Special Educational Services
St. Vincent’s Villa
St. Vincent’s Villa offers residential treatment and diagnostic services for children between the agesof 5 and 13 with significant emotional and behavioral challenges in a state of the art facility. LEARN MORE>>
Villa Maria School
The Villa Maria School offers intensive educational, clinical and diagnostic services for children and youth with emotional and learning disabilities. LEARN MORE>>
Special Educational Services in the News, Stories & Testimonials
Becoming Myself Again
(l-r) Meg Otake, an occupational therapist, Virginia Mellendick and Gredrivus Valaitis, a physical therapist at St. Elizabeth. "On the 21st of May, I went into the Upper Chesapeake Hospital as a result of [...]
The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth
Charmaine Scalley gets a drink at the snack station that is accessible 24 hours a day. Any observer of the Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth’s can see that it does not operate like a [...]
The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth Recognized for Excellence in Senior Care
Christine Podles (right), administrator of The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth, accepts LifeSpan Network’s Golden Q award from Glenn Scherer, Executive Director of Augsburg Lutheran Village and Board Chair of the LifeSpan Board. The [...]
St. Elizabeth’s Residents’ Comments
"I’m quite content at St. Elizabeth’s. I’ve made many friends here and I’ve lost many friends too. I’m cared for by a wonderful group of staff people, friends and family." -Elsie Hartlove, St. Elizabeth Elder [...]
Tyra Gay
by Jim Hillman Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but Beautiful elders are works of art." –Eleanor Roosevelt Tyra Gay came to work with elders at Caritas House nine years ago somewhat by [...]
“I See Myself in the People Who Live Here”
Caritas House volunteer Jim Jeppi While coping with the loss of his mother in 2014, Jim Jeppi sought to fill, in part, the void he felt by looking for ways to continue helping [...]