Evergreen Retirement Community was founded in 1965 by Howard and Ruth Rowland whose alliance with the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church helped incorporate Evergreen Manor as a health and welfare ministry of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church. Open to people of any heritage or faith, Evergreen Manor was dedicated in November 1967.

Evergreen Manor opened with ninety-two apartments and nursing care accommodations for fifty residents, and several Evergreen Homes were built two years later. In 1970, the Wisconsin P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter House Fund Board (now H.E.L.P. Fund) affiliated with Evergreen Manor by contributing funds that helped build several independent homes. In addition, Evergreen was designated as the official P.E.O. retirement home.

In 1974, twenty assisted living apartments and fifty-six additional nursing care accommodations were added. During this same year, the Ladies Benevolent Society: Advocates for Older Adults affiliated with Evergreen.

In 1983, Evergreen Village was incorporated as the only cooperative retirement residence in the area, and the first eight-home Village building was completed in 1985.

To recognize the continuum of living options, the Evergreen Manor name was changed in 1989 to Evergreen Retirement Community.

Evergreen ShareHaven-Ladies Benevolent Society Alzheimer's Group Home was opened in 1994. Its name was chosen in appreciation for the organization's generous financial gift.

The innovative neighborhood concept Creekview Skilled Nursing Facility was opened in 1997 and is now called Creekview North. The Creekview South Skilled Nursing Facility and the Creekview Center, comprised of the Aquatic and Fitness Centers, the Aerobic Studio, Therapy Services, and the Creekview Café opened in 2004.

In 2005 the Garden Heights CBRF was opened for those who require ongoing assistance with daily living activities, but do not need skilled nursing care. With this, Evergreen now offers eight different living options that include three independent, four levels of assisted, and skilled nursing with short term rehab facilities.

Evergreen strives to meet the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, vocational, environmental, and spiritual needs of all residents. Wellness at Evergreen is a lifelong, active process that encourages individuals through loving acceptance of themselves to choose a positive lifestyle that balances the health and well-being of their minds, bodies, and spirits.

Evergreen Today

Sitting on a 35-acre campus situated along the lovely Sawyer Creek and the Oak Savanna woods restoration project, the Evergreen campus today includes the attached Manor, Garden and Creekview Buildings.

• The Manor Building houses the Chapel, The GardenSide dining room, the Gift Shop, Manor Apartments, lounges, offices, conference and meeting rooms, the Beauty Shop, and The Post Surgical and Rehab Center at Manor View.
  
• The Garden Building housing three assisted living options - Garden Place, Garden Terrace, and Garden Heights.
  
• The Creekview Building housing Creekview North, Creekview South, and Creekview Center.

The campus also includes condo-style Village Homes and ranch-style Evergreen Homes for independent residents and the Ladies Benevolent Society ShareHaven Alzheimer's Group Home.

Founded on Christian principles and open to people of any heritage or faith, Evergreen Retirement Community is dedicated to meeting the spiritual, physical, social, and emotional needs of its residents. Evergreen takes pride in the services it provides, in its tastefully designed buildings, and in its lovely environment surrounded by mature trees and the natural beauty of the water. Like its name, Evergreen is a lasting tribute to its founders Howard and Ruth Rowland.