eleven residents and a milk cow

The brick house opened in April with eleven residents. A Lindgren laid the brick and later ran the place.

Chapter 03

1958: The Gazette

The first Grange Hill Gazette was mimeographed in the office. It has gone out every month since.

Chapter 04

1994: The new wings

Two wings, an elevator and the walled courtyard were added, and the old grange bell was hung by the garden gate.

Chapter 05

2004: Memory care

Grange Hill became a memory care home, with dementia training for every caregiver and households of eleven.

  • 1926first residents moved in
  • 44residents in four households
  • 3generations of Lindgrens as administrator
  • 22 yrsaverage tenure of our nurses

Ratings & recognition · sample

  • Readers’ Choice · Best Memory Care
  • Chamber of Commerce · Century Business Award
  • Regional Medical Center · Preferred Partner
  • County Historical Society · Preservation Award
  • Statewide Aging Network · Person-Centered Care
  • Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
  • Community Foundation · Legacy Partner
  • Local Churches Council · Partner

There's always pie on the hill.

Call the office or ask for Karl by name. Most of McPherson already knows the way.