In 1922, Mr. Caesar A. Grasselli, President of Grasselli Chemical Works, deeded his family’s summer home to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland as a home for children with physical and mental disabilities. Under Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland, Rose-Mary began as a ministry of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. Rose-Mary gets its name from the Blessed Virgin and the beautiful rose gardens that Caesar Grasselli’s wife, Johanna, had created behind the mansion.
In 1967, we revised our mission to serve children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 1989, with the opening of our first adult group home, we expanded operations to serve all ages from childhood through end of life. We now operate multiple group homes throughout Cuyahoga County.
Rose-Mary is the product of a long list of volunteers, professionals, trustees, organizations, religious and clergy whose skill, commitment and energy have become a reputable part of our history.
Today, we proudly serve over 100 individuals through our residential services and Adult Day Services program and we continue to change and expand.
With our Homes for Our Future: Community Integration Project, we opened seven state-of-the-art homes and moved our residents from Rose-Mary in Euclid into more intimate settings of four to six bed homes located in neighborhoods in Cuyahoga County. Rose-Mary ceased its operations in Euclid in December 2016. Rose-Mary has restructured its organization to better equip our staff and has become a leader in Ohio at the forefront of innovative care.
As an agency of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Rose-Mary provides services to all people regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, or disability.
Applicants to all Rose-Mary programs are evaluated on an individual basis. The admission and administration teams assess each individual’s medical, psychological, and therapeutic treatment.
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