The first guests arrived in October. Soon there were more requests for admissions than could be accepted.

For 20 years the Sisters maintained the nursing home. In 1960 the Sisters were faced with a dilemma. The Sisters felt that the building no longer was adequately equipped to provide a high standard of care. The home needed extensive renovations or would have to be closed. In December of 1964, the Sisters saw 22 residents find other housing for the elderly.

In 1975, a 21-bed addition and a finished basement with space for an employee's lounge, housekeeping, a classroom, quilting room for volunteers, maintenance workshop and storage for guest's personal items was completed.

Another addition to the Villa occurred in 1985, with the construction of the Chapel. The Chapel has two-person pews for ease of the Villa residents and is used for Protestant services and Catholic Mass.

To further it's mission the Villa created an Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Special Care Unit in 1998. The new unit named St. Therese's Garden is a secure, self-contained area that provides residents specialized care in a homelike environment.

In June of 2000, St. Joseph's Court, a 22 apartment assisted living complex was connected to the building which eliminated one resident room making the bed capacity of St. Joseph's Villa to 64 beds.

In January 2003 the three and four bed wards were converted to deluxe semiprivate rooms, making the total bed capacity of St. Joseph's Villa to its present 58 beds.

A personal and loving concern for each resident and attention to good care, activities and decor are hallmarks of St. Joseph's Villa.