A History of Caring - Uniquely positioned as the premier provider of long-term care in Washington, D.C., The Washington Home was founded in 1888 as a non-profit charitable institution, to provide professional medical and nursing care to people with chronic disease or disability, regardless of sex, creed, race or national origin.

The Methodist Home of the District of Columbia (MHDC) is a unique non-profit retirement community offering a continuum of care. Assisted living, nursing, rehabilitation, and medical health services are provided in an intimate family-like setting at an affordable monthly cost- with no entry fee. The Methodist Home first opened its doors on an April morning in 1889, providing for seven senior members of a Methodist Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia.