Loretto

Loretto is a nonprofit continuing healthcare organisation serving Central New York, with more than 2,000 employees and caregivers working across 20 locations. The organisation was founded in 1926 by the Syracuse Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church as the first home of its kind in North America. It describes itself as an employer of choice in the healthcare sector.

The organisation provides person-first, affordable eldercare through 19 specialised care programmes. Its services span independent and assisted living, skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation and memory care, alongside PACE CNY, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in the community. In total, Loretto serves more than 6,000 individuals and families each year in Central New York and the Syracuse region.

Loretto's stated mission is to honour, serve and empower every elder and those who care for them to live with purpose, wholeness and dignity. Its care philosophy is person-centred, promoting independence, choice and meaningful relationships between residents and caregivers, and it is committed to deinstitutionalising nursing homes and long-term care in favour of home-like settings. The Loretto Foundation supports this mission.