National Home: A Retirement Community

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       Applicants must be a member in good standing of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for at least five consecutive years at the time of application to the Elks National Home.  (This tenure requirement may be waived for qualified members by unanimous vote of the Board of Grand Trustees.)

       You must be retired.

       You must be ambulatory and physically and mentally able to care for yourself without assistance or supervision with no positive indication you are likely to need special care in the near future.  Each resident will serve a three month evaluation period regarding the preceding.

        Each prospective resident must submit a completed Self-Sustaining Application for Admission to the Elks National Home, Medical Doctor's Certificate, Confidential Financial Statement, and a copy of your Elks membership card.

       Prospective residents must undergo a physical examination to demonstrate they are physically and mentally capable of caring for themselves without assistance or supervision.

       Prospective residents must provide financial information to demonstrate they have sufficient assets and income to be financially self-supporting.

       Incomplete forms will delay processing and approval of your application.

Here are excerpts from a beautiful testimonial from a resident who chose the traditional residential program at the Home.  He has become a very active resident, taking part in many activities and volunteer projects:


"There's an old saying, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."  That saying is most applicable to myself here at the Elks National Home.  When I go out our back door, I'm caught by all the magnetic attraction of brotherly love.  Gazing over our 180 acres, and listening to a freight train in the distance -- it's then that inner peace sets in.

In the rear of the Home is a recessed bowl-shaped garden.  Throughout the garden are curved brick steps and walkways, having flowers and blooming shrubs as the border.  Overlooking this picturesque setting are giant shade trees.  This is a real retreat from the outside hustle and bustle.  Out beyond our acreage within eyesight are many mountain tops.

I don't know what this place is really like in the Fall, Winter and Spring, but I can visualize its beauty, as there are dogwoods, flowering crabapples, and numerous variety of other trees, shrubs and vines scattered throughout these hills and valleys.  I am most appreciative for the opportunity to enjoy this novel style of living."

- Jim Stroker
North Miami, FL #1835

Elks National Home
931 Ashland Avenue
Bedford, VA  24523
1-800-552-4140
enhome@elkshome.org