THE SARAH COMMUNITY

What THE SARAH COMMUNITY does

The Sarah Community is a not-for-profit, faith-based life plan retirement community (continuing care retirement community, or CCRC) located at 12284 DePaul Drive in Bridgeton, Missouri, serving active seniors in the St. Louis metropolitan area including St. Charles, Florisant, Chesterfield, and Maryland Heights. Founded in 1999 through the collaboration of five Catholic religious congregations of women, the organization operates as a member of SSM Health, a regional Catholic health system, and is physically co-located adjacent to SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis, enabling integrated acute and long-term care coordination.

The community delivers a full continuum of senior care across four on-campus residential houses: Naomi House provides independent retirement living, Veronica House offers assisted living under a person-centered wellness model, Anna & Elizabeth Houses deliver long-term and short-term skilled nursing, and a short-term Medicare-certified rehabilitation program supports post-acute recovery. Differentiated amenities include a chapel with daily Mass and in-room broadcast, on-site therapeutic spa and full-service salon, organized social and recreational programming, concierge services, housekeeping, and emergency response systems. The technology footprint is limited to standard residential and operational systems, with no proprietary platform or AI capability.

The business model is a recurring residential fee structure, with rates varying by care level and unit type and supplemented by Medicare reimbursement for qualifying short-term rehabilitation stays. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is obtained via direct inquiry to the campus. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through SSM Health's web presence, phone inquiries, and on-site tours; the community serves individual seniors and their families rather than enterprise buyers, and there is no fundraising, M&A, or capital markets activity in the record.

Name

THE SARAH COMMUNITY

Legal name

The Sarah Community

Website

https://thesarahcommunity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Sarah Community is a not-for-profit, faith-based life plan retirement community in Bridgeton, Missouri, affiliated with SSM Health. It serves active seniors in the St. Louis metro with independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and Medicare rehabilitation across four on-campus residential houses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAAAE

Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Independent Living Communities

SECONDARYHLADAAAA

Market-Rate Independent Living (Private Pay) Communities

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Independent Living Communities

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Continuing care retirement
• Assisted living care
• Skilled nursing facility
• Faith-based retirement community

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Senior Living Residential Services: The community generates revenue through residential fees charged to residents for various levels of care including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and short-term Medicare rehabilitation. Fees likely follow a recurring residential model with rates varying by care level and unit type.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Sarah Community is a not-for-profit, faith-based life plan retirement community in Bridgeton, Missouri that sells residential senior living and care services across a continuum of care. Its offerings include independent/retirement living (Naomi House), assisted living (Veronica House), skilled nursing long-term and short-term care (Anna & Elizabeth Houses), and short-term Medicare rehabilitation, all delivered on a single campus adjacent to SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis.

Product overview

The Sarah Community is a not-for-profit, faith-based life plan retirement community offering a continuum of senior living services through four distinct residential houses: Naomi House provides independent retirement living with low-maintenance lifestyle; Veronica House offers assisted living with person-centered wellness care; Anna & Elizabeth Houses deliver skilled nursing and nursing home care for long-term and short-term residents; and Short-term Medicare Rehab supports recovery and return-home goals. All services emphasize wellness of body, mind, and spirit within a connected household environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Naomi House — Independent Living Retirement living household within The Sarah Community offering active seniors a vibrant, relaxed, and low-maintenance lifestyle, including organized outings and amenities shared across the community. Residents live independently with access to on-site dining, fitness programs, concierge services, and emergency response.
• Veronica House — Assisted Living Assisted living household providing person-centered health and wellness care with individualized support, organized outings, and access to community amenities. Targeted at seniors who need assistance with daily living while maintaining independence in a faith-based household environment.
• Anna & Elizabeth Houses — Skilled Nursing Skilled nursing and nursing home care delivered with compassion and respect, providing full-time dignified and individualized nursing and medical care for both long-term and short-term residents. Operates as a licensed skilled nursing facility with on-site access to SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis for acute care coordination.
• Short-term Medicare Rehabilitation Medicare-certified recovery-focused rehabilitation program for short-term residents who are recovering and want to safely return home, with care plans designed to restore function and independence before discharge. Delivered within the Anna & Elizabeth Houses with proximity to SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SSM HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sarah Community is a member of SSM Health, a not-for-profit, faith-based health system. This affiliation provides brand credibility, healthcare integration, and access to SSM Health's regional hospital network including adjacent SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis for acute care services.
• SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe community is located next to SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis, providing residents access to acute healthcare services. This proximity enables seamless coordination for residents who may require hospitalization or specialized medical care.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lutheran Senior Services: Not-for-profit, faith-affiliated operator of multiple continuing care retirement communities across the St. Louis metro area, offering a comparable continuum of independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing services within a similar Catholic/Christian-affiliated mission framework. Direct competitor for the same regional resident pool.
• Bethesda Health Group: St. Louis-based not-for-profit senior services organization operating Bethesda Dilworth, Bethesda Southgate, Bethesda Hawthorne Place and other CCRCs/senior living communities; competes with The Sarah Community for the same Catholic-leaning, metro-area senior residents across IL, AL, and SNF care levels.
• Friendship Village Sunset Hills: Long-standing not-for-profit CCRC in the St. Louis metro (Sunset Hills) offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing on a single campus with a household-style model closely paralleling The Sarah Community's four-house structure.
• Delmar Gardens Enterprises: Family-owned senior living and skilled nursing operator with multiple campuses across the St. Louis metro, providing assisted living and skilled nursing care to the same regional resident base; competes directly for private-pay and Medicaid referrals.
• Parc Provence: St. Louis-area senior living community specializing in memory care and assisted living with skilled nursing; offers the assisted living and SNF care components that overlap directly with Veronica House and Anna & Elizabeth Houses at The Sarah Community.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with a national portfolio of independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities; provides the dominant for-profit benchmark for what The Sarah Community competes against on service breadth and scale, though without the SSM Health affiliation or CCRC nursing component.
• Sunrise Senior Living: National senior living operator with assisted living and memory care focus; comparable to the Veronica House assisted living offering and a reference for the household-style service model The Sarah Community employs.
• Atria Senior Living: Major national senior living operator offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care across hundreds of communities; overlaps with The Sarah Community's IL and AL service lines and competes for residents willing to consider for-profit alternatives.

Emerging players

• Erickson Senior Living: Operator of large-scale continuing care retirement communities primarily on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard; offers a comparable CCRC model with full continuum of care on single campuses, representing the broader scaled-CCRC benchmark The Sarah Community aspires toward.

Others

• Life Care Services: National CCRC management and development company that operates and consults for continuing care retirement communities similar to The Sarah Community; relevant as an ecosystem partner/operator model for what a stand-alone, system-affiliated CCRC could leverage for growth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheSarahCommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sarah-community

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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