Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove sells St. Paul Hermitage

The Sisters of St. Benedict of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove announced on Sept. 15 the sale of their St. Paul Hermitage retirement and nursing care facility to Green Tree Healthcare. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

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BEECH GROVE—The Sisters of St. Benedict of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove announced on Sept. 15 the sale of its St. Paul Hermitage, a retirement and nursing care facility that has been a ministry of the monastic community for 60 years.

The hermitage was sold to Green Tree Healthcare, a private, secular, for-profit health care business.

“The sisters came to this decision after much discernment and prayer,” said Benedictine Sister Julie Sewell, prioress of Our Lady of Grace, in a press release. “As you might imagine, the health care landscape has changed significantly from when St. Paul Hermitage opened its doors in 1961, to 2022, in terms of the finances, operating requirements and personnel needed to meet the needs of residents in nursing care facilities.

“These challenges have led us to the sale of St. Paul Hermitage to Green Tree Healthcare, a larger health care system that shares our values and has more resources than a stand-alone facility like ours can provide.”

Sister Julie emphasized that when the new owners are in place on Oct. 1, all current residents will continue to have a home at the facility and their high-quality care will remain a priority.

The facility will be operated by Envive Healthcare and will be known as Envive of Beech Grove. Envive operates seven other facilities in Indiana.

“Our primary concern throughout the sale process has been our residents—whom we have been privileged to serve—and ensuring that they continue to receive high-quality care,” Sister Julie said. “A smooth, compassionate and prayerful transition in ownership is our goal, and the sisters will remain involved throughout this time.”

In addition, all current employees of St. Paul Hermitage will be offered the opportunity to continue working with Green Tree Healthcare at the Beech Grove facility.

“While we are saddened to be moving on from this ministry, our work in other areas of the community, such as education, nursing, social services, hospitality and prayer, will endure,” Sister Julie said. “We will also continue be regular visitors to The Hermitage as our community has both sisters and sisters’ family members living at the facility. †
 

For more information on Green Tree Healthcare, visit https://greentreehc.com.

For more information on Envive Healthcare, visit envivehealthcare.com.

For more information on the Sisters of St. Benedict at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, please visit www.benedictine.com.