History

This brief history merely highlights a few of the key dates and events in Oakwood's 62-year history. Hundreds of individuals and thousands of supporters helped build Oakwood into the outstanding organization it is today. For more information on Oakwood's long and proud history in Madison, feel free to contact Keith VanLanduyt at (608) 230-4397.

1948	Oakwood Lutheran Homes Association receives its corporate charter
1961, 1968	Hebron Hall is renovated, additions are completed
1976	Dedication of the Oakwood Village Apartments, consisting of the Tower, Gallery, Oakwood Auditorium and Village Inn Dining Room
1978	Oakwood sells 10 acres of land to satisfy debt payments stemming from the slow occupancy of the Oakwood Village Apartments
1981	The Oakwood Foundation is established "to receive, administer and allocate gifts and grants made on behalf of the nursing home and retirement apartments"
1983	A west wing is added to Hebron Oaks
1986	The Oakwood Foundation establishes the Continuing Care Endowment Fund
1988	Oakwood is accredited by the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission
1989	The Resurrection Chapel and a final addition to Hebron Oaks are completed
1992	Tabor Oaks opens at Oakwood Village West
1995	An on-site University of Wisconsin-Madison geriatric clinic opens at Oakwood Village West
1998	Oakwood Village celebrates its fiftieth year of service
1999	Oakwood Village West celebrates opening of Covenant Oaks memory care assisted living
2000	Oakwood Village East celebrates the opening of its first building, Pioneer Prairie
2001	Oakwood Village East celebrates the opening of Settlers Ridge, Oakwood Seasons, Oakwood Knoll and the Tree of Life Chapel
2002	Oakwood Village West completes construction of The Oaks
2006	Oakwood Seasons is converted from a 40-bed assisted living program to a 20-bed assisted living program and Oakwood Meadows, an assisted living program serving seniors with heavy custodial needs is created
2006	Oakwood Village West celebrates the opening of Heritage Oaks
2008	Oakwood Village East Health and Rehabilitation Center opens. The 42-bed skilled nursing facility completes the continuum of care on the Oakwood Village East campus

Oakwood's Beginnings

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In its beginning, Oakwood Village West consisted of two buildings and six cottages erected as a rest home in 1928. All of the buildings have since been taken down, with the last two cottages removed in 2005 to make way for the construction of Heritage Oaks.

Mission Statement

Oakwood is a Lutheran church-sponsored organization whose mission is to serve older persons through loving, caring Christian communities, responding to their physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs, and to encourage a sense of independence, individuality, dignity and worth throughout life.