Canterbury-on-the-Lake
5601 Hatchery Road
Waterford, MI 48329
Phone: (248) 674-9292
Fax: (248) 674-5344
E-mail:
info@cotl.net
Canterbury-on-the-Lake
5601 Hatchery Road
Waterford, MI 48329
Phone: (248) 674-9292
Fax: (248) 674-5344
E-mail: info@cotl.net
Welcome to Canterbury!
Our unique community offers everything you could want in retirement living: beauty, comfort, security and convenience all in the company
of good friends and neighbors.
We offer a significant advantage with three levels of care under one roof:
Independent apartments, Assisted Living apartments and our Health Center.
Our heritage dates back to 1861. We continue to enhance our services to meet the needs of all of our residents.
Today, we have combined our history with our management team, Life Care Services, the industry leader with more than 3 decades of experience. Together, we will continue our tradition of caring into the 21st century.
Please call 248/674-9292 to schedule a tour today!
History
When a woman named Matilda Caniff died in 1855, leaving $1500 to St. Paul's church "for the purpose of erecting a Hospital for the poor of the Episcopal denomination in the city, to be called St. Luke's Hospital," it was a very enlightened, surprisingly independent thing to do. She placed two conditions on the gift: that it not be paid until the Church had begun construction of the building, and that in no event was it to be paid until after the death of her husband.
St. Luke’s Hospital opened in Detroit from 1868 – 1917, the residence Home in Highland Park started accepting residents from 1917 – 1994 and in 1991, St. Luke’s bought the 40 acre horse farm owned by Jane Windeler in Waterford to build our current residence, Canterbury-on-the-Lake. This property met all the requirements of the Board of St. Luke’s: attractive natural features, at least 40 acres, close to shopping and service facilities and most importantly, Waterford was a community that would support the development of a modern continuing care retirement center of the type the Board was planning to build. In addition, the Board’s plans for the site seemed to fill Mrs. Windeler’s desires. She and her deceased husband had talked about their property being used for a senior project when the time came that they no longer needed it. From that point on, everything fell into place.
With its lovely natural setting, beautiful interior, gracious lifestyle, and faith-centered mission, Canterbury on-the-Lake is a fitting successor to St. Luke’s legacy. When we look at the evolution of the institution that has grown from her bequest-St. Luke's Hospital, the residence Home, and now Canterbury-on-the-Lake, we see the truth of the old adage: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
You are cordially invited to attend the 12th Annual Good Samaritan Gala!
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 5:00pm
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