Mount Pleasant Home

What Mount Pleasant Home does

Mount Pleasant Home is a nonprofit senior housing community founded in 1901 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, operating under the HumanGood umbrella. It provides assisted and independent living for adults aged 62 and older across 60 private residences with private baths, supported by three homestyle meals daily, 24-hour assistance, medication administration, housekeeping, laundry, wellness and intergenerational programs, and on-site primary care delivered through partnerships with Brigham and Women's Hospital (ground-floor lease), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center (visiting physicians). The average resident age is in the late 70s, and eligibility requires sufficient independence to traverse the residence and dining room unaided or with mobility aids that permit independent transfer. The organization carries out an explicit affordable-housing mission, accepting residents who qualify for public support programs covering the residual after Social Security, pension, or other income is applied.

The business model is a recurring subscription paid in monthly resident fees, with a 2024 three-tier pricing structure of $7,750 (Standard), $8,250 (Enhanced), and $8,650 (Premium) covering tiered levels of care and services. Neither Medicare nor MassHealth reimburses this category of housing; the community is private-pay with a public-support-program fallback. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective residents and families inquire by phone, walk in, or are referred by on-site healthcare partners, with marketing handled primarily through the HumanGood organizational website and the community's reputation. Distribution is constrained to a single site with fixed 60-unit capacity, and there are no reported technology products, mobile apps, APIs, or AI capabilities — the underlying platform is people-delivered care services, with Wi-Fi and a computer center as standard resident amenities. Strategic positioning relies on a 125-year heritage, a family-like culture, a prime walkable Jamaica Plain location, and embedded Boston hospital affiliations, rather than on proprietary technology.

Name

Mount Pleasant Home

Legal name

Mount Pleasant Home

Website

https://mountpleasanthome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Market-Rate Independent Living (Private Pay) Communities (HLADAAAA)

Keywords

• Senior assisted living
• Independent living services
• Senior housing community
• Residential care facility
• Senior wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamaica Plain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Monthly Resident Fees: Recurring monthly fees from residents covering housing, meals, housekeeping, laundry, wellness programs, 24-hour assistance, medication administration, and access to on-site medical care. Three pricing tiers based on care level needed. Residents pay privately or through public support programs (Social Security, pensions) after using their income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mount Pleasant Home is a nonprofit senior housing community in Jamaica Plain, MA that provides assisted and independent living services to adults aged 62 and older across 60 private-bath residences. The community delivers 24-hour assistance, three daily homestyle meals approved by a licensed dietician, medication administration, housekeeping, laundry, life-enriching wellness programs, intergenerational programming, and on-site primary medical care through hospital partnerships. Services are offered under three monthly pricing tiers for 2024: Standard at $7,750, Enhanced at $8,250, and Premium at $8,650.

Product overview

Mount Pleasant Home is a historic senior housing community (62+ independent and assisted living) offering a tiered pricing model with three resident rate levels ($7,750/Standard, $8,250/Enhanced, $8,650/Premium monthly for 2024). The core product is the residential living services featuring private bath units, three daily meals, 24-hour assistance, and medication administration. Add-on modules include life-enriching wellness programs with outings/events and on-site medical care with visiting physician partnerships. The community features 60 residences, amenities (Wi-Fi, salon, garden, computer center), and convenient access to Boston via MBTA public transit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Housing Residency (Assisted and Independent Living) Historic senior housing community in Jamaica Plain, MA providing 60 private-bath residences for adults 62 years and older. The residency includes 24-hour assistance, emergency response, medication administration, three daily homestyle meals approved by a licensed dietician, snacks, housekeeping, laundry, Wi-Fi throughout, a computer center, hair salon, and beautifully landscaped grounds. Available in three monthly pricing tiers (Standard, Enhanced, Premium) based on care level needed; neither Medicare nor MassHealth covers this type of facility, but veterans and applicants without private assets are guided to public support programs after income is applied.
• Life-Enriching Wellness Programs Wellness, fitness, entertainment, intergenerational, and special-events programming delivered at the community, with coordinated resident outings to local attractions such as Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Pond. Includes an active monthly residents' council meeting for idea sharing, access to a computer center, and intergenerational programs that nurture relationships between residents.
• On-Site Medical Care Services Coordinated medical services for residents, including 24-hour professional care, medication administration, scheduling of medical appointments, and transportation arrangement. Residents may keep their own primary care physician or transfer care to visiting primary care physicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center or Boston Medical Center; the Jamaica Plain primary care practice of Brigham and Women's Hospital leases ground-floor space in the building for convenient on-site care.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brigham and Women's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJamaica Plain primary care practice of Brigham and Women's Hospital leases space from Mount Pleasant Home, located on the ground floor of the building. Provides convenient on-site primary care access for residents.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisiting primary care physicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center see patients at Mount Pleasant Home, providing residents with access to Boston's renowned medical facilities.
• Boston Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisiting primary care physicians from Boston Medical Center see patients at Mount Pleasant Home, providing residents with additional access to Boston's medical network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NewBridge on the Charles: Hebrew SeniorLife's continuing care retirement community on the Charles River in Greater Boston, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care for older adults. Directly comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in mission, Boston-area location, and tiered private-pay senior living model.
• Lasell Village: Continuing care retirement community on the Lasell University campus in Newton, MA, serving adults 62+ with independent and assisted living. Closely comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in Greater Boston geography, age-restricted residency, and emphasis on intergenerational programming.
• Linden Ponds: HumanGood-affiliated continuing care retirement community in Hingham, MA, offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing. The closest direct peer because it sits under the same HumanGood parent organization and operates the same nonprofit, mission-driven, tiered-residency model.
• Standish Village: Assisted living and memory care community in the Lower Mills neighborhood of Boston. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in Boston-area urban setting, similar pricing tier structure, and overlap in target resident profile (active 62+ seniors).
• Benchmark Senior Living: New England-based assisted living and memory care operator with multiple communities in the Greater Boston area. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in assisted living service model, pricing tiers, and pet-friendly senior living positioning.
• EPOCH Senior Living: Regional assisted living and memory care provider concentrated in the Northeast, including Greater Boston. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in tiered assisted living services, wellness programming, and New England private-pay market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with national footprint including Boston-area communities. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in core assisted living and independent living offerings, but operates at vastly larger scale across many states.
• Atria Senior Living: National assisted living operator with communities across the U.S., including Massachusetts. Comparable in core independent/assisted living services and tiered monthly pricing, but Atria operates as a large for-profit incumbent across many markets.
• Sunrise Senior Living: National assisted living and memory care operator with East Coast presence including Massachusetts. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in assisted living service breadth and tiered care pricing, but operates at significantly larger national scale.
• Five Star Senior Living: National senior living operator offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care across the U.S. Comparable to Mount Pleasant Home in tiered senior living services and private-pay model, but diversified across many geographic markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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